See also: Bocken and Böcken

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German bocken, equivalent to Bock +‎ -en.

Verb

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bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of horses) to buck, to capriole, to be stubborn, to be unruly
  2. to be in season / in heat
  3. to play up, to act up (of children)
  4. (vulgar) to have it away, to have it off, to copulate
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Bock (fun, pleasure) +‎ -en

Verb

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bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (slang, stative, of an activity) to be fun, enjoyable
    Synonym: schocken
    Fernsehen bockt nicht so, lass lieber ins Kino gehen.
    Watching TV is no fun, let's go to the movies instead.

Further reading

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  • bocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bocken” in Duden online

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *bukken, from Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną, related to *beuganą (to bend).

Verb

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bocken

  1. to bend, to stoop
  2. to bow

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive bocken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive bocken
In genitive bockens
In dative bockene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular bocke
2nd singular bocs, bockes
3rd singular boct, bocket
1st plural bocken
2nd plural boct, bocket
3rd plural bocken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular bocke
2nd singular bocs, bockes
3rd singular bocke
1st plural bocken
2nd plural boct, bocket
3rd plural bocken
Imperative Present
Singular boc, bocke
Plural boct, bocket
Present Past
Participle bockende

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: bukken
  • Limburgish: bókke

Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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bocken

  1. definite singular of bock