So called after the north strand (i.e. shore) of the river Thames.
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1908- StrandEnglish · e-38700-3290
Strand, strand, n. the margin or beach of the sea or of a lake: (Scot.) a rivulet, a gutter.—v.t. to run aground: to be stopped.—v.i. to drift or be driven ashore.—p.adj. Strand′ed, driven on shore: left helpless without
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Strand, strand, n. one of the strings or parts that compose a rope.—v.t. to break a strand: to form by uniting strands. [Dut. streen, a skein; Ger. strähne.]
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Strand
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First attested as Strand (Het) in 1913. Calque of West Frisian It Strân , derived from strân ( “ beach ” ) .
From Middle High German strant , from Old High German * strand , from Proto-Germanic * strandō . Cognate with English strand ( “ shore; beach ” ) . More at strand .
From Middle High German strand , from Old High German strant , from Proto-Germanic * strandō . Cognate with German Strand , Dutch strand , English strand , Icelandic strönd .
From Old Frisian * strand , from Proto-Germanic * strandō . Cognate to West Frisian strân , Scots strand , German Strand , etc.
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