sgreuch

sgreuch
sgreuch, sgriach
a scream, screech, Irish sgréach, Early Irish screch: *skreikâ, root skrei, as in sgread, q.v. English screech, shriek are from the same root (not stem). Welsh ysqrêch, seems borrowed from the English

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Screech — (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Screeched — Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Screeching — Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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