Middle English Dictionary Entry
skeuier n.
Entry Info
| Forms | skeuier n. Also skuer. |
| Etymology | Perh. from ON: cp. OI skīfa, Swed., Norw. skīva; cp. MnE dial. skiver. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. shiver n.
1.
A skewer.
Associated quotations
- (1411) in Rec.B.Nottingham 286 : j skuer, ij d.
- (1458) *Invent.Gild Stratford (ShakMuseum 184, 187)187 : Item, j brasyn morter wt a pestell of Iren..ij skeuiers of brasse..ij ladelis of brasse.