stroyen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === stree, stroy, stroye, strye strugen, struye (Early Middle English); stroien, stroyȝe, stroyn, struye (Late Middle English) stru, strue, strui, struien, struiȝe (mainly Northern or West Midland) === Etymology === Despite being attested slightly earlier, probably an apheretic form of destroyen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstrui̯ən/, /ˈstræi̯ən/ IPA(key): /ˈstryː-/ (Northern, Southern, West Midland) === Verb === stroyen (third-person singular simple present stroyeth, present participle stroyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stroyed) To destroy or ruin: To demolish or damage (a building, structure, or other thing) Synonyms: destroyen, merren To eliminate or impair (a concept or capability) Synonyms: destroyen, merren To violate, annul, or ignore (a law) (rare) To waste goods or resources. Synonym: destroyen To conquer, defeat, or subjugate: To devastate or ravage (a person/people or a place) To kill, especially in battle. Synonyms: destroyen, merren To injure or trouble (physically or otherwise) Synonyms: destroyen, merren (rare) To eliminate or cure (an illness or poison) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: stroy (obsolete) Middle Scots: stroy ==== References ==== “stroien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.