stocken

See also: Stöcken

English

Noun

stocken

1. (obsolete) plural of stock

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to stop
2. to stagnate
   • 1912, Franz Kafka, Das Urteil, in: Arkadia. Ein Jahrbuch für Dichtkunst, Kurt Wolff (1913), page 53:

     Nun betrieb er ein Geschäft in Petersburg, das anfangs sich sehr gut angelassen hatte, seit langem aber schon zu stocken schien, wie der Freund bei seinen immer seltener werdenden Besuchen klagte.

     Now he ran a business in Petersburg, which had promised very well initially but seemed to have been stagnating already for a long time, as the friend complained during his visits, which became more and more rare.

Further reading

• “stocken” in Duden online

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Swedish

Noun

stocken

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of stock