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skred

Pronunciation: /skreð/

“skred” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. slide, slip, slip (e.g. of a moving vehicle, stocks, or values, also used positively)
  2. landslide, landslip, avalanche (a displacement and fall of earth)

Etymology

From Old Norse skrið, from Proto-Germanic *skridą, cognate with Swedish skred. A verbal noun of *skrīþaną, *skrīdaną (Danish skride).

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