estreint

Old French

Etymology

Past participle of estreindre, perhaps corresponding to Latin strictus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin *strinctus.

Verb

estreint

  1. past participle of estreindre

Adjective

estreint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular estreinte)

  1. constrained (kept within close bounds; confined)

Descendants

  • French: étreint
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