bestryka

be- +‎ stryka (“stroke”)

bestryka (present bestryker, preterite beströk, supine bestrykt, imperative bestryk)

1. (transitive) to stroke with something (like a brush), applying a layer of some substance; to coat, to brush, to smear, to skim (plaster)

   Väggen beströks med vit limfärg

   The wall was coated with white distemper

2. (rare) to stroke more generally

   Han sträckte ut sin hand genom bilrutan och lät den bestrykas av vetet

   He put his hand out through the car window and let it be caressed by the wheat

3. (figuratively) to sweep by (something) at a short distance (so as to "stroke" it)

• bestryka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bestryka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bestryka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)