strieken

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German strîken, from Old Saxon strīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Cognate with German streichen, Dutch strijken, English strike, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Verb

strieken (third-person singular simple present strickt, past tense streek, past participle streken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to stroke
  2. (transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
  3. (transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
  4. (transitive) to paint
  5. (transitive) to strike, protest

Conjugation

Conjugation of strieken (class 1 strong verb)
infinitive strieken
present preterite
1st person singular striek streek
2nd person singular stricks(t) streeks(t)
3rd person singular strick(t) streek
plural striekt, strieken streken
imperative
singular striek
plural striekt
present past
participle strieken (e)streken, gestreken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

  • anstrieken
  • överstrieken
  • verstrieken