different between strim vs strid

English

Etymology

Back-formed verb from strimmer, which came from a trademark, presumably a blend of string +? trimmer.

Verb

strim (third-person singular simple present strims, present participle strimming, simple past and past participle strimmed)

1. (Britain) To use a strimmer/string trimmer

Anagrams

• TRIMs, Trims, smirt, trims

Westrobothnian

Noun

strim

1. A streak, stripe.

Verb

strim

1. To create streaks, stripes.

English

Etymology

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??d/

Noun

strid (plural strids)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which looks as if it might be crossed at a stride.
   • 1807, William Wordsworth, The Force of Prayer, 17-24:

     The pair have reached that fearful chasm,

     How tempting to bestride!

     For lordly Wharf is there pent in

     With rocks on either side.

     This striding-place is called THE STRID,

     A name which it took of yore:

     A thousand years hath it borne that name,

     And shall a thousand more.

Verb

strid

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of stride

Anagrams

• dirts, distr.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stri?d/, [sd??ið?]
• Rhymes: -id

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rough

   stridt græs (rough grass)

2. rapid

   strid strøm (rapid water)

3. stiff

   en strid storm (a stiff storm)

4. stubborn

   Du er altså strid! (You're so stubborn!)

Inflection

Derived terms

• i stride strømme

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c (singular definite striden, not used in plural form)

1. quarrel, conflict, strife

Related terms

• stridbar
• stride
• stridig
• stridslysten

Etymology 3

See stride (“to fight, struggle”).

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. battle, fight, struggle
2. conflict, controversy, dispute, disagreement, quarrel

Derived terms

• stridshode
• stridsvogn

Etymology 2

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

References

• “strid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “strid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stri?/, /stri?d/ (example of pronunciation)
• Homophone: stri

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural stridar, definite plural stridane)

1. a struggle, fight

Noun

strid f (definite singular stida or stridi, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by stri

Etymology 2

Adjective

strid (masculine and feminine strid, neuter stridt, definite singular and plural stride, comparative stridare, indefinite superlative stridast, definite superlative stridaste)

1. Alternative form of stri

References

• “strid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?d

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rapid, swift, rich (of a stream or rain)

   hugade spekulanter anmälde sig i en strid ström

   interested buyers arrived in a rapid flow

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c

1. a fight, a battle, a quarrel

Declension

Related terms

• närstrid
• sjöstrid
• strida
• stridshjälm
• stridsvagn
• stridsyxa

Verb

strid

1. imperative of strida.