Definitions
Definitions
1 skríkja
1. u, f. [Engl. shrike], a shrieker; in the compd, sól-s., the shrike or butcher-bird, Eggert Itin. 582.
2 skríkja
2. a twittering, skríkjur: the name of a giantess, Edda (Gl.)
3 skríkja
2. t, [Engl. shriek], to twitter, of suppressed laughter; það skríkti í honum, hvað ertú að skríkja?
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
skríkja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skríkja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).