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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Skeg, n. [Prob. related to OE sceocca a devil, demon, but cf. also ON skækja a prostitute.] ? A corrupt or debauched person. — a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow i 98.
A skeg, a scornar, a skald
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