Middle English Dictionary Entry
skēt n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | skēt n.(1) |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. skate, skeat a rent, tear; ?ult. Celt. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An incision, a cut.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(2) (Hrl 4016)102 : Kut him in þe bakke in two or þre places, but noȝt þorgh, And drawe him in þe sket [vr. skoch] next the hede, as thou doest a rounde pike.