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Striemen
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striemen
German
Etymology
From de gmh strieme, with -n from the oblique cases; borrowed from de gml strieme (compare nl striem), ultimately from the root of de Strahl beam, ray.
Displaced native gmh strīm, gmh strīme stripe (whence dialectal de Streim, de Streime stripe), from goh strīmo (see sv strimma).
Pronunciation
de De-Striemen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun m
stripe, weal, wale, a linear pattern on skin, as resulting from a violent lash
a lashing stroke, hard enough to mark a stripe
Synonyms
de Hieb
de Schlag
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