An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

STRAMULLION, s. A strong masculine woman, Fife.

STRAND, s.
1. A rivulet.
Douglas.
2. A gutter, S.
Wallace.

STRANG, adj.
1. Strong.
Minstr. Bord.

A. S. strang, Alem. streng, robustus.

2. Harsh to the taste, bitter, S. B.

Germ. streng, id., Isl. straung, asper.

To STRANGE, v. n. To wonder, S.
Shirrefs.

STRAPPING, STRAPPAN, part. adj. Tall and handsome, S.
Burns.

STRATH, s. A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs, S.
Statist. Acc.

Gael. srath, a country confined by hills on two sides of a river.