streit

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

strayte, strete, stryte, stratte, strate
streighte, streihte, straight

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō (“compress, tighten”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /stræi̯t/, /stræi̯xt/

Adjective[edit]

streit

strait

Descendants[edit]

English: strait, streit; streight (obsolete)
Yola: streigkt, streyght

References[edit]

“streit, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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