skrið

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɪːð/
• Rhymes: -ɪːð

Noun

skrið n (genitive singular skriðs, no plural)

1. creeping, crawling, slithering
2. speed

   Synonyms: ferð, hraði

Derived terms

• skriðdreki (“tank”)
• skriðdýr (“reptile”)
• skriðjökull (“glacier tongue”)
• skriðsóley (“creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens”)
• skriðsund (“front crawl”)
• skriðþungi (“momentum”)

Related terms

• skríða (“to creep, to crawl, to slither”)