ceorl-strang
manlike ⬩ fortis, virilis
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Strong as a man, manlike; fortis, virilis Ceorl-strang fǽmne a manlike woman; virago, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 10; Wrt.Voc. 17, 18
cyne-strǽt
A royal street or road ⬩ regia via, publicum
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A royal street or road; regia via, publicum, Cot. 153
earm-strang
Arm-strong, muscular ⬩ tŏrōsus
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Arm-strong, muscular; tŏrōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 124; Wrt. Voc. 43, 49
Erming-strǽt
Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain
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Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain, Som. Lye
faroþ-strǽt
The sea-street, the sea ⬩ marĭtĭma via, măre
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The sea-street, the sea ; marĭtĭma via, măre Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroþsttǽte feor ne wǽre I have understood that thou wert not far from us upon the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 1795; An. 900: 622; An. 311
fór-strang
Very strong ⬩ prævălĭdus
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Very strong; prævălĭdus Fórstrangne oft wíf hine wríþ [though] very strong, a woman often binds him, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 2; Rä. 51, 4
lagu-strǽt
A sea-road ⬩ the sea
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A sea-road, the sea Ofer lagustrǽte, Beo. Th. 483; B. 239
mægen-strang
Strong in power
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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38. Mægenstrong, Exon. 129 a; Th. 495
mere-strǽt
The road which the sea furnishes
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The road which the sea furnishes, Elen. Kmbl. 483; El. 242: Beo. Th. 1032; B. 514
ranc-strǽt
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A road in which bravery is displayed (?) God ðé wǽpnum lǽt rancstrǽte forþ rúme wyrcan God let thee with weapons work an ample road where thy bravery was shewn (of Abraham's rescuing Lot), Cd. Th. 127, 17; Gen. 2112
strang-líc
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of persons, strong, robust Cniht, stranglíc on wæstme and wénlíc on nebbe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 41. Hwæðer ðæt landfolc sí tó gefeohte stranglic oððe untrumlíc populum, utrum fortis sit an infirmus, Num. 13, 20. of things, strong, firm, solid, able to resist
cíp-strǽt
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in Dict., and cf. ceáp-strǽt
dún-strǽt
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Dele
fird-strǽt
high road
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A military road, high road Úp tó cynges ferd-strǽte, C. D. iii. 174, 8. Andlang bróces on ðá fyrdstrǽt, 443, 5
Linked entry: here-strǽt
cyne-strǽt
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Substitute: The king's highway, a high road Cyne*-*strǽte puplicum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 16
ge-strícan
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to stroke, smooth with the hand Pyles tácen is þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre sume feþer tácnum gestríce on þýne winstran hand innewearde and lege tó þínum eáron the sign for a cushion is that with your forefinger you make as if you were smoothing a feather
heáh-strǽt
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Of þælbricge tó ðǽre héhstrǽte; of ðǽre héhstrǽte, C. D. vi. 60, 21. [v. N. E. D. highstreet.] Cf. heáh-weg. Add
sǽ-strand
strǽt-weard
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Guarding of roads De stretwarde. De qualibet hida in hundredo iiii. homines ad stretwarde invenientur . . . Et guardereve, id est prepositus custodum, habebit .xxx. hidas quietas pro labore suo, Ll. Th. i. 479, 25-29
Linked entry: weard
þurh-strang
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Very strong Ðurhstrange praeualidas, An. Ox. 50, 25