krokben

Swedish

Etymology

From krok (“hook”) +‎ ben (“leg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²kruːkˌbeːn/

Noun

krokben n

  1. a leg put out as an obstacle in order to trip somebody
    lägga krokben för någon
    trip somebody
  2. (figuratively) something which stands in the way for progress

Usage notes

Used with sätta or lägga, i.e. sätta/lägga krokben för någon.

Declension

Declension of krokben
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krokben krokbens
definite krokbenet krokbenets
plural indefinite krokben krokbens
definite krokbenen krokbenens

Synonyms

  • fälleben (dialectal, Southern)
  • snarskank (dialectal, Södermanland, Östergötland)
  • tjuvben (dialectal, Northern)

References

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