Skríkja

Old Norse Dictionary - skríkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skríkja"

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

Old Norse word skríkja can mean:skríkja

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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