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

Belg. schalie, id. Moes. G. skal-jos, tiles.

Skillie pen, a pencil of soft slate, S.

To SKAIR, v. n.
V. [Skar].

SKAIR, s. A share, Ang. Loth.
Ramsay.

Su. G. skiaer, id.; skaer-a, dividere.

SKAIR, s.
1. One of the parts of a fishing-rod, S. B.
2. The slice at the end of each part, to which the sliced end of another is fastened, S. A.

Isl. skar-a, asseres reciproce adaptare.

SKAIR, s. A bare place on the side of a hill.
V. [Scar].

SKAIRS, SKARS, s. pl. Rocks through which there is an opening, S.

Su. G. skaer, a rock; skaer-a, to divide.