strack

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strac (“straight”), from Old High German *strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, *strakkaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). More at stretch.

Adjective

strack

1. straight, taut
2. (coll.) drunken

Related terms

• schnurstracks
• strecken

Scots

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of strick, or from Old English stræc (“strict”).

Adjective

strack (comparative mair strack, superlative maist strack)

1. Strict.