skelfn.¹

Forms: Also Middle English skelfe.

Etymology: probably < Dutch or Low German schelf, related to shelf n.¹

Scottish (and northern dialect).

A shelf (see also quot. 1802).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf

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binkc1520

bank1574

bracket1635

hanging shelf1726

wall-plat1841

pluteus1895

1396–7 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 214 1 skelfe pro caseo.

1408 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 223 2 skelfes.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 264 in Poems (1981) 14 Baith cheis and butter vpoun skelfis hie.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. ii On skelfs foregainst the door.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 71 On skelfs a' round the wa's the cogs were set.

1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 41 Above it, lying against the slaunt of the roof, is the skelf, or frame, containing shelves.

1837 R. P. Gillies Recoll. Sir W. Scott iii. ix. 200 The whole of the skelves cam to an accident and fell down.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxix. 209 He has a hantle o' rael gweed claith upo' yon back skelfs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

skelfn.²

Brit.

/skɛlf/, U.S.

/skɛlf/, Scottish English

/skɛlf/

Forms: Also 1600s skelv(e, 1800s skelve.

Etymology: Probably < obsolete Dutch schelf scale, flake, or splinter of wood, and ultimately cognate with skelf n.¹

Scottish.

1. A sliver or splinter, usually of wood, esp. one lodged in the skin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > puncture wound > cause of

skelfc1610

c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 24 They wer hurt..with skelves of stanes be the force of our battery.

c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 84 The King Hendre 2 being hurt in the head with the skelv of a spair.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Skelve,..a thin slice, lamina.

1884 ‘Cruck-A-Leaghan’ & ‘Slieve Gallion’ Lays & Legends N. of Ireland 88 Nor a skelf av thir hides, nor a tuft av their hair.

1895 in J. Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed. 4) 197 ‘What's the maitter wi' yer finger, guidman?’ ‘I think I hae gotten a skelf..intill't.’

1914 N. Munro New Road xxx. 308 He..cut a skelf from the boarding of one hole.

1926 Contemp. Rev. July 125 He shows the wounds he has received from a dragoon in O'Connell Street, and a skelf from a bobby's bâton at a Labour meeting in Phoenix Park.

1947 H. W. Pryde First Bk. McFlannels ii. 22 He had a skelf in his finger.

1959 Bulletin (Glasgow) 8 May 11/4 Don't neglect the pricks from rose thorns, rusty (or even clean) wires, a skelf of wood—anything like that should be treated at once, with respect and hot fomentations.

1979 L. Derwent Border Bairn i. 11 Extracting a skelf from a sore thumb.

2. A small or slight person; one who is a nuisance. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > cause of annoyance or vexation > one who or that which annoys

noyera1382

annoyancec1405

offender?a1425

fretter?1504

traik1513

vexer1530

annoying1566

annoyer1577

plagueship1628

annoyancer1632

disobliger1648

nuisance1661

galler1674

bug1785

torment1785

botheration1801

nark1846

scunner1865

bother1866

botherer1869

crucifier1870

dinlo1873

bastard1919

skelf1927

dick1966

wazzock1976

knob jockey1989

1927 Scots Mag. June 172 Pit doon that fryin'-pan, ye wee skelf.

1951 N. B. Morrison Hidden Fairing 97 A wee skelf of a man put in his head.

1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty ii. x. 181 ‘Away, ya skelf,’ the man went on. ‘You young yins think ye inventit men an' women.’

1985 M. Munro Patter 63 The weight's fell aff her—she's nuthin but a skelf.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skelf
释义	skelfn.¹ Forms: Also Middle English skelfe. Etymology: probably < Dutch or Low German schelf, related to shelf n.¹ Scottish (and northern dialect). A shelf (see also quot. 1802). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf skelf1396 shelfc1405 tack1446 binkc1520 bank1574 bracket1635 hanging shelf1726 wall-plat1841 pluteus1895 1396–7 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 214 1 skelfe pro caseo. 1408 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 223 2 skelfes. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 264 in Poems (1981) 14 Baith cheis and butter vpoun skelfis hie. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. ii On skelfs foregainst the door. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 71 On skelfs a' round the wa's the cogs were set. 1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 41 Above it, lying against the slaunt of the roof, is the skelf, or frame, containing shelves. 1837 R. P. Gillies Recoll. Sir W. Scott iii. ix. 200 The whole of the skelves cam to an accident and fell down. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxix. 209 He has a hantle o' rael gweed claith upo' yon back skelfs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). skelfn.² Brit. /skɛlf/, U.S. /skɛlf/, Scottish English /skɛlf/ Forms: Also 1600s skelv(e, 1800s skelve. Etymology: Probably < obsolete Dutch schelf scale, flake, or splinter of wood, and ultimately cognate with skelf n.¹ Scottish. 1. A sliver or splinter, usually of wood, esp. one lodged in the skin. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > puncture wound > cause of skelfc1610 c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 24 They wer hurt..with skelves of stanes be the force of our battery. c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 84 The King Hendre 2 being hurt in the head with the skelv of a spair. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Skelve,..a thin slice, lamina. 1884 ‘Cruck-A-Leaghan’ & ‘Slieve Gallion’ Lays & Legends N. of Ireland 88 Nor a skelf av thir hides, nor a tuft av their hair. 1895 in J. Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed. 4) 197 ‘What's the maitter wi' yer finger, guidman?’ ‘I think I hae gotten a skelf..intill't.’ 1914 N. Munro New Road xxx. 308 He..cut a skelf from the boarding of one hole. 1926 Contemp. Rev. July 125 He shows the wounds he has received from a dragoon in O'Connell Street, and a skelf from a bobby's bâton at a Labour meeting in Phoenix Park. 1947 H. W. Pryde First Bk. McFlannels ii. 22 He had a skelf in his finger. 1959 Bulletin (Glasgow) 8 May 11/4 Don't neglect the pricks from rose thorns, rusty (or even clean) wires, a skelf of wood—anything like that should be treated at once, with respect and hot fomentations. 1979 L. Derwent Border Bairn i. 11 Extracting a skelf from a sore thumb. 2. A small or slight person; one who is a nuisance. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > cause of annoyance or vexation > one who or that which annoys noyera1382 annoyancec1405 offender?a1425 fretter?1504 traik1513 vexer1530 annoying1566 annoyer1577 plagueship1628 annoyancer1632 disobliger1648 nuisance1661 galler1674 bug1785 torment1785 botheration1801 nark1846 scunner1865 bother1866 botherer1869 crucifier1870 dinlo1873 bastard1919 skelf1927 dick1966 wazzock1976 knob jockey1989 1927 Scots Mag. June 172 Pit doon that fryin'-pan, ye wee skelf. 1951 N. B. Morrison Hidden Fairing 97 A wee skelf of a man put in his head. 1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty ii. x. 181 ‘Away, ya skelf,’ the man went on. ‘You young yins think ye inventit men an' women.’ 1985 M. Munro Patter 63 The weight's fell aff her—she's nuthin but a skelf. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1396n.²c1610
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