streen

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

(Southern Scots) streend

Etymology edit

Middle English, from Old French estreindre.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [strin]

Noun edit

streen (uncountable)

constraint, bondage

Verb edit

streen (third-person singular simple present streens, present participle streenin, simple past streent, past participle streent)

to strain, squeeze, extort money or confessions, etc.