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.)