An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To Scrift, Skrift, v. n. To magnify in narration, to fib, S.

Isl. skraf-a, fabulari, scraef, nugae.

Scrift, s. A fabrication, S.

To Scrift, Skrift, v. n. To rehearse from memory, Ang.

Isl. skrift, scriptura, q. to rehearse from writing.

Scrift, Skrift, s. A recitation, properly from memory, S.
A. Nicol.

SCRIM, s. Very thin coarse cloth, used for making blinds for windows, buckram, &c. S. B.
Stat. Acc.

To SCRYM, v. n. To skirmish.
Barbour.

Germ. schirm-en, scrim-en, pugilare.

Scrymmage, s. A skirmish.
Wallace.