Strene \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)