árkon-bokron
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]árkon (“over/through ditch”) + bokron (“over/through bush”), from árok (“ditch”) + -on (“over”) + bokor (“bush”) + -on (“over”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) over hedge and ditch (followed by át or keresztül) (frantically, wildly, through everything and anything, not caring about dangers and obstacles, e.g. running)
- 1882, Mór Jókai, Szeretve mind a vérpadig[1]:
- Ocskay László rémülten fordított hátat ellenfelének, s lovát sarkantyúba kapva, lélekvesztett kétségbeeséssel rohant árkon-bokron keresztül.
- László Ocskay turned away from his foe in horror, he spurred his horse and ran over hedge and ditch in breathless desperation.
- (Can we date this quote?), Petrik József, Őszi dal (Autumn song, a nursery rhyme)[2]:
- Ez bizony az őszi szél, / Tőle reszket a levél. / Felveri az út porát, / Száguld árkon-bokron át.
- Yes, this is the autumn wind, / It makes the leaves fluttering. / Stirs up dust on the road, / Races over hedge and ditch.
- (idiomatic) far away (followed by túl) (far away to a great distance, passing through all obstacles, e.g. fleeing)
Further reading
[edit]- árkon-bokron in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- árkon-bokron in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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