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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†SKAE, int. A call to a dog to get out of the way (Rnf. c.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) S. 78).
[Poss. a reduced form of iskey s.v. Isk. Crawfurd may have misunderstood the orig. meaning of coaxing (a dog) to come.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skae interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skae_interj>
