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skred.

slide, slip, slip (e.g. of a moving vehicle, stocks, or values, also used positively)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/skreð/[ˈsɡ̊ʁæð]
  1. slide, slip, slip (e.g. of a moving vehicle, stocks, or values, also used positively)

    neuter
  2. landslide, landslip, avalanche (a displacement and fall of earth)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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

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