böcke

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • becke (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbøkə/

Verb

böcke (third-person singular present böck, past participle jeböck or jebock)

  1. (Ripuarian, reflexive) to bend down, to stoop
    • Et jitt e Denge, et jitt e Denge,
      Wann de Mädcher sich böcke,
      Dann hann se et henge.
      There’s a thing, there’s a thing,
      When the girls bend down,
      It’s in the back. [i.e. the vulva] (An old vulgar rhyme.)
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