Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Frankish *strīban, or deriving from an alteration of estrit, from Frankish *strīd (quarrel), and influenced by the aforementioned verb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną.

Noun edit

estrif oblique singularm (oblique plural estris, nominative singular estris, nominative plural estrif)

  1. quarrel; dispute

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: strif
    • English: strife

Further reading edit