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scrike

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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6

Definition of scrike

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (Northern-England, UK, dialectal)To shriek; to screech.
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verb

  1. (Northern-England, UK, dialectal)To shriek; to screech.
  2. To cry (shed tears)

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Etymology

From Middle English skriken, shrichen, scrichen, from the fusion of Old English scriccettan (“to screech”) and Old Norse skríkja (“to shriek”); both from Proto-Germanic *skrik- (“to cry; shriek”). Cognate with Icelandic skríkja (“to chirp; twitter”), Danish skrige (“to shriek”). Related to shriek.

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