hocken

== German == === Etymology === From Low German and Middle Low German hucken, from Proto-Germanic *hukkōną (“to squat”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === hocken (weak, third-person singular present hockt, past tense hockte, past participle gehockt, auxiliary sein) to squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled position Synonym: kauern (regional, chiefly southern) to sit (in general) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Hocke Hocker === Further reading === “hocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “hocken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “hocken” in Duden online “hocken” in OpenThesaurus.de