shriek (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[shriek 词源字典]
16c. variant of scrycke (c. 1200), from Old Norse skrækja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. Related: Shrieked; shrieking. The noun is attested from 1580s, from the verb.[shriek etymology, shriek origin, 英语词源]