Lexicographical Neighbors of Screich
Literary usage of Screich
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1896)
"I can hear the screich o' the blasts yet, roond aboot the inn, and their cauld
sough in the muckle ..."
2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"It has been suggested that screich, or shriek, of day, means the shrill cry of
the cock at early morn, but it is more probable that the phrase is from the ..."
3. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"1. To utter a loud and discordant sound ; to scream, Roxb. Old Callad. This is
merely a provincial variety for screich and ..."
4. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"ROUND and round | The unseen hand Turns the fate—O' mortal man; A screich at
birth, | A grane at e'en, The flesh to earth, | The soul to heaven. ..."
5. Magazine of Natural History by Edward Charlesworth (1830)
"... and an hour after he and his lads had commenced their work, the birds had made
such progress, that they must have begun by the screich of day. ..."
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