skri

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skríða.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skriː/

Verb

skri (present tense skrir, past tense skrei, past participle skridd or skridt or skride, present participle skridande, imperative skri)

  1. 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.
  2. to walk in a regular, elegant manner

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

skri (Cyrillic spelling скри)

  1. second/third-person singular aorist of skriti

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish skri, from or related to Old Norse skríkja (“to shriek”). Cognate with German Schrei.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

skri n

  1. 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

Declension of skri
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skri skris
definite skriet skriets
plural indefinite skrin skrins
definite skrina skrinas

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