strjúka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrjuːka/
    Rhymes: -uːka

Verb

strjúka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative strauk, third-person plural past indicative struku, supine strokið)

  1. to stroke
  2. to wipe
  3. to run off (without leave, e.g. from home, prison, etc.)

Conjugation

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Verb

strjúka (singular past indicative strauk, plural past indicative struku, past participle strokinn)

  1. (transitive) to stroke, rut, wipe
    strjúka hendinni um ennit
    to wipe one's forehead with the hand
  2. to stroke gently
  3. to smooth, brush
  4. to flog
  5. to dash off

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • strjúka in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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