straunger

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French estrangier; equivalent to straunge +‎ -er.

Alternative forms

• stranger, strangere, strangher, strangier, straungier, straungior, strawnger, strayngour, stronger

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strau̯nˈd͡ʒeːr/, /ˈstrau̯nd͡ʒər/, (late) /ˈstraːnd͡ʒər/

Noun

straunger (plural straungers)

1. An outsider or foreigner (person from an outside group or country)
2. A stranger; an unfamiliar individual.
3. A guest or journeyer; someone travelling or staying.
4. (rare) Someone from another family.

Descendants

• English: stranger

References

• “straunǧer(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Adjective

straunger

1. comparative degree of straunge