Meanings
strind1
present singular third person strinds · participle present strinding · participle past strinded · past strinded · alternative strine · alternative stryne
- ScotlandTo run or flow in a very small stream; to trickle.
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Origin
strind · noun, verb
- Old English*strynd
- Middle Englishstrind
- Englishstrind
From Middle English strind, strend, strund, from Old English *strynd, related to Old Norse strind (“edge, side, land”).
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Full word history & related roots →strind · noun
- Old Englishstrȳnd
- Middle Englishstrind
- Englishstrind
From Middle English strind, from Old English strȳnd, strīend. Related to strain.
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Full word history & related roots →strind · noun
Uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk strind (“string”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
strind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind
“strind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind.
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