strig

English

Etymology

Origin obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪɡ/

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

1. (botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
2. The tang of a sword-blade.
3. (UK dialectal) The string of a button.

Verb

strig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

1. To strip the pedical from a plant.

Anagrams

• Grits, girts, grist, grits, trigs

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Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *strigō, from Latin strix. Compare (Daco-)Romanian striga, strig.

Verb

strig

1. I yell.

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Romanian

Verb

strig

1. first-person singular present indicative of striga