strind

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɹaɪnd/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English strind, strend, strund, from Old English *strynd, related to Old Norse strind (“edge, side, land”). ==== Alternative forms ==== strine, stryne ==== Noun ==== strind (plural strinds) (Northern England) A ditch or water-channel. (Northern England) A long straggling branch; a spur at the end of a pea-stick. (Scotland) A small stream, streamlet; a trickle of water, the run of spilt liquid. ==== Verb ==== strind (third-person singular simple present strinds, present participle strinding, simple past and past participle strinded) (Scotland) To run or flow in a very small stream; to trickle. (Scotland) To eject in a small stream; to squirt, spray; to allow to trickle or dribble in small quantities. ===== Related terms ===== strand === Etymology 2 === From Middle English strind, from Old English strȳnd, strīend. Related to strain. ==== Alternative forms ==== strine ==== Noun ==== strind (plural strinds) (Northern England, Scotland) Lineage, descent. (Northern England, Scotland) The tread (chalaza) of an egg. === Etymology 3 === Uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk strind (“string”). ==== Noun ==== strind (plural strinds) (Northern England) A string; a thread or strand.