scriven.
An editorial misreading of -sterne in thesterne (itself perhaps a scribal error for thesternes; cf. thesterness n.).
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > shriek, screech, or scream
scritchinga1500
shrikea1500
scream1513
screamingc1540
scrivec1540
shriek1599
screeching1753
skirling1820
screech1821
screel1835
shriekery1865
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (1874) 9511 The shippes on a shene fyre shot þai belyue, That the low vp lightly launchit aboute; And all chrickenede [MS thickened] with the scriue [MS thesterne; perhaps read thesternes] þurgh the styrn [MS grym] ost.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018).
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