straunger

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French estrangier; equivalent to straunge +‎ -er.

Alternative forms

stranger, strangere, strangher, strangier, straungier, straungior, strawnger, strayngour, stronger

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /strau̯nˈd͡ʒeːr/, /ˈstrau̯nd͡ʒər/, (late) /ˈstraːnd͡ʒər/

Noun

straunger (plural straungers)

An outsider or foreigner (person from an outside group or country)
A stranger; an unfamiliar individual.
A guest or journeyer; someone travelling or staying.
(rare) Someone from another family.

Descendants

English: stranger

References

“straunǧer(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adjective

straunger

comparative degree of straunge

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