different between starken vs starker

English

Etymology

From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark +? -en.

Verb

starken (third-person singular simple present starkens, present participle starkening, simple past and past participle starkened)

1. (transitive) To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.

Anagrams

• Kanters, Kastner, rankest, tankers

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

starken

1. inflection of stark:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

English

Adjective

starker

1. comparative form of stark: more stark

Anagrams

• Straker, karters, kraters

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

starker

1. inflection of stark:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz.

Adjective

starker

1. stiff, rigid
2. steady
3. strong

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: stark