Obs. rare. Also 4–6 estraunge. [a. OF. estrange: see STRANGE.]
A. adj. 1. a. Distant, reserved. b. Strange, unusual, wonderful.
a. c. 1374. Chaucer, Troylus, I. 1084 [1077]. His hieghe porte and his manere estraunge. [So MSS. Harl. 2280 and Campsall; Harl. 3943 straunge.]
b. 1549. Sir T. Chaloner, trans. Erasm. Moriæ Enc., M j a. I maie adde here to their sentences or sawes whiche are so estraunge.
1586. Holinshed, Discov. Irel., II. iv. 28/2 (R.). You tell vs of manie gugawes and estrange dreames.
2. Law. Not privy or party to.
1673. St. German’s Doctor & Stud., 195. The Entrie … is void in the Law, because he is estrange to the Deed.
B. sb. A stranger, foreigner.
1384. in Arnolde, Chron., 39. Yt non estraunges bey or selle wt any od’ estraunges any maner marchandises wythyn ye fraunches of ye same cite.
