STRENE

Noun

strene (plural strenes)

Obsolete form of strain. (race, offspring)

Anagrams

• Enters, Ernest, Senter, enters, entres, ernest, nester, renest, rentes, resent, tenser, treens

Source: Wiktionary


Strene, n. Etym: [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS. gestriénan, gestr, gestreónan, to beget, to obtain, gestreón gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf. Strian race, family.]

Definition: Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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