Middle English Dictionary Entry

screte adj.
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Entry Info

Forms screte adj. Also (?error) streyte.
Etymology Origin unknown; ?cp. strecchen v., streight adj.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Pliable, supple.
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