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shrike

Meaningshrike

Common meaning: songbird known for impaling prey

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsceawiansource
  2. Middle Englishschewensource
  3. Englishshrike‘songbird known for impaling prey’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English sceawian ‘shrike’.

Roots

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