Striemen

See also: striemen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strieme, with -n from the oblique cases; borrowed from Middle Low German strieme (compare Dutch striem), ultimately from the root of Strahl (“beam, ray”).

Displaced native Middle High German strīm, strīme (“stripe”) (whence dialectal German Streim, Streime (“stripe”)), from Old High German strīmo (see Swedish strimma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Striemen m

1. stripe, weal, wale, a linear pattern on skin, as resulting from a violent lash
2. a lashing stroke, hard enough to mark a stripe

Synonyms

• Hieb
• Schlag

Further reading

• “Striemen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Striemen” in Duden online