stark

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • strong; able to use great force
  • strong; capable of withstanding great physical force
  • strong; highly stimulating to the senses
  • (taste) spicy, hot; with a biting taste
  • strong; having a high concentration of an essential; possibly alcohol
  • (grammar) strong
  • (military) strong; not easily subdued or taken

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish starker inherited from Old Norse starkr inherited from Proto-Germanic *starkuz derived from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (protect, cover).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterg-

Gloss

protect, cover

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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