stræbe
Danish
Etymology
Earlier also stræve, cf. Norwegian Bokmål streve and Swedish sträva. Borrowed from Middle Low German streven and German streben (“to strive”), from Proto-Germanic *stribāną. The English verb strive is borrowed from Old French estriver (“to compete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɛːbə/, [ˈsd̥ʁæːb̥ə]
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