stræbe
Danish
editEtymology
editEarlier also stræve, cf. Norwegian Bokmål streve and Swedish sträva. Borrowed from Middle Low German streven and German streben (“to strive”), from Proto-Germanic *stribāną. The English verb strive is borrowed from Old French estriver (“to compete”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstræbe (imperative stræb, infinitive at stræbe, present tense stræber, past tense stræbte, perfect tense har stræbt)