Middle English Dictionary Entry
skainen v.
Entry Info
Forms | skainen v. |
Etymology | ON: cp. OI skeina. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To scrape (sth.), graze.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2167 : Þe skwez of þe scowtes skayned hym þoȝt.