"skerry" meaning in Scots

See skerry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: skerries [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic *skarją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sco|non|sker}} Borrowed from Old Norse sker, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*skarją}} Proto-Germanic *skarją, {{der|sco|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|skerries|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} skerry (plural skerries), {{sco-noun|skerries}} skerry (plural skerries)
  1. (chiefly Northern Isles) skerry, reef Categories (place): Landforms
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