strond

See also: strönd and strǫnd

English

Noun

strond (plural stronds)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of strand
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 164:

     Baſſ. […] and her ſunny locks / Hang on her temples like a golden fleece, / Which makes her ſeat of Belmont Cholchos-'| ſtrond, / And many Iaſons come in queſt of her.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *strandō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)trAnt- (“strand, border, field”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“to broaden, spread out”). Cognate with Lithuanian trénta (“place, region, direction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɔnt/

Noun

strond f (genitive singular strandar, plural strendur)

1. beach
2. coast

Declension

Declension of strond
f9	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	strond	strondin	strendur	strendurnar
accusative	strond	strondina	strendur	strendurnar
dative	strond	strondini	strondum	strondunum
genitive	strandar	strandarinnar	stranda	strandanna

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Middle English

Noun

strond (plural strondes)

1. Alternative form of strand