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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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sgeap, a beehive; from the Sc. skep, M. Eng. skeppe, a skep, carrying basket, Norse skeppa, a measure.
sgeig, mockery, Ir. sgige, M. Ir. scige: *skeggio-:
sgeigeach, having a prominent chin or a beard of strong, straight hair (Sutherland); from Norse skegg, a beard, from sgaga, jut out, Eng. shaggy.
sgeilcearra, supple, active; cf. sgiolcarra.
sgéile, misery, pity, Ir. sceile (O'Cl., Lh. as obsolete, O'B.), scéile (O'R.):
sgeileid, a skillet, Ir. sgiléad; from the Eng.
sgeileas, a beak, thin face, talkativeness (H.S.D.); see sgeilm.
sgeilm, boasting, prattling (H.S.D., Arms.), a thin-lipped mouth, a prater's mouth (M'A.); also sgiolam, sgeinm. Root skel, as in sgal.
sgeilm, sgeinm, neatness, decency; cf. sgean.
sgeilmse, a surprise, sudden attack:
sgeilp, a shelf; from Sc. skelf, Ag. S. scylfe, now shelf.
sgèimh, beauty, Ir. sgeimh; see sgiamh.
sgeimhle, a skirmish, bickering, Ir. sgeimhle:
sgéinnidh, twine, flax or hep thread; cf. Ir. sgainne, a skein or clue of thread. The Sc. skiny, pack thread (pronounced skeenyie), is apparently from G.; Eng. skein is from M. Eng. skeine, O. Fr. escaigne. Skeat derives the Eng. from Gaelic. The G. alone might be referred to *skein, from sꬶhein, sꬶhoin, rope, string, Lit. geinis, string, Lat. fûnis, Gr. σχοῖνος.
sgeir a rock in the sea, skerry; from Norse sker, a rock in the sea, whence Eng. skerry, scaur: "cut off", from root of Eng. shear, G. sgar.
sgeith, vomit, Ir. sceithim, E. Ir. scéim, sceithim, W. chwydu, Br. c'houeda: *sqveti-; cf. Gr. σπατίγη, thin excrement as in diarrhœa (Bez.). sgeith-féith, varicose vein.
sgeò, g. sgiach, haze, dimness (Heb.): see ceò.
sgeòc, a long neck; cf. geòc.
sgeòp, a torrent of foolish words, also sgeog:
sgeul, sgial, a tale, Ir. sgeul, O. Ir. scél, W. chwedl, Cor. whethl, Br. quehezl (que-hezl, que = ko-): *sqetlo-n (sqedlo-n, Rhys), root seq, say: Lat. inseque, dic, inquam (= in-squam?), say I; Gr. ἐννέπω, I tell, ἔνι-σπε, dixit; Ger. sagen Eng. say; Lit. sakýti, say.
sgeun, dread, disgust, look of fear, Ir. sgéan, fright, wild look, M. Ir. scén, affright: *skeng-no-, from skeng, start, spring, E. Ir. scingim, start, spring (for root see sgaoim). Strachan refers it to *skakno-, root skak, spring, Lit. szókti, spring, Ch. Sl. skakati, Norse skaga, jut out.
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