rocka
Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz (“rough”), referring to the fish's texture. See also Middle Low German roche, ruche, Middle Dutch roche, rogghe, Danish rokke.
rocka c
From Old Norse *rukka, rugga, from Proto-Germanic *rukkōną.
rocka (present rockar, preterite rockade, supine rockat, imperative rocka)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | rocka | rockas | ||
Supine | rockat | rockats | ||
Imperative | rocka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | rocken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rockar | rockade | rockas | rockades |
Ind. plural1 | rocka | rockade | rockas | rockades |
Subjunctive2 | rocke | rockade | rockes | rockades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | rockande | |||
Past participle | rockad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |