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streim (s.xii1/3)

The form straim is a cross reference to the following entry:

streim (s.xii1/3)

straim,  streym  (stremt)  
  FEW:  stramen 12,285a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  estraim (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  stramen 3208a

s.

bot.(wisp of) straw, dried stalk of cereal plants
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex ) quant est froté li gaiet, Si trait [a] sei straim et paillet  Lapid 255.1602
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) stratoria: (D) leyt de streym (var. (A: s.xiii) de estraim; (L: s.xiiiex) de stremt; (T: s.xii/xiii) lis a terre )  TLL ii 52.92
( MS: 1419 ) si ascun mesoun deinz la garde soit covert d’autre coverture qe tilles, plumb, piere, et nemy par reed ou streym  (ed. streyin)  Lib Alb 337

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See also:

estreim  stra  stramet  straminer 
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straim