strieden

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German strîden, from Old Saxon strīdan. Cognate with Dutch strijden, English stride and German streiten.

Pronunciation

  • (West Low German dialects) IPA(key): /stɾiːdn̩/
  • (Prussian dialects) IPA(key): /ʃtɾiːdn̩/

Verb

strieden (past singular streed, past participle streden, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (intransitive) to fight, to argue, to quarrel
    De Bröder striedt den helen Dag.
    The brothers are fighting the whole day.
  2. (intransitive) to roam, to stride
    De Tiger striddt dörch dat Dal.
    The tiger strides through the vale.
  3. (intransitive) to fight against someone with arms; to fight in military form; to battle for something; to combat against something/someone
    De Buern striedt för ehr Hölter.
    The peasants fight for their woods.

Conjugation