stryka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Alternative forms

• strjuka, strjuke, stryke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stryː.kɑ/

Verb

stryka (present tense stryk, past tense strauk, supine stroke, past participle stroken, present participle strykande, imperative stryk)

1. to stroke (To move one's hand along a surface)
   • 1867, Christopher Janson, Elia:

     Sjaa - daa kom ein Kul, saa linn og vinleg, strauk heilt kjærleg burtigjenom Graset, lyfte liksom Blomarne i Fanget, som ein Fader stryk og lyfter Borni […]

     Lo! - then came a breeze, so soft and friendly, lovingly stroking the grass, as if lifting the flowers into its lap, like a father strokes and lifts his children

2. to iron (clothes)
3. to coat (with paint etc.)
4. to use a bow (on a string instrument)
   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:

     Han strauk paa same Strengen.

     He played on the same string. (He repeated himself.)

5. to strike (delete, cross out)
   • 1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal:

     […] og eit gagnlegt Verk var det, at Prentingi vardt frigjevi, so kvar fekk Løyve til aat lata prenta Meiningarne sine i Bøker og Tidendablad, utan at nokon las igjenom det fyre aat og strauk ut nokot.

     and it was a beneficial achievement that censorship was removed, so that everyone was allowed to have their opinions printed in books and journals, without anyone reading them beforehand and striking anything.

6. to fail (an exam)

   Antonyms: bestå, stå

7. to strike (haul down, lower a flag, sail)
8. to move quickly, suddenly
   • 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

     […] og so sette dei upp ei Lygn aat honom, so han trudde, at da var alt gjort; og darmed strauk han av og spurde inkje meir etter nokon Ting.

     and so they told him a lie, so he thought it was already done, and so he went off without asking anymore about anything.

9. to beat, to hit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstryːkɑ/

Noun

stryka n

1. definite plural of stryk

References

• “stryka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Verb

strȳka

1. to stroke
2. to spread, to make flat

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: stryka

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɨ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɨka
• Syllabification: stry‧ka

Noun

stryka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of stryk

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish strȳka, from Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /stryːka/

Verb

stryka (present stryker, preterite strök or strykte, supine strukit or strykt, imperative stryk)

2. to strike (out), to erase, to delete, to remove (strike out, often figuratively)

   Hennes kritik ströks från mötesprotokollet

   Her criticism was removed from the minutes of the meeting

3. to stroke

   Han strök katten, men gav hunden stryk

   He stroked the cat, but beat the dog

   stryka någon medhårs

   rub someone the right way (along the fur – often figurative)

4. to spread (some substance on something)

   Han strök lim på plankan

   He spread glue on the plank

5. to paint (with a single coating of paint)

   Jag har strukit dörren tre gånger

   I have painted the door with three coatings

6. to iron (make laundry flat)

   Tvätten önskas: strykt / ej strykt. Stryk det som ej önskas.

   Do you want the laundry: ironed / not ironed. Strike out the not wanted alternative.

8. (with a particle like omkring (“about”)) to roam, to prowl (move about, in a somewhat concealed manner)

   Vargar strök omkring i skogarna

   Wolves roamed the forests

   Tjuvar brukar stryka omkring inne på området om kvällarna

   There's often thieves sneaking around inside the area at night

Usage notes

Basically English stroke with different usage patterns except for (sense 1) and (sense 6): "Stroke glue on" (apply glue by stroking with something) and "stroke clothes" (with an implied iron) sounds more idiomatic in Swedish.

Conjugation

Related terms

• bestryka
• stryka med
• strykbräda
• strykjärn
• strykning
• stryktips
• understryka or stryka under

References

• stryka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stryka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stryka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• skryta, styrka, tyskar, yrkats