streunen

German

Etymology

Old High German striunen, related to Old English strēon (gain, wealth), English strain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯nən/
  • Hyphenation: streu‧nen
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Verb

streunen (weak, third-person singular present streunt, past tense streunte, past participle gestreunt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (colloquial) to stray
    Synonyms: herumlaufen, vagabundieren, stromern

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • herumstreunen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • streunen” in Duden online
  • streunen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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