stroken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -oːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch strôken, from Old Dutch *strōken, from Proto-West Germanic *straukijan, from Proto-Germanic *straukijaną, the causative of *streukaną.

Verb

stroken

(intransitive) to match, fit together, be in agreement

Inflection

Conjugation of stroken (weak)
infinitive	stroken
past singular	strookte
past participle	gestrookt
infinitive	stroken
gerund	stroken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	strook	strookte
2nd person sing. (jij)	strookt	strookte
2nd person sing. (u)	strookt	strookte
2nd person sing. (gij)	strookt	strookte
3rd person singular	strookt	strookte
plural	stroken	strookten

subjunctive sing.¹	stroke	strookte
subjunctive plur.¹	stroken	strookten

imperative sing.	strook
imperative plur.¹	strookt

participles	strokend	gestrookt
¹⁾ Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stroken

plural of strook

Middle English

Alternative forms

stracien, straca, strake, stroke, strok

Etymology

From Old English strācian, from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn. Equivalent to stroke +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑːkjən/
(Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑːk(ə)/
IPA^(key): /ˈstrɔːkən/

Verb

stroken

To stroke; to touch lightly:
1. To stroke a human; to grasp lovingly or affectionately.
2. To stroke a pet or other animal.
3. To feel an object; to move a hand over something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stroken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stroken, stroke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stroke	stroked
2nd-person singular	strokest	strokedest
3rd-person singular	stroketh	stroked
subjunctive singular	stroke	stroked
imperative singular	stroke	—

plural¹	stroken, stroke	strokeden, strokede
imperative plural	stroketh, stroke	—

participles	strokynge, strokende	stroked, ystroked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: stroke
Scots: strake, straik, strak

References

“strōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.

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