German

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Etymology

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From earlier hockern, denominative of Middle High German hucker (peddler, merchant), which pertains to Hucke (load, burden). The contemporary form is Low German after Middle Low German hȫker. Compare English huckster (borrowed from Dutch) and hawk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːkərn/, [ˈhøː.kɐn]
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Verb

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hökern (weak, third-person singular present hökert, past tense hökerte, past participle gehökert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to trade

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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