单词 | skelt |
释义 | † skeltv. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. To hasten; to be diligent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry hiec1250 skelta1400 hasty?a1425 hasten1534 festinate1652 to look sharp1680 to make play1799 hurry-scurry1809 to tumble up1826 crowd1838 rush1859 hurry1871 to get a move on1888 hurry and scurry1889 to buck up1890 to get a hump on1892 to get a wiggle on1896 to shake a leg1904 to smack it about1914 flurry1917 to step on it (her)1923 to make it snappy1926 jildi1930 to get an iggri on1946 ert- the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > be diligent plya1393 skelta1400 apply?a1439 ply1644 a1400 St. Erkenwolde 278 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 272 For as he [God] says in his sothe,..Þe skilfulle & þe vnskathely skeltone ay to me. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1554 Scoleres skelten þeratte þe skyl forto fynde, Bot þer was neuer on so wyse couþe on worde rede. 2. transitive ? To spread or scatter hurriedly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter loosely or strew > hurriedly skeltc1400 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1206 Hiȝe skelt was þe askry þe skewes an-vnder. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1186 Þenne was þe sege sette þe Cete aboute, Skete skarmoch skelt, much skaþe lached. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] spreadinga1250 skeltingc1540 diffusion1585 prosemination1611 scatter1642 dissemination1646 radiation1658 dispersion1664 spread1757 distribution1860 dispersal1863 scatteration1892 spreadation1925 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1089 The Grekys..Skairen out skoute~wacche for skeltyng of harme. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6042 With skowte wacche for skathe & skeltyng of harme. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.a1400 |
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