skri
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Verb
skri (present tense skrir, past tense skrei, past participle skridd or skridt or skride, present participle skridande, imperative skri)
- to move about on snow, ice or other slippery surfaces, using skis, skates, sleds or similar.
- Eg likar å skri på ski.
- I like to ski.
- to walk in a regular, elegant manner
Further reading
- “skri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Verb
skri (Cyrillic spelling скри)
Etymology
Old Swedish skri, from or related to Old Norse skríkja (“to shriek”). Cognate with German Schrei.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
skri n
- a loud, piercing scream; a cry, a howl, a shriek, a call, a scream
- ett skri av fasa
- a cry of horror
- "Skriet från vildmarken" är en roman av Jack London
- "The Call of the Wild" is a novel by Jack London.
- "Skriet" är en målning av Edvard Munch.
- "The Scream" is a painting by Edvard Munch.
- måsarnas hesa skrin
- the hoarse cries of the gulls
Declension
Derived terms
- anskri
- dödsskri
- fågelskri
- glädjeskri
- härskri
- nattskri
- parningsskri
- ramaskri
- ångestskri
- åsneskri
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