écrier

French

Etymology

From Middle French escrier, from Old French escrier (to scream, cry out), partially from es- (out) + crier (to cry, shout, scream), and partially from Frankish *skrīan (to yell, scream, call out, shout), from Proto-Germanic *skrīhaną (to cry out), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerei- (to scream, caw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kʁi.je/
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Verb

écrier

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to exclaim
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to yell, scream

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