stryge

Old Norse strjúka.

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.

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2. to iron (cloth); to pass an iron over

• “stryge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “stryge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• IPA^(key): /stʁiʒ/

stryge f (plural stryges)

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

• “stryge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).