"stroy" meaning in All languages combined

See stroy on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /stɹɔɪ/ Forms: stroys [present, singular, third-person], stroying [participle, present], stroyed [participle, past], stroyed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English stroyen, an apheretic form of destroyen (modern English destroy). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|stroyen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English stroyen, {{inh+|en|enm|stroyen}} Inherited from Middle English stroyen, {{apheretic form|enm|destroyen|nocap=1|nocat=1}} apheretic form of destroyen, {{m+|en|destroy}} English destroy Head templates: {{en-verb}} stroy (third-person singular simple present stroys, present participle stroying, simple past and past participle stroyed)
  1. (obsolete) To destroy. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: stroygood
    Sense id: en-stroy-en-verb-EpapABEH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Gullah]

IPA: /stɹɔi/, /skɹɔi/
Head templates: {{head|gul|verb}} stroy
  1. To destroy
    Sense id: en-stroy-gul-verb-r5K1IP9p Categories (other): Gullah entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} stroy
  1. (Northern or Late Middle English) alternative form of stroyen Tags: Late-Middle-English, Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stroyen

Inflected forms

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