Skríkja

Old Norse Dictionary - skríkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skríkja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skríkja Old Norse word can mean:

skríkja: 1. u, f. [Engl. shrike], a shrieker; in the compd, sól-s., the shrike or butcher-bird, Eggert Itin. 582.

skríkja: 2. a twittering, skríkjur: the name of a giantess, Edda (gl.)

skríkja: 2. t, [Engl. shriek], to twitter, of suppressed laughter; það skríkti í honum, hvað ertú að skríkja?

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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