streit

See also: Streit

Middle English

Alternative forms

strayte, strete, stryte, stratte, strate
streighte, streihte, straight

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō (“compress, tighten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stræi̯t/, /stræi̯xt/

Adjective

streit

strait

Descendants

English: strait, streit; streight (obsolete)
Yola: streigkt, streyght

References

“streit, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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