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

Conjugation of strelen (weak)
infinitive	strelen
past singular	streelde
past participle	gestreeld
infinitive	strelen
gerund	strelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	streel	streelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	streelt, streel2	streelde
2nd person sing. (u)	streelt	streelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	streelt	streelde
3rd person singular	streelt	streelde
plural	strelen	streelden
subjunctive sing.1	strele	streelde
subjunctive plur.1	strelen	streelden
imperative sing.	streel
imperative plur.1	streelt
participles	strelend	gestreeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• aaien

Descendants

• Afrikaans: streel
• Negerhollands: streekel

Anagrams

• slenter