stryge

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Danish

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Etymology

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Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną, cognate with Swedish stryka. The similar verbs English stroke and German streichen go back to an unrelated word, *strīkaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsd̥ʁyːə], [ˈsd̥ʁyːy]

Verb

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stryge (imperative stryg, infinitive at stryge, present tense stryger, past tense strøg, perfect tense strøget)

  1. to stroke, to gently caress
    Hun strøg ham om kinden.
    She caressed his cheek.
  2. to iron (cloth); to pass an iron over

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: strauja, straua

Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin strīga, from strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx). Compare Old French estrie, which was the inherited form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stʁiʒ/
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Noun

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stryge f (plural stryges)

  1. (mythology, folklore) strix
  2. (literary or archaic) witch

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