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stricken

stric·ken

UK/ˈstɹɪkən/ US/ˈstrɪkʌn/ uncommon

adjective

1.
2.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

  • “conscience-smitten”
  • “awe-struck”
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3.

put out of action (by illness)

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Origin

From Middle English striken, ystriken, from Old English stricen, ġestricen, from Proto-West Germanic *strikan, from Proto-Germanic *strikanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (“to strike”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian strieken, Dutch gestreken, German Low German streken, German gestrichen.

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