skrik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skrik
1885–90; < Afrikaans < Dutch schrik fright
Example Sentences
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Norse skrik, a cry, a yell, skrikja, vb.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
O. N. ī most frequently remains ī, written i, y: flyre, gryce, grise, myth, skrik, rive, ryfe, tithand, etc.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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