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.)