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 Skelp, v. a.
1. To strike with the open hand, S.
Ramsay.
2. To beat, to drub, S.
Ferguson.

Isl. skelf-a, id., percello.

Skelp, s.
1. A stroke, a blow, S.
Lyndsay.
2. A misfortune in trade or otherwise, S.
Burel.

Skelpie-limmer, s.

An opprobrious term applied to a female, S.

Burns.

SKELT, part. pa. Unript.
V. [Skail], v.

To SKELVE, v. n. To separate in lamina, S. B.

Su. G. skaell-a, Isl. skel-iast, in tenues laminas dissilire; skil-ia, separare.

Skelve, s. A thin slice, S. B.