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▪ I. † ˈstrainable, a.1 Obs.
Forms: 5 strenabylle, strayne-, 6 strayn-, streyn(e-, strein-, stren-, 6–7 strain(e)able.
[f. strain v.1 + -able.]
1. Coercive, compulsive, compulsory.
1483Cath. Angl. 368/1 Strenabylle, artabilis, co-, coarcibilis. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 828/1 Being hastned forward through the strenable force of destinie. 1592Bacon Observ. Libel Resuscit. (1657) 117 The Entring, and Sifting, into Mens Consciences,..which is Rigorous, and Straineable, Inquisition.
2. In physical sense: Violent, exerting great force. Chiefly of wind and weather.
1497Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 249 The wynde contraryed & the wether was so Strayneable that scace they gate into Lymyngton haven. a1548Hall Chron., Rich. III, 41 A prosperous and strenable wynde. 1566Painter Pal. Pleas. I. 69 The night being darke and the billowes going high and streinable. 1581Mulcaster Positions xxix. (1887) 109 Some [exercises] be verie vehement, strong, and strainable.
3. Of the voice: ? Full, powerful, sonorous.
1569Newton Cicero's Olde Age 17 b, The office and function of an Oratoure consisteth not only in wytte and eloquence, but also in a loude durablenesse, and strainable voice. 1576― Lemnie's Complex. i. vi. 37 He..vseth a liuelye & straynable voyce [L. viua intentaque voce].
Hence † ˈstrainableness; † ˈstrainably adv.
1511Guylforde's Pilgr. (Camden) 60 The wynde blew not so straynably as byfore. a1542Wyatt Poems, ‘Go burning Sighs’, With pitefull plaint & scalding fyer that oute of my brest doeth straynably stert. 1581Ld. Burleigh in Nicolas Mem. Sir. C. Hatton (1847) 177, I do..pray you..not to have the Earl dealt withal strainably, but only by way of advice. 1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1549/1 By building of which bridge ouer so swift & great a streame, the passage was set open..which before (by reason of the strenablenesse of the water) was not passable.
▪ II. † ˈstrainable, a.2 Scots Law. Obs.
Forms: 6 stren(e)ȝeable, strengyabill, strenyeabill, 6–7 strenȝeabill, -ell, streinȝeable.
[aphetic f. distrainable. Cf. strain v.2]
Subject to distraint, liable to be distrained.
1508Cartular. S. Nich. Aberd. (New Spalding Club) I. 205 Ay and quhile We prouid to thame ane plaice als strenȝeabill for ye pament of ye saide sex markis in ye ȝeir. 1540Rec. Elgin (New Spalding Club) I. 51 The prouest and bailȝeis commandat the officiaris to pund termlye ony strengyabill bigging of the forsaid landis. 1609Skene Reg. Maj., Stat. Alex. II 18 b, Gif they haue na strenzeabell gudes. Ibid., Quon. Attach. xxxvii. 84 Ilke frie man may be borgh for himselfe..swa he be responsall, and strenzeabill to the judge. |