skylly

adj., n.

Cl skyly

'wise, skilful; excuse, pretext' (Modern English )

Etymology

PGmc Ancestor

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)


(ONP )

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

OE Cognate

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

Attestation

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Cl 62, 529

Bibliography

MED skillī (adj.)