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· Old Norse
skríkja
3 English words descend from Old Norse
skríkja
, most common first.
screech
A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
scrike
To shriek; to screech.
skrike
To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.