A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1474, 1533
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Astrenȝe, v. Also: astreneȝe. [ME. astreyn (c 1400), OF. astreign-, astreindre, L. astringere.] tr.
1. To bind, engage. 1474 Lennox Mun. 103.
I … byndis, oblisis, astrenȝeis and drawis me … to the saydis Patric and Waltir … to be tane, pundit [etc.] 1533 Boece x. x. 370 b.
Ferder the king ... astreneȝeit him self be ane aith he suld nocht fra the assege remove [etc.]
2. To constrain, compel. 1533 Boece vii. i. 221 b.
Maximus the tyran ... astreneȝeing the inhumane pepill of Germanȝe to ȝerlie tribute
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Astrenȝe v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/astren3e>
