strind
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English strind, strend, strund, from Old English *strynd, related to Old Norse strind (“edge, side, land”).
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Noun edit
strind (plural strinds)
- (Northern England) A ditch or water-channel.
- (Northern England) A long straggling branch; a spur at the end of a pea-stick.
- (Scotland) A small stream, streamlet; a trickle of water, the run of spilt liquid.
Verb edit
strind (third-person singular simple present strinds, present participle strinding, simple past and past participle strinded)
- (Scotland) To run or flow in a very small stream; to trickle.
- (Scotland) To eject in a small stream; to squirt, spray; to allow to trickle or dribble in small quantities.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English strind, from Old English strȳnd, strīend. Related to strain.
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Noun edit
strind (plural strinds)
- (Northern England, Scotland) Lineage, descent.
- (Northern England, Scotland) The tread (chalaza) of an egg.
Etymology 3 edit
Uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk strind (“string”).
Noun edit
strind (plural strinds)
- (Northern England) A string; a thread or strand.