strind

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɹaɪnd/

Etymology 1

From Middle English strind, strend, strund, from Old English *strynd, related to Old Norse strind (edge, side, land).

Alternative forms

Noun

strind (plural strinds)

  1. (Northern England) A ditch or water-channel.
  2. (Northern England) A long straggling branch; a spur at the end of a pea-stick.
  3. (Scotland) A small stream, streamlet; a trickle of water, the run of spilt liquid.

Verb

strind (third-person singular simple present strinds, present participle strinding, simple past and past participle strinded)

  1. (Scotland) To run or flow in a very small stream; to trickle.
  2. (Scotland) To eject in a small stream; to squirt, spray; to allow to trickle or dribble in small quantities.

Etymology 2

From Middle English strind, from Old English strȳnd, strīend. Related to strain.

Alternative forms

  • strine

Noun

strind (plural strinds)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) Lineage, descent.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) The tread (chalaza) of an egg.

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk strind (string).

Noun

strind (plural strinds)

  1. (Northern England) A string; a thread or strand.
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