\Strene\, n. [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS.
gestri['e]nan, gestr?nan, gestre['o]nan, to beget, to obtain,
gestre['o]n gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf.
{Strian} race, family.]
Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.