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strainge, strainger, strange, strangeness, stranger, strangers, strangie, straunge, streenge, streengeness, streenger, streengers, streengie, streinge, streinger, streingers, streingie, strenge, stringe, stringe, stringer, stringers, stringie, strynge, stryngeness, strynger, stryngers, stryngie,
strange [ˈstrendʒ]
also I.Sh. streenge [ˈstrindʒ], S. stringe [strəindʒ]
adj. Strange. Aloof or distant in manner, shy, self-conscious among strangers.
comp. stranger etc.
v. To marvel or wonder at.
also I.Sh. streenge [ˈstrindʒ], S. stringe [strəindʒ]
adj. Strange. Aloof or distant in manner, shy, self-conscious among strangers.
comp. stranger etc.
v. To marvel or wonder at.
strangie [ˈstrendʒi] etc.
adj. Strange.
adj. Strange.
also the form strounge [strun(d)ʒ, strʌnʒ]
adj. Harsh to the taste, rank, stringent, bitter. Of people or their demeanour: gruff, surly, sullen, morose. Of a cord etc.: stiff, not flexible or pliant.
v. S. To be sulky, to take the huff.
adj. Harsh to the taste, rank, stringent, bitter. Of people or their demeanour: gruff, surly, sullen, morose. Of a cord etc.: stiff, not flexible or pliant.
v. S. To be sulky, to take the huff.
Compounds and phrases etc.
strangers: Strangers.
strangeness: Strangeness.
strangeness: Strangeness.
Strangfird, Strangford, Strangfurd, Strengfird,
Strangford [ˈstrɑːŋfʌrd]
pn. Strangford (County Down).
pn. Strangford (County Down).
From Old Norse Strangr-fjǫrðr.
strangelt, strangglt, strangil, strangle, stranngelt, stranngle,
strangle [ˈstraŋl]
v. To constrict or squeeze painfully.
pt. pp. strangelt
v. To constrict or squeeze painfully.
pt. pp. strangelt
Cleyhole, Clie_hole, Cliehole, Stranraer, Stranraur, Stranrawer,
Stranraer [stranˈrɑːr]
pn. Stranraer (Dumfries and Galloway).
pn. Stranraer (Dumfries and Galloway).
Cleyhole [kləˈhol]: A local nickname for Stranraer.
strab, strablach, strap, straplach, strappan, strapper, strappet, strappin, strappin$, strappit, straps, strapt, strop, strops,
strap [strap, I.Sh. strɔp]
n. A strap, a strip of leather etc. A piece of straw, a string or bunch of objects tied together. MN. A stalk of corn that has been missed or broken only by the scythe or reaper at harvest
pl. straps Trouser braces.
v. To affix with straps. To put in sequence on a string, to string together, tie up in a bunch.
pt. pp. strappit
n. A strap, a strip of leather etc. A piece of straw, a string or bunch of objects tied together. MN. A stalk of corn that has been missed or broken only by the scythe or reaper at harvest
pl. straps Trouser braces.
v. To affix with straps. To put in sequence on a string, to string together, tie up in a bunch.
pt. pp. strappit
Compounds and phrases etc.
strapper: A horse-groom.
strappin: Strapping. Tall and handsome.
straplach: MN. A loose untidy end, of thread or the like.
strappin: Strapping. Tall and handsome.
straplach: MN. A loose untidy end, of thread or the like.
stra, stra$, strath,
strath [stra(θ)]
n. A broad flat river valley.
n. A broad flat river valley.
sraachle, strachle, strauchle,
strauchle [S. SW. U. ˈstrɑːxl, strɔːxl]
n. A struggle, a hard laborious time.
v. To move or walk laboriously or with difficulty. To struggle, to toil, labour, potter ineffectually. To straggle, to grow in a loose untidy way.
n. A struggle, a hard laborious time.
v. To move or walk laboriously or with difficulty. To struggle, to toil, labour, potter ineffectually. To straggle, to grow in a loose untidy way.
starichtawa, straacht, straachten, straachtent, straachtit, strachen, strachent, stracht, strachten, strachtent, strachtin, strachtint, strachtit, straecht, straichen, straichent, straicht, straichten, straichtent, straichtit, strauchen, strauchent, straucht, strauchten, strauchtent, strauchtit, strauchtwey, strauchwye, straught, straughtit, strecht, strechten, strechtened, strechtent, strechtit, streight, streyt, stricht, strichtit, stright, strightit,
straucht [strɔːxt, N. I. straːxt]
also strecht [strɛçt]
n. A straight line or section of a line. A length of straight road. A straight position.
adj. Straight.
adv. In a straight line, by the shortest way, directly, in a frank, forthright manner. Immediately, without delay, at once.
v. To make straight, straighten. To smoothe, make plain and straight-forward, set to rights. Of a difficulty: to sort itself out. To lay out a dead body, arrange a corpse for burial by straightening the limbs.
pt. pp. strauchtit, strechtit
also strecht [strɛçt]
n. A straight line or section of a line. A length of straight road. A straight position.
adj. Straight.
adv. In a straight line, by the shortest way, directly, in a frank, forthright manner. Immediately, without delay, at once.
v. To make straight, straighten. To smoothe, make plain and straight-forward, set to rights. Of a difficulty: to sort itself out. To lay out a dead body, arrange a corpse for burial by straightening the limbs.
pt. pp. strauchtit, strechtit
strauchten [ˈstrɔːx(t)ən, N. I. ˈstraːx(t)ən], strechten [ˈstrɛç(t)ən]
v. To straighten, To lay out a corpse for burial.
pt. pp. strauchtent, strechtent
v. To straighten, To lay out a corpse for burial.
pt. pp. strauchtent, strechtent
Compounds and phrases etc.
straucht oot (the gate): Frank, candid.
strauchtwey: Straightaway.
strauchtwey: Straightaway.
Straun, Strawn,
Straun [ˈstrɑːn, ˈstraːn]
pn. Strachen (Aberdeenshire).
pn. Strachen (Aberdeenshire).
stavaig, stravage, stravage, stravague, stravagui$, stravaguin, stravaig, stravaiger, stravaigin, stravaigin$, stravaiguin, stravayg, stravayger, stravaygin,
stravaig [straˈveg]
n. A roaming about, an aimless, casual rambling, a stroll.
v. To wander aimlessly, traverse a place, roam idly.
n. A roaming about, an aimless, casual rambling, a stroll.
v. To wander aimlessly, traverse a place, roam idly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stravaiger: A wanderer, a roamer.
stravaigin [-ɪn]: Wandering without aim.
stravaigin [-ɪn]: Wandering without aim.