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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1590

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Skelp, v. [Late north. ME and e.m.E. skelp(e (a1450); Skelp n. Common in later Sc. and north. Eng. dialects, most often as a transitive verb.] intr. To strike; to descend swiftly (as a blow). —c1590 J. Stewart 13/48.
Doune skelps the sourd, and dois thair lyf deuoir

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