stryke

From Old Norse strjúka

stryke (imperative stryk, present tense stryker, simple past strøk or strøyk, past participle strøket, present participle strykende)

1. to iron (clothes)
2. to stroke, brush, pat, smooth
3. to coat, cover (with paint etc.)
4. to strike (a flag, sail)
5. to cancel, delete, strike out
6. to fail (an exam)
7. to use a bow (on a string instrument)

• “stryke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

stryke (present tense stryk, past tense strauk, past participle stroke, present participle strykande, imperative stryk)

1. Alternative form of stryka