Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1880-1949
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]
SKULT, n.1 Also skolt (Jak.), skoolt, skuilt. [skʊlt]
1. The skull, the head (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1970).Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 58:
The lads glozed them on the skoolts wi' the mells.Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 29:
Dy tick skult's baid duff an widden.Sh. 1915 Old-Lore Misc. VIII. i. 60:
Hit dreepit saithe öly apo his bald skult.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 94:
Heth, dir maybe brokkin skults ta mend.
2. A place-name, denoting a bare top or height.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De Skolt o' de Hevdin, de Skult (south-west of “de loch o' Vatseter”.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skult n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skult_n1>
