screeve

screeve · verb, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromscrībō“write”
2. Irish · derived fromscríobh
3. English todayscreeve

In view of the slang nature of the term, probably from Polari screeve (“write”), from Irish scríobh, eventually from Latin scrībō (“write”). Doublet of shrive.

screeve · noun²

1. Georgian · borrowed fromმწკრივი“row, series”
2. English todayscreeve

Borrowed from Georgian მწკრივი (mc̣ḳrivi, “row, series”).

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