strew

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (dated) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
  2. (archaic) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
  4. To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.

Concepten

uitstrooien

rondstrooien

spikkelen

stippelen

punteren

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/stɹuː/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēowian (“to strew, scatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, scatter”). Cognate with Scots strow, straw (“to strew”), West Frisian streauwe (“to strew”), Dutch strooien (“to strew, scatter, sprinkle”), German streuen (“to strew, scatter”), Swedish strö (“to strew”), Icelandic strá (“to strew”), Norwegian Nynorsk strå (“to strew”).

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