Estray

/ɪˈstreɪ/ noun

Definition

A stray animal, especially a domestic animal found wandering without an owner and not claimed.

Etymology

From Old French 'estraié', past participle of 'estraier', related to 'stray'. In medieval law, an estray was property that had wandered away and could be claimed by the crown if not reclaimed by its owner.

Kelly Says

In medieval England, the crown actually owned all unclaimed stray animals—they were literally the property of the king, which is why there were special laws about what you could do with a lost horse or cow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይደለም
ai-de-lem
ARالعربية
ضال
daal
BNবাংলা
হারিয়ে গেছে
ha-ri-ye ge-che
CACatalà
desviat
des-vi-at
CSČeština
odbočený
od-bo-che-ny
DADansk
vild
veeld
DEDeutsch
Abtrünniger
ab-troo-ni-ger
ELΕλληνικά
απομακρυνθείς
a-po-mak-r-n-thee-s
ESEspañol
desviado
des-vee-a-do
FAفارسی
گم شده
gam sho-deh
FISuomi
häiriintynyt
hai-ri-in-tynyt
FRFrançais
errante
er-rant
GUGU
ભૂલ
bhul
HAHA
karya
kar-ya
HEעברית
נעלם
na-lam
HIहिन्दी
भटक
bha-tak
HUMagyar
eltévedt
el-te-vedt
IDBahasa Indonesia
terombang-ambing
ter-om-bang-am-bing
IGIG
chọrọ
cho-ro
ITItaliano
sbandato
sban-da-to
JA日本語
迷子
ma-go
KKKK
жүрген
zhyr-gen
KMKM
បានបរា
ba-an-ba-ra
KO한국어
빗나간
bit-na-gan
MRMR
भटकेले
bha-ta-ke-le
MSBahasa Melayu
tersesat
ter-se-sat
MYမြန်မာ
ပျောက်
pyauk
NLNederlands
afdwaald
af-dwaald
NONorsk
avvik
av-vik
PAPA
ਖੋવા
kho-va
PLPolski
odłączył się
od-wac-chil sie
PTPortuguês
desviado
des-vee-a-do
RORomână
rătăcit
ra-ta-cit
RUРусский
блуждающий
blyuzh-day-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
avvikit
av-vik-it
SWKiswahili
ame
a-me
TAதமிழ்
தவறான
ta-va-raan
TEతెలుగు
పోయిన
po-yin
THไทย
หลง
long
TLTL
nakal
na-kal
TRTürkçe
kayıp
kai-yip
UKУкраїнська
блукав
blyu-kav
URاردو
گم
gum
VITiếng Việt
lạc
lak
YOYO
ṣẹ̀lẹ̀
she-le
ZH中文
走失
zou-shi
ZUZU
ngaphi
ng-a-phi

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