Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKYAIK, v., n. [skjɛ:k]
I. v. To twist, contort. Only in ppl.adj. skyaiket, squint, askew, deriv. skyaiky, clumsy, awkward, of walking, with a crooked gait (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
II. n. The sulks, pouts (Ork. 1929 Marw.). In phr. to tak the skyaik, to sulk, pout.
[Norw. dial. skekkja, to twist, contort, skekkja munden, to twist the mouth, O.N. skeika, to go off the straight, swerve.]
