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 SKINKLE, v. n. To sparkle, S.
Burns.

Skinklin, s.
1. The sparkling of a bright irradiation, Ayrs.
2. A small portion, ibid.
Burns.

SKIP, a termination denoting state or condition;

Su. G. skap, A. S. scipe, E. ship, id., from Su. G. skap-a, creare, &c.

SKIPPARE, SKIPPER, s.
1. A shipmaster, S.
Douglas.

Su. G. skeppare, anc. skipare, A. S. scipar, id.

2. Now generally appropriated to the master of a sloop, barge, or passage-boat, S.
3. In the fisheries, one of the men who superintends other four, having the charge of a coble, S.
Stat. Acc.

SKIRDOCH, adj. Flirting, Fife.

Isl. skryd-a, ornare; skreitt-r, ornatus; skart-a, magnifice vestiri.

SKYRE, s. A schirrus.
Dunbar.