estrif

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *strīban, or deriving from an alteration of estrit, from Frankish *strīd (“quarrel”), and influenced by the aforementioned verb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną.

Noun

estrif oblique singular, m (oblique plural estris, nominative singular estris, nominative plural estrif)

1. quarrel; dispute

Related terms

• estriver

Descendants

• → Middle English: strif
  • English: strife

Further reading

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.