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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Conjugation of bocken (weak)
infinitive base form bocken
genitive bockens
dative bockene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bocke bocke
2nd person singular bocs, bockes bocs, bockes
3rd person singular boct, bocket bocke
1st person plural bocken bocken
2nd person plural boct, bocket boct, bocket
3rd person plural bocken bocken
imperative
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