Etymology

stroy

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Today it means: To destroy. Full definition →

Middle English stroyen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstroyen
  2. English todaystroy

Inherited from Middle English stroyen, an apheretic form of destroyen (modern English destroy).

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