skrá

Icelandic

/skrauː/

noun
Definitions
  • list, register, file, directory
  • (computing) file
  • a manuscript written on vellum
  • (archaic) dried skin, parchment

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skrá (document, dry skin, dried skin, parchment, leather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skrahō (dry animal skin).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skrahō

Gloss

dry animal skin

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