skrike
English
verb
Definitions
- (British) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English skriken derived from Old Norse skríkja (shriek, scream).
Origin
Old Norse
skríkja
Gloss
shriek, scream
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- outshriek English
- screech English
- scrike English
- shriek English
- shrieker English
- shriekest English
- shrieketh English
- shriekfest English
- shriekling English
- shrieky English
- *skrik- Proto-Germanic
- *skrīkijaną Proto-Germanic
- skrika Swedish
- scriccettan Old English
- scrycke Middle English
- skriken Middle English
- skríkja Old Norse