strieken

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German strîken, from Old Saxon strīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Cognate with German streichen, Dutch strijken, English strike, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Verb

strieken (third-person singular simple present strickt, past tense streek, past participle streken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to stroke
2. (transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
3. (transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
4. (transitive) to paint
5. (transitive) to strike, protest

Conjugation

Conjugation of strieken (class 1 strong verb)

infinitive	strieken
	present	preterite
1st person singular	striek	streek
2nd person singular	stricks(t)	streeks(t)
3rd person singular	strick(t)	streek
plural	striekt, strieken	streken
	imperative
singular	striek
plural	striekt
	present	past
participle	strieken	(e)streken, gestreken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• anstrieken
• överstrieken
• verstrieken

Related terms

• Streek