Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese estrenger (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin stringere, present active infinitive of stringō (tighten). Cognate with Portuguese estringir and Spanish estreñir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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estrinxir (first-person singular present estrinxo, first-person singular preterite estrinxín, past participle estrinxido)

  1. (archaic) to tighten
  2. to constipate

Conjugation

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References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (20062022) “estrenger”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • estrinxido” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.