† aˈstrain, v. Obs.
Also 4–5 astreyn, 5 estrayne.
[a. OF. astreign- stem of astreindre, astraindre:—L. astringĕre to astringe.]
To bind; to put under obligation; to restrain.
| c 1400 Apol. Loll. 52 He may astreyn himsilf a ȝer to dwel wiþ a man to serue him. 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 363/4 Jhesus..was taken, estrayned, haled forth, and mocked. 1594 Carew Tasso (1881) 108 And free in place Will die, ere base cord hand and foot astraine. |