bestryka

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ stryka (“stroke”)

Verb

bestryka (present bestryker, preterite beströk, supine bestrykt, imperative bestryk)

  1. (transitive) to stroke with something (like a brush), applying a layer of some substance; to coat, to brush, to smear, to skim (plaster)
    Väggen beströks med vit limfärg
    The wall was coated with white distemper
  2. (rare) to stroke more generally
    Han sträckte ut sin hand genom bilrutan och lät den bestrykas av vetet
    He put his hand out through the car window and let it be caressed by the wheat
  3. (figuratively) to sweep by (something) at a short distance (so as to "stroke" it)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bestryka (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive bestryka bestrykas
supine bestrukit bestrukits
imperative bestryk —
imper. plural1 bestryken —
present past present past
indicative bestryker beströk bestryks, bestrykes beströks
ind. plural1 bestryka beströko bestrykas beströkos
subjunctive2 bestryke beströke bestrykes beströkes
present participle bestrykande
past participle bestruken

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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