árkon-bokron

Hungarian

FWOTD – 26 November 2018

Etymology

árkon (“over/through ditch”) +‎ bokron (“over/through bush”), from árok (“ditch”) + -on (“over”) + bokor (“bush”) + -on (“over”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːrkombokron]

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• Hyphenation: ár‧kon-‧bok‧ron

Adverb

árkon-bokron

1. (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.

   • xxxx, 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.

2. (idiomatic) far away (followed by túl) (far away to a great distance, passing through all obstacles, e.g. fleeing)
   • 1893, Mór Jókai, A két Trenk‎^[3]:

     Mire a fegyveres parasztok megérkeztek a tanyához, már akkor a menekülők árkon-bokron túl jártak.

     By the time the armed farmers arrived at the ranch, the fugitives were far away.