bestrijken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bəˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to smear, spread
  • (transitive) to cover, to be spread across
  • (transitive) to reach, to cover (a location or distance)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bestriken pre from Dutch, Flemish strijken (stroke, iron, brush).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

strijken

Gloss

stroke, iron, brush

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鉄

Emoji

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