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skrin.

a (lockable) small box (sometimes artistically designed)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/skriːn/
  1. a (lockable) small box (sometimes artistically designed)

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  2. a (lockable) small box (sometimes artistically designed) a shrine

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish skrin, from Latin scrīnium. Historically the word was often used for reliquaries. Cognate with Icelandic skrín, German Schrein, Old English scrin, Old French escrin, Dutch schrijn, English shrine.

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