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

Teut. scadde, cespes, gleba.

To SKAFF, SKAIFF, v. a. To collect by dishonourable means.
Dunbar.

Su. G. skaff-a, to provide food.

Skaff, s. Provision.
V. [Scaff].

Skafrie, Scafferie, s.
1. Extortion.
Acts Marie.
2. The contents of a larder; Sw. skafferi, cella penuaria.
Gl. Sibb.

Skaffay, adj. Eager for gain.
A. Hume.

SKAICHER, s. A term of gentle reprehension applied to a child, Ang.

Gael. sgiogair, a jackanapes.

To SKAIK, v. a.
1. To separate in an awkward or dirty manner, S. B.
2. To bedaub, S. B.

Isl. skecke, dispar facio.