straught, V, [199] a, after 61: stretched. See straucht.
stray. See strae.
streak, straik, of whetting a sword by passing it over a straw (cf. Germ. streichen, strike, smooth, whet). streakd it on a strow, V, [37], 8. straiked it oer a strae, II, 261, 15. See stroak, strike, strip, slate.
streak, streek, I, 299, 17: stretch.
streak by, I, 454, 12: to put off, put away.
stream-tail, IV, 185, 12: the lower end of a stream as opposed to the upper. Tail-race is the name given to the stream that carries away the water after it has passed the mill. J. Aiken.
streek, streak, I, 299, 17; II, 139, 7, 12; 345, 30; V, [174], 4; [209] b, 6: stretch. streeket, streekit, strickit, p. p., II, 189, 38; IV, 128, 17; 316, 25; 318, G 9; 319, H 7: stretched, laid out, as dead.
streekit. See straik, and streek.
streen, straine, the streen, I, 57, C 13; II, 30, 4; III, 396, N 1; IV, 47, 10, 18; V, [118], B 13; [221], 24; [257], 14: yestreen, yester-night.
strenger, compar., V, [283], 18 (and so we should read in 8 instead of scharpper): stronger.