stryke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse strjúka

Verb

stryke (imperative stryk, present tense stryker, simple past strøk or strøyk, past participle strøket, present participle strykende)

  1. to iron (clothes)
  2. to stroke, brush, pat, smooth
  3. to coat, cover (with paint etc.)
  4. to strike (a flag, sail)
  5. to cancel, delete, strike out
  6. to fail (an exam)
  7. to use a bow (on a string instrument)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stryke (present tense stryk, past tense strauk, past participle stroke, present participle strykande, imperative stryk)

  1. Alternative form of stryka
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