strafn

See also: Strafn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• stroaffa (West Central Bavarian)
• stroafn (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German streifen, from Old High German *streifen, from Proto-Germanic *straipijaną, *stripōną (“to touch”), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ster-, *strē- (“strip, streak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥rɑːfɱ̩/
• Hyphenation: strafn

Verb

strafn (past participle gstraft) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

1. to brush, to graze, to stroke [auxiliary håbn]

   Er håd unabsichtle de frisch gstrichane Wånd gstreift. ― He accidentally grazed the freshly painted wall.

2. to wander, to roam [auxiliary sei]

   Åm Nåchmittag strafn de Kinder gern durchan Woid. ― In the afternoon the children like to roam through the forest.

Conjugation

Conjugation of strafn

infinitive	strafn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	straf	-	strafad
2nd person sing.	strafst	-	strafadst
3rd person sing.	straft	-	strafad
1st person plur.	strafn	-	strafadn
2nd person plur.	strafts	-	strafats
3rd person plur.	strafn	-	strafadn
imperative sing.	straf
imperative plur.	strafts
past participle	gstraft

Derived terms

• åstrafn
• umadumstrafn

Related terms

• Strafn