stryge
Danish
editEtymology
editOld 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
editVerb
editstryge (imperative stryg, infinitive at stryge, present tense stryger, past tense strøg, perfect tense strøget)
- to stroke, to gently caress
- Hun strøg ham om kinden.
- She caressed his cheek.
- to iron (cloth); to pass an iron over
Conjugation
editInflection of stryge
Descendants
editFurther reading
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin strīga, from strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx). Compare Old French estrie, which was the inherited form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstryge f (plural stryges)
Further reading
edit- “stryge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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