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Where does “skreyta” come from?

skreyta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skreyta, from Old Norse skraut — ornament, decoration.

skreyta (Icelandic): to decorate

Definitions

  1. to decorate

Ancestry of “skreyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskreytato ornament, adorn, dress fine
2Old Norseskrautornament, decoration
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