Old English

Adjective

stræc

1. strict, severe, firm, rigorous, stern, hard.
2. rigid, unyielding, obstinate, persistent.
3. violent, using force, uncompromising, vehement, strenuous.

Related terms

• streċċan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *straką, *strakką ‎(“straightness”), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- ‎(“still, rigid”).

Noun

stræc n

1. strictness, rigor.
2. violence, force.

Descendants

• Scots: strack