Skenting, _sb._ == a merry song. O. and N. 446
Skere, _adj._ == clear, pure. Pol. S. 155. AS. scír
---- _v. a._ == purify, justify. RG. 334, 335
Skere, _adj._ == divided from. Rel. S. iv. 78
Sket, _adv._ == quickly. HD. 1926. Alys. 974; [skit]. Alys. 6029. ON. skjótt
Skilful, _adj._ == reasonable. Creed of St Athan. 76
Skill, _sb._ == intelligence. Body and Soul, 25; reason. Pol. S. 198. Alys. 3372
---- == cause. Ps. xlii. 1. ON. skil, skilning
Skirm, _v. n._ == skirmish. Alys. 197, 1046. HD. 2323; ‘skirmen’ is used in Laȝamon in the sense of ‘skirmish.’ Dan. skjerm, a defence
Skruke, _v. n._ == shrink, wither. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. Cf. ON. skrucka, ‘anus rugosa,’ skrucklegr, ‘deformis,’ and Eng. ‘shrug’
Skulk, _v. n._ Ps. xxxviii. 12; ‘skulded.’ Ps. cxviii. 158. Sw. skolka
Sky, _sb._ Alys. 479, 561; [skewe]. Ps. xvii. 12. ON. ský, a cloud
Skyke, _v. n._ == fight. Alys. 6077. ON. skekja. See Skekking
Skymyng, probably for ‘skyrming’ == fighting. Alys. 1615
Slack, _adj._ Alys. 1252. AS. sleac. Dan. slap
---- _v. a._ == slacken. Ps. lxxxviii. 10
---- _v. n._ == become slack, remiss, [slake]. Wright’s L. P. p. 54
Slade [slede], _sb._ == a green plain. RG. 447. AS. slǽd
Slay, _v. a._ [sle]. 1128 B.; pret. ‘slowe.’ RG. 528; ‘slou.’ RG. 376; ‘slouȝ.’ 2373 B.; 2. pl. imper. ‘sleth.’ RG. 236; part. ‘yslawe.’ RG. 9
Sledde, _sb._ == an old blind person. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. sladde. ON. slæfr, ‘hebes,’ ‘ignavus,’ slitti, ‘res flaccida’
Sleech, _adj._ == sly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 147. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. slægr
Sleme, _sb._ == weariness. Ps. cxviii. 28. AS. sluma. ON. slæmi
Slice, _sb._ Alys. 3833. AS. slican, to strike
Slide, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 110. 3 pl. pret. ‘sletten.’ Alys. 2262; part. ‘islide.’ O. and N. 686
---- _v. a._ == make to slide. Ps. lxxxviii. 24. AS. slídan
Slider, _adj._ == slippery. O. and N. 954
Slike, _v. a._ == make smooth, comfortable. Rel. S. i. 43. part. ‘isliked.’ O. and N. 841. ON. slikja
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘slonge.’ RG. 362; pret. ‘slongen.’ Body and Soul, 233
---- _v. n._ == leap, fling oneself, pret. ‘slang.’ Alys. 5538
Slit, _v. a._ Ps. xxix. 12; part. ‘slat.’ Pol. S. 154
Slot, _sb._ == bar. Ps. cvi. 16. Dut. slot
Slough, _sb._ == bog. Alys. 6075; [slo]. O. and N. 1392. AS. slog