Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estray

/ə.stɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: estray
IPA: /ə.stɹeɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.

noun

Archaic

verb

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[...] All the day / Had been a dreary one at best, and dim / Was settling to its close, yet shot one grim / Red leer to see the plain catch its estray."
"With other Maids to fiſh upon the Shoar; Estrays apart, and leaves her Company"

Etymology

From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: astrai, estray, -

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

estrays (plural) estrays (present, singular) estraying (participle, present) estrayed (participle, past) estrayed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

astray stray

Questions

How do you pronounce estray?: The recorded pronunciation is /ə.stɹeɪ/.
What does estray mean?: An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.
Where does estray come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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