A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Strayny, pr. s. subj. restrain, S2; see Streynen.

Strayues, sb. pl. escheats, goods of strangers dead without English-born issue, and of bastards dead intestate, PP; streyues, P.—­Cp.  OF. estrahiere (Godefroy), also estrayere (see Cotg.), Low Lat. estraeria:  Late Lat. extrateria; cp. extrates (Ducange).  For the v intrusive see Parvis.

Strecchen, v. to stretch, PP; streke, H; strecche on, to exert (one self), S2; strekis, pr. s., H; strau3*te, pt. s., W; strei3*te, W; strei3*t, S2; strei3*ten, pl., W; strekid, H; strekand, pr. p., S2, H; strekyng, S3; strekid, pp., H; strahte, pl., S; straughte, C.—­AS. streccan, pt. strehte, pp. streht.

Stree, sb. straw, C; see Strawe.

Strem, sb. stream, ray, beam, S, S2, C2, Voc.; streem, C.—­AS. strA(C)am:  Icel. straumr; see Douse, p. 61.

Stren, sb. race, progeny, HD; streen, C2; streones, pl., S.—­AS. strA(C)on, a getting, possession (Leo).

Strend, sb. generation, S2; strinds, pl., sons, children, WA.—­AS. strA1/2nd, stock, race.

Strenen, v. to get, beget, HD; 3*e-*strenA deg., pr. s., S; i-streoned, pp., S; i-striened, S.—­AS. strA(C)onan, ge-strA(C)onan; cp.  OHG. (gi)_striunen_, to gain (Tatian).

Strenge, sb. string, S3, H (p. 367); strynge, Prompt.—­AS. streng.

Strengen, v. to strengthen, SD; streng, imp. s., S.—­AS. strangian.  See Stronge.

StrengA deg.e, sb. strength, violence, S, S2; strencA deg.e, S; strenA deg.e, S, S2; strengthes, pl., sources of strength, C2; strenthis, strong places, S3.—­AS. strengA deg.u.

StrengA deg.en, v. to strengthen, SD; strengA deg.eA deg. him, pr. s. reflex., S; strenghA3/4ed, pt. s., S2; pp., S2; i-strengA3/4ed, S.

Strengthy, adj. strong; strenthie, JD; strenghthi, H.

Strenken, v. to sprinkle, S.

Strenkil, v. to sprinkle about, H; strenkelyn, Prompt.; strenkle, S2; strinkle, HD; strenkild, pp., H.

Strenkyl, sb. a sprinkling, a holy-water stick, Prompt.; strenkle, HD; strinkle, HD; strenncless, pl., S.

Streones, sb. pl. progeny, S; see Stren.

Strepen, v. to strip, C2, CM; streepe, C; strupen, S.—­AS. strA1/2pan (in be-*strA1/2pan).

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