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skrift

Pronunciation: /skrɪft/

“skrift” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the act or manner of writing
  2. writing; written language or graphic signs representing linguistic expressions
  3. script; a writing system
  4. handwriting; a person's characteristic manner of forming letters
  5. type; a system or collection of printing types
  6. typeface, font; writing or type with a standardized visual design
  7. a complete set of types of the same design and size
  8. notation; a system of signs
  9. a written utterance or text
  10. a prophecy or warning of impending judgement or punishment
  11. a sign that something bad or dangerous is developing
  12. a sacred or religious text; scripture
  13. the Bible; Scripture
  14. a written or printed work, publication, pamphlet, treatise, or similar text, often intended for the public
  15. the texts of the Bible; the Scriptures

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skript (“writing, text”), borrowed from Middle Low German schrift (“writing, script”), from Proto-West Germanic *skrifti (“writing, scripture”), itself borrowed from Latin scrīptum (“something written; record”). Doublet of script (“script, screenplay; computer script”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skrift, Danish skrift, Swedish skrift, Icelandic skrift and English shrift…

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