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Danish
Etymology
Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną, cognate with Swedish stryka. The similar verbs English stroke and German streichen go back to an unrelated word, *strīkaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
stryge (imperative stryg, infinitive at stryge, present tense stryger, past tense strøg, perfect tense strøget)
- to stroke, to gently caress
Hun strøg ham om kinden.- She caressed his cheek.
- to iron (cloth); to pass an iron over
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strīga, from strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx). Compare Old French estrie, which was the inherited form.
Pronunciation
Noun
stryge f (plural stryges)
- (mythology, folklore) strix
- (literary or archaic) witch
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