estrif
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 singular, m (oblique plural estris, nominative singular estris, nominative plural estrif)
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Further reading edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.