stroken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch strôken, from Old Dutch *strōken, from Proto-West Germanic *straukijan, from Proto-Germanic *straukijaną, the causative of *streukaną.

Verb

stroken

  1. (intransitive) to match, fit together, be in agreement
Inflection
Inflection of stroken (weak)
infinitive stroken
past singular strookte
past participle gestrookt
infinitive stroken
gerund stroken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular strook strookte
2nd person sing. (jij) strookt strookte
2nd person sing. (u) strookt strookte
2nd person sing. (gij) strookt strookte
3rd person singular strookt strookte
plural stroken strookten
subjunctive sing.1 stroke strookte
subjunctive plur.1 stroken strookten
imperative sing. strook
imperative plur.1 strookt
participles strokend gestrookt
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stroken

  1. plural of strook

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English strācian, from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn. Equivalent to stroke +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈstrɑːkjən/
  • (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈstrɑːk(ə)/
  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔːkən/

Verb

stroken

  1. To stroke; to touch lightly:
    1. To stroke a human; to grasp lovingly or affectionately.
    2. To stroke a pet or other animal.
    3. To feel an object; to move a hand over something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stroken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stroken, stroke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stroke stroked
2nd-person singular strokest strokedest
3rd-person singular stroketh stroked
subjunctive singular stroke
imperative singular —
plural1 stroken, stroke strokeden, strokede
imperative plural stroketh, stroke —
participles strokynge, strokende stroked, ystroked

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: stroke
  • Scots: strake, straik, strak

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