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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1460
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Skelly, v. [ON *skjelga, reflex. skjelgask to come askew, (of the eyes) to squint, f. skjálgr wry, oblique, squinting. Cf. OE sceolh squint, askew. Also in the later Sc. and north. Eng. dialects.] intr. To squint. Cf. Skellice v. — 1460 Hay Alex. 10198.
And quha sa skellyis with ane e lukland by Thay ar inclynit to vicis commounly
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