strelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strelen, dialectal form of stralen, from Old Dutch *strālen, from Proto-Germanic *strēlijaną. Cognate with German dialectal form strählen.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Verb

strelen

  1. to pet, caress

Usage notes

Strelen usually carries a more sexual connotation than its synonym, aaien.

Inflection
Inflection of strelen (weak)
infinitive strelen
past singular streelde
past participle gestreeld
infinitive strelen
gerund strelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular streelstreelde
2nd person sing. (jij) streeltstreelde
2nd person sing. (u) streeltstreelde
2nd person sing. (gij) streeltstreelde
3rd person singular streeltstreelde
plural strelenstreelden
subjunctive sing.1 strelestreelde
subjunctive plur.1 strelenstreelden
imperative sing. streel
imperative plur.1 streelt
participles strelendgestreeld
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: streekel

Anagrams
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