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

SKY, s. Shadow.
Douglas.

Su. G. sky, nubes, nebula.

SKYBALD, s. A mean worthless fellow, S.
Knox.

Dan. skabhals, a rascal, a base man.

Skybald, adj.
1. Mean, low.
Polwart.
2. Tattered, in rags, Clydes.

SKIBE, s. A low or niggardly fellow, West and South of S.
V. [Skybald].

To SKIFF, SKIFT, v. n. To move lightly and smoothly along, S.
Maitland P.

Q. to move as a skiff; or Isl. skaf-a, skef, radere, q. to graze.

To Skiff, v. a. To cause a flat stone skip along the surface of a body of water, S.

To Skift, v. a. To glide over, S. B.