strieden

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

Conjugation of strieden (class 1 strong verbs)

infinitive	strieden
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	stried	streed
2nd person singular	striddst	streedst
3rd person singular	stridd	streed
plural	striedt	streden
imperative	present	—
singular	stritt
plural	striedt
participle	present	past
	strieden	streden
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.