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SKEIGH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
adjective ˈskēḵ chiefly Scottish : proudly spirited : skittish often used of a horse or a woman.
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SKEIGH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy. · (of women) proud; disdainful. adverb. proudly. Discover More. Other Word Forms. skeighish adjective.
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SKEIGH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: Scottish dialect 1. (of horses) shy or skittish 2. (of women) shy or disdainful.... Click for more definitions.
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skeigh
skeigh, a. and adv. Sc. (skix) Forms: 6–7 skeich, 9 skiech, skeech; 8 skiegh, 8– skeigh. [Related to OE. scéoh shy (= MHG. schiuhe, schiech-, G. scheuch), but the origin of the sk- is not clear: cf. skey a.] A. adj. 1. Of horses: inclined to shy; skittish, mettlesome, spirited.1508 Dunbar Tua Mariit...
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skeigh, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word skeigh. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in ...
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Skeigh - definition of skeigh by The Free Dictionary
skeigh. (skiːx). adj. 1. (of horses) shy or skittish. 2. (of women) shy or disdainful.
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abeigh
abeigh, adv. Sc. (əˈbiːx, əbɛˈɪx) [Of uncert. deriv.; possibly f. a prep.1 in + Norse beig, beyg, fear. In any etym. the final guttural must be accounted for.] ‘At a shy distance, aloof.’ Jamieson.c 1707 Auld Gray Mare in Jacob. Relics I. 69 Whene'er her tail play'd whisk, Or when her look grew skei...
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SKEIGH - The Open Dictionary
Definition: - A variant spelling of 'skeg'. Example: - The skeigh of the boat was damaged in the storm. Sinonyms. skeg. Definition:.
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"SKEIGH": Frisky, spirited, or easily startled - OneLook
Usually means: Frisky, spirited, or easily startled. Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History Easter eggs ...
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How to say "skeigh"! (High Quality Voices) - YouTube
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Skeigh Baby Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity Insights | Momcozy
The most comprehensive details about baby name Skeigh include its origins, meaning, historical popularity, and variations in the Momcozy Name Generator.
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skeigh, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb skeigh is in the early 1500s. OED's only evidence for skeigh is from 1513, in a translation by Gavin Douglas, ...
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skey
▪ I. † skey, n.1 Obs. rare. A kind of boat.1507 Will of Gorman (Somerset Ho.), A boote otherwise called a Skeye. 1542 Admir. Ct. Warrant Bks. 1 Sept., Navicula vocata a skey.▪ II. ‖ skey, n.2 S. African. (skeɪ) Also skea. [Du. schei tie-piece.] One of a pair of wooden bars passing through each end o...
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asclent
aˈsklent, aˈsclent, adv. [Cf. sclender, sclate = slender, slate.] Scotch form of aslant.1584 J. Carmichael Let. in Misc. Wodr. Soc. (1844) 443 They..hes bene farther careit asklent then reason can warrand. 1657 S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 61 They always took the bog a-sclent [= they fled]. 1792 ...
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a-skie
† a-ˈskie, adv. Obs. [? f. a prep.1 + skey, variant of shey, shy: ‘schey or skey as horse’ (Promp. Parv.): cf. also skeigh and askoye.] ? Shyly; off at a tangent like a shying horse.1393 Gower Conf. II. 50 All sodeinly She passeth as it were a skie All clene out of this ladies sight.
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