"skelly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɛli/ Forms: skellies [plural]
Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *skjelga ("to squint"; found only in the reflexive skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)), from Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelhwaz, *skelgaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”). Compare Danish skele (“to squint”), Swedish skela (“to squint”), Scots skellie, scalie, skellice (“to squint; look to the side”), German schielen (“to squint”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|non|*skjelga}} Old Norse *skjelga, {{m|non|skjelgask||to come askew; squint the eyes}} skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”), {{gloss|"to squint"; found only in the reflexive <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">skjelgask</i> (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)}} ("to squint"; found only in the reflexive skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skilgijaną||to squint}} Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skelhaz}} Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, {{m|gem-pro|*skelhwaz}} *skelhwaz, {{m|gem-pro|*skelgaz||slanted; sloping; squinting}} *skelgaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kel-||to bend; crook}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”), {{cog|da|skele||to squint}} Danish skele (“to squint”), {{cog|sv|skela||to squint}} Swedish skela (“to squint”), {{cog|sco|skellie}} Scots skellie, {{m|sco|scalie}} scalie, {{m|sco|skellice||to squint; look to the side}} skellice (“to squint; look to the side”), {{cog|de|schielen||to squint}} German schielen (“to squint”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} skelly (plural skellies)
  1. (Scotland, archaic) A squint. Tags: Scotland, archaic Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-skelly-en-noun-81KXyexk Disambiguation of Vision: 40 7 4 40 9 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 11 7 25 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 8 4 29 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 30 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɛli/ Forms: skellies [plural]
Etymology: From a clipping of skeleton + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|skeleton|nocap=1}} clipping of skeleton, {{suf|en||y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} + -y (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} skelly (plural skellies)
  1. (slang) A skeleton, especially a human one. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skelly-en-noun-Zv7sDlmo Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɛli/
Etymology: Variant of skully. Etymology templates: {{m|en|skully}} skully Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} skelly (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of skully (“street game of flicking caps”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: skully (extra: street game of flicking caps)
    Sense id: en-skelly-en-noun-sueFrpsh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɛli/ Forms: skellies [present, singular, third-person], skellying [participle, present], skellied [participle, past], skellied [past]
Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *skjelga ("to squint"; found only in the reflexive skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)), from Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelhwaz, *skelgaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”). Compare Danish skele (“to squint”), Swedish skela (“to squint”), Scots skellie, scalie, skellice (“to squint; look to the side”), German schielen (“to squint”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|non|*skjelga}} Old Norse *skjelga, {{m|non|skjelgask||to come askew; squint the eyes}} skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”), {{gloss|"to squint"; found only in the reflexive <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">skjelgask</i> (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)}} ("to squint"; found only in the reflexive skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skilgijaną||to squint}} Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skelhaz}} Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, {{m|gem-pro|*skelhwaz}} *skelhwaz, {{m|gem-pro|*skelgaz||slanted; sloping; squinting}} *skelgaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kel-||to bend; crook}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”), {{cog|da|skele||to squint}} Danish skele (“to squint”), {{cog|sv|skela||to squint}} Swedish skela (“to squint”), {{cog|sco|skellie}} Scots skellie, {{m|sco|scalie}} scalie, {{m|sco|skellice||to squint; look to the side}} skellice (“to squint; look to the side”), {{cog|de|schielen||to squint}} German schielen (“to squint”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} skelly (third-person singular simple present skellies, present participle skellying, simple past and past participle skellied)
  1. (Scotland) To squint. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-skelly-en-verb-0-RsXBaE Disambiguation of Vision: 40 7 4 40 9 Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland) To look at Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-skelly-en-verb-ofzNdYfa Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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