A twisted cord or rope made of twisted fibers, especially used in Scottish English to bind or fasten things.
From Old Norse 'strengr' meaning string or rope, related to Middle English and Scottish dialects where it evolved to mean a binding cord or strand of twisted material.
This old Scottish word reminds us that English dialects preserved ancient Norse words centuries after Vikings left Britain—'strang' is basically the ancestor of our modern 'string' but with a more robust, practical flavor used in rural crafts.
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