bocka

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • (transitive) to bend (to shape sheet metal)
  • (intransitive) to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish bokka derived from Middle Low German bucken (bend) derived from Proto-Germanic *bukkōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bukkōną

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