Dictionary entry

Strene

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Strene (?), n. [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS. gestriénan, gestr�nan, gestreónan, to beget, to obtain, gestreón gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf. Strian race, family.] Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. Chaucer.