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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Skeo, n. Also: skeow, skee, skoo, (skew). [Norw. dial. skjaa a drying-house or shed. Cf. Icel. skjá a shelter, ON skjár a window-opening. Also in the later dialects of Orkney and Shetland.] A small dry-stone shed designed to admit air, and used for drying or curing, or as a larder. Also attrib. 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 4.
Magnus Thomassoun is tryit to have brokin Mathow Magnussonis skeo and mellit with sum cheis thairin 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 8.
To quyt himselff of the breking of David Spence skeo and taking ane turbit of fische out thairof 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 16.
Giffin upe to be the brekar of his nychbouris skeois 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 35.
For the stowth of ane reistit scheipe with viii or ten lingis out of Gregorus Johnsonis skeo 1609 Reg. Privy C. VIII 255.
Skoo 1615 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bks. 52.
The thifteous steilling of ane burdein of corne out of ane skeow 1615 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bks. 86.
Of the … steilling of aucht cannes ulie and sum hand lingis out of Mans Olasones skeo 1633 (1711) Sibbald's Orkn. & Shetl. 46.
Their mutton for the most part being poudered, (that is salted) is dryed in little houses, which they call skees, houses built of dry stones without any morter that the wind may have free passage through them, for which cause they call the meat so dryed, blowen meatattrib. 1594 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. 217.
To … big fischearis housses, skewhowses and utheris neidfull housses for making, paiking, drying and wynning of fische