Skríkja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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

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

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

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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