stricken

Meaning

1. (weak) to knit
2. (figuratively, weak) to make, devise, concoct (e.g. a story, a ruse)
3. (weak) to tie, knot

Concepts

knit

knitting

compile

sew

weave

knitted

edit

Synonyms

weben

knüpfen

handarbeiten

flechten

Seile

jmd./etw. verbinden

häkeln

nähen

Saiten

Translations

breien

tricoter

örmek

tejer

tricotar

tricotar

lavorare a maglia

hacer punto

tricotar

fazer meias

چنین

maglia

δένω

lavorare ai ferri

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

liisme

Basel-Landschaft

strigge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtrɪkən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: stricken

Inherited from Old High German: stricken

Cognate with Dutch: strikken

In summary

From Middle High German stricken (“to tie, to knit”), from Old High German stricken (“to tie”), derived from the noun stric, whence modern Strick (“short rope for binding”). Compare Dutch strikken. Displaced Middle High German bretten (“to knit”). The obsolete sense “to tie” still underlies in compounds (see below).