"sky" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [skaɪ] Forms: skies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|sky}} Middle English sky, {{der|sco|non|ský}} Old Norse ský Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|skies|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} sky (plural skies), {{sco-noun|skies}} sky (plural skies)
  1. sky
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-noun-BfUU-ufK
  2. daylight (especially at dawn)
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-noun-tjEzRWDJ Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 34 6 34
  3. skyline, outline against the sky (especially of a hill)
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-noun-kxgP8Z2w Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 34 6 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sky laverock, sky-goat, skybrek, skysettin, tuith in the sky

Verb

IPA: [skaɪ] Forms: skies [present, singular, third-person], skies [participle, present], skyin [past], skiet [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|sky}} Middle English sky, {{der|sco|non|ský}} Old Norse ský Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|skies|present participle|skies|simple past|skyin|past participle|skiet|head=}} sky (third-person singular simple present skies, present participle skies, simple past skyin, past participle skiet), {{sco-verb|skies|skies|skyin|skiet|skiet}} sky (third-person singular simple present skies, present participle skies, simple past skyin, past participle skiet)
  1. (of weather) To clear up.
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-verb-tMrFH7bF Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 34 6 34
  2. To shade the eyes with the hand (so as to see better).
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-verb-SSXp9U2i
  3. To hold up to the light and examine.
    Sense id: en-sky-sco-verb-U7PSa-~- Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 34 6 34
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        "(of weather) To clear up."
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