Meaning of stryka | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to stroke (To move one's hand along a surface)
2. to iron (clothes)
3. to coat (with paint etc.)
4. to use a bow (on a string instrument)
5. to strike (delete, cross out)
6. to fail (an exam)
7. to strike (haul down, lower a flag, sail)
8. to move quickly, suddenly
9. to beat, to hit

Examples

“Sjaa - daa kom ein Kul, saa linn og vinleg, strauk heilt kjærleg burtigjenom Graset, lyfte liksom Blomarne i Fanget, som ein Fader stryk og lyfter Borni[…]”

Lo! - then came a breeze, so soft and friendly, lovingly stroking the grass, as if lifting the flowers into its lap, like a father strokes and lifts his children […]

“Han strauk paa same Strengen.”

He played on the same string. (He repeated himself.)

“[…]og eit gagnlegt Verk var det, at Prentingi vardt frigjevi, so kvar fekk Løyve til aat lata prenta Meiningarne sine i Bøker og Tidendablad, utan at nokon las igjenom det fyre aat og strauk ut nokot.”

[…] and it was a beneficial achievement that censorship was removed, so that everyone was allowed to have their opinions printed in books and journals, without anyone reading them beforehand and striking anything.

“[…]og so sette dei upp ei Lygn aat honom, so han trudde, at da var alt gjort; og darmed strauk han av og spurde inkje meir etter nokon Ting.”

[…] and so they told him a lie, so he thought it was already done, and so he went off without asking anymore about anything.