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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Streiche, Striche, adj. [? OE strǽc rigid. Cf. Strek(e adj.] ? Stiff, ? affected. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) xviii 32.
And be I ornat in my speiche Than Towsy sayis I am sa streiche [M. striche, B. screiche] I speik not lyk thair hous menȝie
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"Streiche adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/streiche>
