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stri homograph 3, stride

verbverb

to struggle, contend (with) · to fight, battle · to go against, conflict with

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt stríða; jamfør strid (I)conflict, dispute · battle, combat · struggle, hard slog Old Norse stríða; compare strid (I)conflict, dispute · battle, combat · struggle, hard slog

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. arbeide hardt;
    har svært mye å gjøre;
    slite (4)to toil, kave (II, 2)to struggle     to work hard;
    to have a great deal to do;
    to toilslite (4), to strugglekave (II, 2)
    • ha mye å stri med to have a lot to contend with
    • han stred og slet alle sine dager he toiled and laboured all his days
    • stri seg fram mot uværet to struggle forward against the storm
  2. kjempe for å overvinne problemer eller vonde følelser to fight to overcome problems or painful feelings
    • stri mot overmakten to fight against overwhelming odds
    • de har stridd seg gjennom vinteren they have struggled their way through the winter
    • han stred med gråten he was fighting back the tears
  3. kjempe i krig;
    jamfør stridendeengaged in combat     to fight in a war;
    compare stridendeengaged in combat
    • de har stridd for fedrelandet they have fought for their homeland
  4. krangle (1)to quarrel, trette (II)to argue;
    jamfør stridesto squabble     to quarrelkrangle (1), to arguetrette (II);
    compare stridesto squabble
    • de stred om hvem som skulle få arven they quarrelled over who should get the inheritance
  5. stå i motstrid med to be in conflict with
    • det stred mot loven it was against the law
    • dette strir mot sunn fornuft this goes against common sense