Swedish

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Verb

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böka (present bökar, preterite bökade, supine bökat, imperative böka)

  1. to root (of swine, or of messy digging, overturning, searching, etc., more generally)
    Grisarna bökade i jorden
    The pigs were rooting in the dirt
    En gris hade bökat upp hela landet
    A pig had torn up the entire garden plot
    Han bökade runt efter skiftnyckeln i lådan
    He rooted around in the box for his adjustable wrench

Usage notes

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  • Idiomatically what pigs do, rather than rota, which sounds like messy searching more generically.
  • Often with a particle like runt (around), omkring (around), or upp (up) (for tearing up ground through rooting).

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