Middle English Dictionary Entry
strā̆ken v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | strā̆ken v.(1) |
| Etymology | A Gmc. word: cp. MLG strā̆ken, OHG stracchēn, & forms of ME strecchen in -a-. Quot. c1450 may belong to strā̆ken v.(2) (cp. sense 1.(a) quot. c1410 York MGame 110, 3rd occurrence). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. streken v.(1), striken v. 11.
1.
To go, proceed rapidly; of blood: rush out swiftly; ~ forth.
Associated quotations
- a1400(?a1325) Bonav.Medit.(1) (Hrl 1701)661 : To hys fete anone þan þey straked; Þey haled hem harde, tyl þe cros kraked.
- (c1426) Audelay Poems (Dc 302)102/27 : Þai..betin Him with scorgis fro top to ton; Þe red blod fro Him strakid.
- c1450(1369) Chaucer BD (Benson-Robinson)1312 : With that word ryght anoon They gan to strake forth [vr. strake right al]; al was doon, For that tyme, the hert-huntyng.
- c1600(?c1395) PPl.Creed (Trin-C R.3.15)82 : Wiþ sterne staues and stronge þey ouer lond strakeþ.