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SKELF definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
noun Scottish and Northern England dialect. 1. a splinter of wood, esp when embedded accidentally in the skin . 2. a thin or diminutive person. www.collinsdictionary.com
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SKELF Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SKELF is Scottish variant of shelf. www.merriam-webster.com
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skelf, n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
A small or slight person; one who is a nuisance. colloquial. 1927. Pit doon that fryin'-pan, ye wee skelf . Scots Magazine June ... www.oed.com
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skelf
▪ I. skelf Sc. (and north. dial.). Also 4–5 skelfe. [prob. ad. Du. or LG. schelf, related to shelf n.] A shelf (see also quot. 1802).1396–7 Durh. Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 214, j skelfe pro caseo. 1408 Ibid. 223, ij skelfes. c 1480 Henryson Fables, Town & C. Mouse xv, Baith cheis and butter vpoun thair s... Oxford English Dictionary
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skelf and skelfe - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses). 1. (a) A shelf; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2. 125]. quod.lib.umich.edu
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SND :: skelf n2 v - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
SKELF, n.2, v. Also skelv(e), and reduced form skel. Dim. skelvock. [skɛlf]. I. n. 1. A thin flat fragment or slice, a flake, a lamina (n. www.dsl.ac.uk
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Ulleskelf
Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while skelf may be an Old English word meaning "a flat area" (a cognate of shelf), although it In this geographical context 'skelf' would mean 'bank' (of the river). The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec. wikipedia.org
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skelf - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · A splinter or sliver of wood. · Synonym: spail · A thin or diminutive person. · 1992, Iain Banks, The Crow Road : 'Like I say; I could have got the baby- ... en.wiktionary.org
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Only now finding out skelf is a Scottish word...mind blown - Facebook
Jacqui Pearson I call it a splinter but I worked with a lot of girls from through the west and they called it a skelf. www.facebook.com
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SND :: skelf n1 - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
SKELF, n.1 Also skyelf (Abd. 1914 G. Greig Folk Song cxxxvi. 1); skelv.-; skilf; ¶scalf. Pl. skelfs. Dim. skelfie. [skɛlf]. 1. A shelf in gen. dsl.ac.uk
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Skelf - Scots Language Centre
Skelf being a small fragment of wood embedded in the skin makes a comparatively late appearance in the Dictionary of the Scots Language. www.scotslanguage.com
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skelvy
ˈskelvy, a. Sc. [f. skelf: cf. shelvy.] Full of shelves or ledges.1787 Burns Bruar Water iv, Here, foaming down the skelvy rocks, In twisting strength I rin. Oxford English Dictionary
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Raskelf
History The village appears in the Domesday Book as Rascill and its derivation is believed to be Ra (Roe Deer) and Skelf (Shelf). wikipedia.org
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skalfering
† ˈskalfering, vbl. n. and ppl. a. Also 6 scalf-, scelf-, skelf-. [f. LG. schalfer or Du. schelfer, var. of schilfer: see skilfer.] a. vbl. n. Scurfiness. b. ppl. a. Scurfy.1561 Hollybush Hom. Apoth. 2 He y{supt} hath a scalfering head let the same take y⊇ course branne..& put a litle vinegre theret... Oxford English Dictionary
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Daniel Patrick Quinn
Ridin' The Stang (Suilven Recordings) 2005 Don't Look Down (with DAC Crowell and Kurt Doles) (Suilven Recordings) 2006 West to the Irish Sea (Wee Black Skelf wikipedia.org
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