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Definition of Shright
1. n. A shriek; shrieking.
Definition of Shright
1. Verb. (past of shriek) ¹
2. Verb. (past of shritch) ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A shriek or shrieking; sobbing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shright
1. a shriek [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shright
Literary usage of Shright
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
""i «er ш on alway she cried and shright, ™| •to hire bek ... w sor« of hire, she
shright alway so loude. Fw ther va» never yet no man on live, •tat be coude ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"And ever in on alway she cried and shright, Ami with hire bek ... she shright
alway so loude. For ther was never yet no man on live, If that he coude a ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"shright, for shrieked. Down in her lap she hid her face, ... POM, 1557, E 4 b
shright, *. A shriek. That with their piteous cryes, ..."
4. Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of by William Hazlitt (1825)
"... For sorwe of hire, she shright alway so I¡nule. For ther was never yet no man
on live, ... Tho shright this ..."
5. A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary of Obsolete and Uncommon Words by William Toone (1832)
"For sorrow of her, she shright ay so loud. CHAUCER'S SQUIRE'S TALE. Down in her
lap she hid her face and loudly shright. ..."
6. The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: With an Essay on His Language and by Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt (1843)
"And ever in on alway she cried and shright, And with hire bek ... For sorwe of
hire, she shright alway so loude. ... Tho shright this faucon yet more ..."
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