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 [with dative]
  2. to wipe
  3. to run off (without leave, e.g. from home, prison, etc.)

Conjugation

strjúka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur strjúka
supine sagnbót strokið
present participle
strjúkandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég strýk strauk strjúki stryki
þú strýkur straukst strjúkir strykir
hann, hún, það strýkur strauk strjúki stryki
plural við strjúkum strukum strjúkum strykjum
þið strjúkið strukuð strjúkið strykjuð
þeir, þær, þau strjúka struku strjúki strykju
imperative boðháttur
singular þú strjúk (þú), strjúktu
plural þið strjúkið (þið), strjúkiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
strjúkast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að strjúkast
supine sagnbót strokist
present participle
strjúkandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég strýkst straukst strjúkist strykist
þú strýkst straukst strjúkist strykist
hann, hún, það strýkst straukst strjúkist strykist
plural við strjúkumst strukumst strjúkumst strykjumst
þið strjúkist strukust strjúkist strykjust
þeir, þær, þau strjúkast strukust strjúkist strykjust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú strjúkst (þú), strjúkstu
plural þið strjúkist (þið), strjúkisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
strokinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
strokinn strokin strokið stroknir stroknar strokin
accusative
(þolfall)
strokinn strokna strokið strokna stroknar strokin
dative
(þágufall)
stroknum strokinni stroknu stroknum stroknum stroknum
genitive
(eignarfall)
strokins strokinnar strokins strokinna strokinna strokinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
strokni strokna strokna stroknu stroknu stroknu
accusative
(þolfall)
strokna stroknu strokna stroknu stroknu stroknu
dative
(þágufall)
strokna stroknu strokna stroknu stroknu stroknu
genitive
(eignarfall)
strokna stroknu strokna stroknu stroknu stroknu

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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

Conjugation of strjúka — active (strong class 2)
infinitive strjúka
present participle strjúkandi
past participle strokinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular strýk strauk strjúka stryka
2nd person singular strýkr straukt strjúkir strykir
3rd person singular strýkr strauk strjúki stryki
1st person plural strjúkum strukum strjúkim strykim
2nd person plural strjúkið strukuð strjúkið strykið
3rd person plural strjúka struku strjúki stryki
imperative present
2nd person singular strjúk
1st person plural strjúkum
2nd person plural strjúkið
Conjugation of strjúka — mediopassive (strong class 2)
infinitive strjúkask
present participle strjúkandisk
past participle strokizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular strjúkumk strukumk strjúkumk strykumk
2nd person singular strýksk straukzk strjúkisk strykisk
3rd person singular strýksk strauksk strjúkisk strykisk
1st person plural strjúkumsk strukumsk strjúkimsk strykimsk
2nd person plural strjúkizk strukuzk strjúkizk strykizk
3rd person plural strjúkask strukusk strjúkisk strykisk
imperative present
2nd person singular strjúksk
1st person plural strjúkumsk
2nd person plural strjúkizk

Descendants

  • Danish: stryge
  • Faroese: strúka
  • Icelandic: strjúka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stryke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stryka, stryke
  • Swedish: stryka

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “strjúka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive