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scare, skaer, skaer_taft, skair, skair_thaft, skaird, skyaard,
skair [skeːr]
n. A slanting cut or notch joint in a piece of wood.
v. To splice such pieces of wood.
n. A slanting cut or notch joint in a piece of wood.
v. To splice such pieces of wood.
Compounds and phrases etc.
skair thaft: The furthest aft thaft or seat in a boat.
scaith, scaithe, scath, scathe, skaith, skaithe, skaithless,
skaith [skeθ]
n. Damage, hurt, injury, harm, mischief. Something which does harm, a harmful agent or influence.
For the v. see skaithe.
n. Damage, hurt, injury, harm, mischief. Something which does harm, a harmful agent or influence.
For the v. see skaithe.
Compounds and phrases etc.
skaithless: Free of financial loss, penalty or liability.
onskaithed, scaith, scaithe, scath, scathe, skaith, skaithe, skaithed, skaitht, unskaith$d, unskaithed,
skaithe [skeːð]
v. To harm, injure, damage. To wrong, be unfair to.
pt. pp. skaithed.
v. To harm, injure, damage. To wrong, be unfair to.
pt. pp. skaithed.
For the n. See skaith
Compounds and phrases etc.
unskaithed: Unhurt, unharmed.
skallet,
skallet [ˈskalət]
adj. I.Sh. Bald, hairless.
adj. I.Sh. Bald, hairless.
scalva, scalva, skalv, skalva, skalva, skalve,
skalva [I.Sh. ˈskalvə]
n. Soft flaky snow.
n. Soft flaky snow.
scair, shair, shaire, shairt, share, sher, sherr, skair, skaired, skare, skare$t, skared,
skare [skeːr]
n. A share. A portion, allotted part. A plot of land.
v. To share. To participate in.
pt. pp. skare't, skared
n. A share. A portion, allotted part. A plot of land.
v. To share. To participate in.
pt. pp. skare't, skared
Scralin, Scrawlin, Skarlin, Skerlin, Skirlin, Skralin,
Skarlin [ˈskərlɪn]
also Skralin [ˈskrɑlrɪn]
pn. Skirling (Borders].
also Skralin [ˈskrɑlrɪn]
pn. Skirling (Borders].
scarrach, skarrach,
skarrach [ˈskarəx]
n. A rainy gust, a light fall of snow, a considerable quantity of liquor.
n. A rainy gust, a light fall of snow, a considerable quantity of liquor.
scat, scatt, scattald, skam-skafta, skat, skatfa, skatfo, skatfo, skatfu, skatt, skattald,
skat [I. skat]
n. An old land tax originally paid by udallers in cloth, butter and oil.
n. An old land tax originally paid by udallers in cloth, butter and oil.
Compounds and phrases etc.
skattald: Common pature ground allocated to crofters.
skatfaw: n. I. Ruin.
skatfu [-fu]: Greedy, wasteful.
skatfaw: n. I. Ruin.
skatfu [-fu]: Greedy, wasteful.
dinnan, dinnen, dinnen_dinnan, dinnie, dinny, dunnie, dunny, gunnack, gunnock, jennie_skate, jenny_skate, scate, skait, skaitie, skate,
skate [ˈdɪnən sket, ˈdʌnən-]
n. A skate. The fish Dipturus batis. A paper-kite, from its similarity in shape. A term of contempt for a stupid or objectionable person.
dim. skaitie
n. A skate. The fish Dipturus batis. A paper-kite, from its similarity in shape. A term of contempt for a stupid or objectionable person.
dim. skaitie
Compounds and phrases etc.
dinnen skate: dim. dinnie: NEC. MN. The skate Dipturus batis.
gray skate: NEC. MN. The skate Dipturus batis.
gunnet skate, gunnock: MN. The long-nosed skate Dipturus oxyrinchus.
jennie skate: The thornback ray Raja clavata.
maiden skate: EC. A young thornback ray Raja clavata or the skate Raja batis.
mongrel skate: EC. The angel fish Squatina squatina.
whaul skate: I.Sh. A large cuttlefish.
wild meir skate: MN. The thornback ray Raja clavata.
gray skate: NEC. MN. The skate Dipturus batis.
gunnet skate, gunnock: MN. The long-nosed skate Dipturus oxyrinchus.
jennie skate: The thornback ray Raja clavata.
maiden skate: EC. A young thornback ray Raja clavata or the skate Raja batis.
mongrel skate: EC. The angel fish Squatina squatina.
whaul skate: I.Sh. A large cuttlefish.
wild meir skate: MN. The thornback ray Raja clavata.