scritch-owl
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Barn Owl — Tyto alba alba at British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England Conservation status … Wikipedia
screech — mid 13c., schrichen, possibly of imitative origin (Cf. shriek). The noun is first recorded 1550s. Screech owl is attested from 1590s (scritch owl is from 1520s) … Etymology dictionary
screech — n. & v. n. a harsh high pitched scream. v.tr. & intr. utter with or make a screech. Phrases and idioms: screech owl any owl that screeches instead of hooting, esp. a barn owl or a small American owl, Otus asio. Derivatives: screecher n. screechy… … Useful english dictionary
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
Screech — (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screeched — Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screeching — Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
screech — screecher, n. /skreech/, v.i. 1. to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched. v.t. 2. to utter with a screech: She screeched her warning. n. 3. a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an owl s… … Universalium
