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Old English · verb

strican

Normalised strīcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈstriː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈstriː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
lightly

Meaning

  1. to pass lightly over, stroke, smooth, rub

  2. to go, move, proceed

Conjugation

Conjugation of strican
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular strīcestrāc
2nd singular strīcststrice
3rd singular strīcþstrāc
Plural strīcaþstricon
Subjunctive
Singular strīcestrice
Plural strīcenstricen
Non-finite forms of strican
Form
Infinitive strīcan
Inflected infinitive strīcenne
Imperative singular strīc
Imperative plural strīcaþ
Present participle strīcende
Past participle stricenġestricen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strīkan. Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen and streiken, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Descendants

strike

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