strawn

See also: Strawn

English

Etymology

As strawen; compare papern, silvern.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: strôn, IPA^(key): /stɹɔːn/

Adjective

strawn (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of strawen
- 1609: Charles Butler, The Feminine Monarchie; or, A Treatise Concerning Bees, page 34 (1634 revision)
  In some countries they use strawn Hives.

Scots

Etymology 1

A variant of strand (“small brook”, “gutter”).

Noun

strawn

(Western Scotland) gutter

Etymology 2

From the Germanic *strene.

Noun

strawn

string (a number of objects strung on a thread; e.g., “a string of beads”)

References

1825, John Jamieson, “STRAWN”, in Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: [...] In Two Volumes, volume II (K–Z), Edinburgh: Printed at the University Press, OCLC 863495133, page 498, column 2:
STRAWN, s. A strawn of beads, a string of beads, Mearns.

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