Strete, sb. way, street, PP, S; strate, S; stret, S.—­AS. strA|*t:  OS. strAita; Lat. stra*ta (uia); see Sievers, 17.

Streynen, v. to draw tight, C2, W, W2, PP; strayny, pr. s. subj., S2.—­AF. streign- base of streignant, pr. p. of streindre (straindre); Lat. stringere.

Streyt, pp. and adj. pressed tightly, narrow, strict, S2, C; streite, S3, C; straight, S3; strayte, pl., S2; streyte, adv. closely, S2, C; streitliche, S2; stratly, S2; streatly, S3.—­AF. estreit (estrait); Lat. strictum.

Strif, sb. strife, S; stryf, C.—­AF. estrif; of Teutonic origin; see below.

Strifen, v. to strive, S2; stryvyn, Prompt.; strof, pt. s., C.—­OF. estriver:  Prov. estribar; OHG. stri*bhan; cp.  G. streben; see Kluge (s.v.), and Mackel, Germ.  Elemente.

Strike, sb. hank of flax, C, HD.

Striken, v. to strike, to rub, to let down, to advance, to move quickly, to flow, S2, SkD; stryke, PP, Palsg.; strok, pt. s., PP; stroke, P, WW; strake, S3, WW; strook, Sh.; strek, SkD; strike, pl., S; strake, S2; strocke, S3; striked, pp., PP, WW; striken, WW; stricken, WW; strooke, Sh.—­AS. strA-can, pt. strAic (pl. stricon), pp. stricen.

Strogelen, v. to struggle, C3, SkD.

Strogelynge, sb. struggling, Prompt.

Stronde, sb. shore, strand, Prompt., S, C, C3, HD.—­AS. strand.  Cf. Strande.

Stronde, sb. stream, torrent, W2; see Strand.

Stronge, adj. strong, hard, severe, Prompt., S2; strong, S; strang, S, S2; stronge, adv., S, G; strengre, comp., S; strengere, S, S2, W2; strenger, C2; strengeste, superl., S; strengest, G.—­AS. strang. comp. strengor, superl. strengest.

Strook, sb. stroke, C2.  See Striken.

Stroyen, v. to destroy, PP, G, S3; struyen, P; stroy, S2, Sh.; struen, pr. pl., PP; stryede, pt. s., S2.—­AF. destruy- base of destruyant, pr. p. of destruire; Late Lat. destru*gere_; formed on Lat. _destructus_, pp. of _destruere_.

Strupen, v. to strip, S; see Strepen.

Stuard, sb. steward, S; see Sty.

Stubbe, sb. stump, trunk, C; stub, Cath.

Stucche, sb. piece, S; steche, S.—­AS. stycce:  OHG. stuki (Tatian).