Strene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strene \Strene\, n. [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS.
     gestri['e]nan, gestr?nan, gestre['o]nan, to beget, to obtain,
     gestre['o]n gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf.
     {Strian} race, family.]
     Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster] Strenger