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Where does “shrille” come from?

shrille (Middle English) comes from Middle English schille, from Old English scill — sonorous sounding; shell.

shrille (Middle English): of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing...

Definitions

  1. of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing...

Ancestry of “shrille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschilleloud, resounding; high-pitched, shrill; audible,...
2Old Englishscillsonorous sounding; shell

Words derived from “shrille”

  • shrill
  • shrilly
  • shrillness
  • shrillish
  • outshrill
  • unshrill
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