Middle English Dictionary Entry
skei adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | skei adj. Also skig, (in surnames) skai, scai. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. Dan. sky, Swed. skygg; forms may be influenced by ME shei adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Of a horse: easily frightened; of a person: ?fastidious, particular; (b) ?as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)21 : Nif he nere scoymus and skyg and non scaþe lovied, Hit were a mervayl to much, hit moȝt not falle.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)444 : Schey, or skey, as hors, or styȝtyl [Win: schyttyl].
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)457 : Skey, as hors: Umbraticus.
b
- (1196) in Pipe R.Soc.n.s.7106 : Willelmus le Scai.
- (1242-3) Bk.of Fees716 : Henricus le Scay.
- (1315) Close R.Edw.II300 : Robert le Skay.
- (1346) Feudal Aids 2283 : Johannes le Skay.