- shright
- shright /shrīt/ (Spenser)nounA shriek (see also ↑shritch)ORIGIN: Perh a misreading of Chaucer, Troilus IV.1147
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Shright — Shright, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Shriek}. [1913 Webster] She cried alway and shright. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shright — Shright, n. [See {Shriek}.] A shriek; shrieking. [Obs] Spenser. All hoarse for shright. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shritch — /shrich/ (obsolete or dialect) intransitive verb (pat (Spenser) shright /shrīt/) To shriek, screech noun (Spenser shriech) A shriek ORIGIN: Cf ↑scritch • • • shritchˈ owl noun Screech owl … Useful english dictionary
