straught

straught · verb¹

1. Old English · inherited fromstreahte
2. Middle English · inherited fromstraught
3. English todaystraught

From Middle English straught, from Old English streahte (first and third person singular preterite) and (ġe)streaht (past participle) of streċċan (“to stretch”). Doublet of straight. More at stretch.

straught · verb, adjective²

1. Scots · derived fromstraucht“stretched, stretched out”
2. English todaystraught

From Scots straucht (“stretched, stretched out”). Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”).

straught · adjective³

From apheresis of distraught, bestraught, forstraught, etc.