bocken

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔkn̩/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German bocken, equivalent to Bock +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben) (of horses) to buck, to capriole, to be stubborn, to be unruly to be in season / in heat to play up, to act up (of children) (vulgar) to have it away, to have it off, to copulate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Bock (“fun, pleasure”) +‎ -en ==== Verb ==== bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben) (slang, stative, of an activity) to be fun, enjoyable Synonym: schocken === Further reading === “bocken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “bocken” in Duden online == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *bukken, from Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną, related to *beuganą (“to bend”). === Verb === bocken to bend, to stoop to bow ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== bucken ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: bukken Limburgish: bókke === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bocken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Swedish == === Noun === bocken definite singular of bock