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skreedn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Norn. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: skreed v. Etymology: Partly (i) < the unattested Norn cognate of Old Icelandic skreið shoal, flock, Faroese skreið shoal of cod, Norwegian skrei , (regional) skreid flock, host, swarm, spawning cod, Swedish regional skrej spawning cod ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic skríða : see skreed v.); and partly (ii) directly < skreed v.Compare Orkney Scots skro , in the same sense (1929; compare quot. 1988; of uncertain origin). Scottish (chiefly Shetland, Orkney, and Caithness). the world > animals > animals collectively > [noun] > swarm the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > regarded as a whole or a body of people gathered > large or numerous a1838 J. Jamieson (Adv. 22.1.12) XII. 200/2 Skrae, a swarm, a crowd of small animals, Shetl. 1897 17 July 7/3 Der a scride o' scarfs aboot da shore dis saison. 1898 8 Jan. 7/5 Hit micht a' sair'd if wir hoos hed a scride o' bairns. 1903 J. Spence in (1904) V. 282/1 [Shetland] A skride o' fleas. 1914 J. S. Angus 122 Skried, a swarm, as of vermin. 1950 No. 20 12 Sikk a skreed a fokk is apo da Shore. 1969 G. Voy in A. J. Bruford (1982) 39 Away back in the old days in Orkney there were some gey pitiful times. Jimmock o Tissiebist, wi a scrythe o peerie bairns, were warse off than maist. 1988 G. Lamb Skreed, skrythe, skry, skro..a swarm, a crowd. 2018 S. Hall 11 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) Sheu hid a whole skreed o bairns in that peedie cooncil hoose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skreedv.Origin: A borrowing from Norn. Etymology: < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic skríða to creep, crawl (see scrithe v. and compare the Scandinavian forms cited at that entry).The vocalism of the β. forms apparently shows a more anglicized pronunciation (compare rive v.1). Scottish ( Shetland, Orkney, and Caithness). the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up space [verb (intransitive)] > be or become full > be or become crowded > be crowded with things in motion the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > make abundant [verb (transitive)] > abound in or with > swarm with > with objectionable things 1825 J. Jamieson Suppl. Skreid, to be covered with vermin, Shetl. 1898 27 Aug. 7/2 As fir kokrochies..! der juist skridin'. 1903 J. Spence in (1904) V. 282/1 [Shetland] Tammus Gimmer was fairly scridin' wi' kids. c1920 C. M. Taylor in (1971) VIII. 300/2 [Caithness] The place is scrivan wi' mice. 1929 H. Marwick 164/2 His claes were just skryan wi' lice. 1988 G. Lamb Skreed, skrythe, skry, skro, to swarm. 1994 G. M. Brown 45 Rats were scrithing among the ribs of Seamus the horse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.a1838v.1825 |
/skrʌɪð/, U.S.