An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 758
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 758
1. Timorous; _skair_, S. B.
_Bannatyne P._
2. Shy, affectedly modest, S.
_Pop. Ball._
~Skar~, ~Skare~, _s._
1. A fright, S.; _skair_, S. B.
_Shirrefs._
2. A scarecrow.
_Lyndsay._
SKARRACH, _s._
1. A flying shower, a blast of wind and rain, Ang. Fife.
Moes. G. _skura_, procella magna.
2. A considerable quant.i.ty of drink, Loth.
SKARSMENT, _s._ Some kind of fortification.
_Pal. Hon._
Germ. _schaur-en_, to defend.
SKART, _s._ A cormorant.
V. ~Scarth~.
SKARTFREE, _adj._
V. ~Scart~, _v._
SKARTH, _s._ Puny creature, S. _scart_.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _skort-a_, deficere; _skard-a_, diminuere.
_To_ SKAT, _v. a._ To tax.
_Henrysone._
Teut. _schatt-en_; Su. G. _skatt-a_, taxare.
_To_ SKAUDE, _v. a._ To scald, S.
_Doug._
Fr. _eschaud-er_, Ital. _scald-are_, id.
_To_ ~Skaude~, ~Skad~, _v. n._ To be galled, from heat, S.
SKAUM, _s._
1. The act of singing clothes.
2. A slight mark of burning, S.
Sw. _skamm-a_, a stain; Isl. _kaam_, id.
~Skaummit~, ~Scamed~, _part. adj_. Having a mark produced by fire or a hot iron, S.
_Spalding_.
SKAW, _s._ A scall of any kind, S.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den_.
SKEEBRIE, _s._ Thin light soil, Ang.
~Skeebroch~, _s._ Very lean meat, Galloway.
Ir. _scabar_, thin, lean.
_To_ SKEEG, _v. a._ To lash, S. B.
_Minstr. Bord._
Celt. _skig-ia_, to strike; Arm. _skei_, to bang.