styrke

English

Noun

styrke (plural styrkes)

  1. Alternative form of stirk
    • 1499, the will of Matilda Malham of Skipton-in-Craven
      To Roger Martendale and his wiff a cow. To William Martendale, his son, a styrke.

Danish

Noun

styrke c (singular definite styrken, plural indefinite styrker)

  1. strength
  2. (of eyewear) optical strength; the quality of being prescription
    solbriller med styrke
    prescription sunglasses (lit. "sunglasses with strength")

Declension

Verb

styrke (imperative styrk, infinitive at styrke, present tense styrker, past tense styrkede, perfect tense styrket)

  1. strengthen, invigorate
    styrkende mad, styrket af X
    strength-giving food, strengthened by X

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse styrkr.

Noun

styrke m (definite singular styrken, indefinite plural styrker, definite plural styrkene)

  1. strength
  2. force (e.g. a military force)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse styrkja.

Verb

styrke (imperative styrk, present tense styrker, passive styrkes, simple past styrka or styrket or styrkte, past participle styrka or styrket or styrkt, present participle styrkende)

  1. to strengthen

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Same word as styrk, from Old Norse styrkr.

Noun

styrke m (definite singular styrken, indefinite plural styrkar, definite plural styrkane)

  1. strength
  2. force; team

See also

Derived terms

Verb

styrke (present tense styrker, past tense styrkte, past participle styrkt, passive infinitive styrkast, present participle styrkande, imperative styrk)

  1. Alternative form of styrkja

References

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