† skeyn.¹

Obsolete rare.

A kind of boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > other types of vessel > [noun]

farcost1284

lumbar13..

trowc1330

linec1400

rampinc1500

skey1507

lique1523

sakre1546

salve1588

magara1592

bonaventure1592

centaur1622

Greenlander1692

jackass1826

1507 Will of Gorman (Somerset Ho.) A boote otherwise called a Skeye.

1542 Admir. Ct. Warrant Bks. 1 Sept. Navicula vocata a skey.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

skeyn.²

Brit.

/skeɪ/, U.S.

/skeɪ/, South African English

/skeɪ/

Forms: Also skea.

Etymology: Dutch schei tie-piece.

South African.

One of a pair of wooden bars passing through each end of an ox-yoke, to which the neckstraps are fixed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > yoke > part of

yoke boweOE

oxbowa1325

yoke-band1585

yoke thong1585

beele1616

headpiece1763

yoke-skey1817

jukskei1822

yoke strap1833

yoke tree1844

skey1850

bow-pin1856

bow-key1859

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 24 In inspanning, the yoke is placed on the back of the neck of the ox, with one of these skeys on either side.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 39 The oxen..spring about in the yoke..invariably snapping the straps and yoke-skeas.

1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting iv. 103 From the beams hung Kaffir ropes,..old saddles, yokes, skeys, neckstraps, and all apparatus for wagoning.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† skeyadj.

Etymology: variant of skeigh adj.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Skittish. Cf. the verb skey (of a horse) in Brockett (1829).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > spirited or skittish

skeyc1440

skittish?1510

skeigh1513

fiery?1561

gay1590

sprightful1598

frampold1600

mettleablec1600

mettle1606

fire-snort1608

mettleda1627

spiritly1630

spiritful1644

mettlesome1655

skeighish1827

flighty1828

slashing1862

fly-about1889

buckish1911

snuffy1955

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 444/2 Schey, or skey, as hors, or styȝtyl.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 457/2 Skey, as hors, umbraticus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† skeyv.

Etymology: Of obscure origin; perhaps two different words.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

1. intransitive. To get clear, to sheer off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee > get away

to pass awaya1400

skey1488

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 887 Bot fra the Scottis thai mycht nocht than off skey, The clyp so sar on athir burd thai wey.

2. transitive. ? To startle, come upon suddenly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > come upon suddenly [verb (transitive)]

to step on ——OE

takea1382

skey1539

sursault1598

bolt1779

to pounce on (or upon)1812

to burst upon1867

1539 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 220* Ȝe slew his serwandis doggis þat skeyit ȝou quhare ȝe lay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

n.¹1507

n.²1850

adj.c1440

v.1488

单词	skey
释义	† skeyn.¹ Obsolete rare. A kind of boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > other types of vessel > [noun] farcost1284 lumbar13.. trowc1330 linec1400 rampinc1500 skey1507 lique1523 sakre1546 salve1588 magara1592 bonaventure1592 centaur1622 Greenlander1692 jackass1826 1507 Will of Gorman (Somerset Ho.) A boote otherwise called a Skeye. 1542 Admir. Ct. Warrant Bks. 1 Sept. Navicula vocata a skey. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). skeyn.² Brit. /skeɪ/, U.S. /skeɪ/, South African English /skeɪ/ Forms: Also skea. Etymology: Dutch schei tie-piece. South African. One of a pair of wooden bars passing through each end of an ox-yoke, to which the neckstraps are fixed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > yoke > part of yoke boweOE oxbowa1325 yoke-band1585 yoke thong1585 beele1616 headpiece1763 yoke-skey1817 jukskei1822 yoke strap1833 yoke tree1844 skey1850 bow-pin1856 bow-key1859 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 24 In inspanning, the yoke is placed on the back of the neck of the ox, with one of these skeys on either side. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 39 The oxen..spring about in the yoke..invariably snapping the straps and yoke-skeas. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting iv. 103 From the beams hung Kaffir ropes,..old saddles, yokes, skeys, neckstraps, and all apparatus for wagoning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † skeyadj. Etymology: variant of skeigh adj. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Skittish. Cf. the verb skey (of a horse) in Brockett (1829). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > spirited or skittish skeyc1440 skittish?1510 skeigh1513 fiery?1561 gay1590 sprightful1598 frampold1600 mettleablec1600 mettle1606 fire-snort1608 mettleda1627 spiritly1630 spiritful1644 mettlesome1655 skeighish1827 flighty1828 slashing1862 fly-about1889 buckish1911 snuffy1955 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 444/2 Schey, or skey, as hors, or styȝtyl. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 457/2 Skey, as hors, umbraticus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † skeyv. Etymology: Of obscure origin; perhaps two different words. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. 1. intransitive. To get clear, to sheer off. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee > get away to pass awaya1400 skey1488 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 887 Bot fra the Scottis thai mycht nocht than off skey, The clyp so sar on athir burd thai wey. 2. transitive. ? To startle, come upon suddenly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > come upon suddenly [verb (transitive)] to step on ——OE takea1382 skey1539 sursault1598 bolt1779 to pounce on (or upon)1812 to burst upon1867 1539 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 220* Ȝe slew his serwandis doggis þat skeyit ȝou quhare ȝe lay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1507n.²1850adj.c1440v.1488
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† skeyn.1

skeyn.2

† skeyadj.

† skeyv.

† skeyn.¹

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