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Quotation dates: 1929
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SKOLDER, n.1 [′skɔldər]
1. An outburst of loud speaking, a torrent of words or shouts (Ork. 1970); a loud clatter (Ib.).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
When he got sight o' me he com oot wi' a skolder.
2. A strong dry wind, a breeze (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1970, a skolder o wind).
[A noun usage derived from Norw. dial. skaldra, to rattle, clatter, peal. Cf. O.N. skjalla, id., to break out, of a storm of wind.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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