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Where does “skreyta” come from?

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

skreyta (Old Norse): to ornament, adorn, dress fine

Definitions

  1. to ornament, adorn, dress fine

Ancestry of “skreyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrautornament, decoration

Words derived from “skreyta”

  • skreyta
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