SHRIGHT

Etymology

Verb

shright

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of shriek

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of shritch

Noun

shright (plural shrights)

(obsolete) A shriek or shrieking; sobbing.

Source: Wiktionary


Shright, obs.

Definition: imp. & p. p. of Shriek. She cried alway and shright. Chaucer.

Shright, n. Etym: [See Shriek.]

Definition: A shriek; shrieking. [Obs] Spenser. "All hoarse for shright." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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