stryken
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstriːkən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of stryken (strong class 1)
| infinitive | (to) stryken, stryke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | stryke | strok | |
| 2nd-person singular | strykest | stryke, stroke, strok | |
| 3rd-person singular | stryketh | strok | |
| subjunctive singular | stryke | stryke1, stroke1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | stryken, stryke | stryken, stryke, stroken, stroke | |
| imperative plural | stryketh, stryke | — | |
| participles | strykynge, strykende | stryken, stryke, ystryken, ystryke | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “strīken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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