- stravage
- or stravaig intransitive verb Etymology: probably by shortening & alteration from extravagate Date: 1773 chiefly Scottish roam
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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stravage — [strə vāg′] vi. stravaged, stravaging [aphetic contr. < ML extravagari, to stray: see EXTRAVAGANT] [Scot., Irish, or North Eng.] to wander about aimlessly; roam: also sp. stravaig … English World dictionary
stravage — stravaiger, n. /streuh vayg /, v.i., stravaged, stravaging. 1. Scot., Irish, and North Eng. to wander aimlessly. 2. to saunter; stroll. Also, stravaig /streuh vayg /. [1765 75; by aphesis < ML extravagari to wander out of bounds. See EXTRAVAGANT] … Universalium
stravage — stra·vage … English syllables
stravage — … Useful english dictionary
stravaig — intransitive verb see stravage … New Collegiate Dictionary
stravaig — [strə veɪg] (also stravage) verb chiefly Scottish & Irish wander about aimlessly. Origin C18: prob. a shortening of obs. extravage digress, ramble … English new terms dictionary
stravaig — intransitive verb see stravage … Useful english dictionary
