SCUD, _vb._ to hurry away, hasten on. Burns, 55, 1, 4. Eng. _scud_ Skeat derives from Dan. _skyde_, Sw. _skutta_. The Sw. form is nearest, the Dan. form shows umlaut. The corresponding O.E. word is _scēotan_. SCUDLER, a male kitchen servant. Wallace, 5, 10, 27. Cp. O.N. _skutilsvæinn_, a page at a royal table. _Skutil_ is the same as O.E. _scutel_, a dish, a trencher. In O.N. it means also "a small table." The unpalatalized _sc_, as well as the usage, would indicate that the word is a loan-word. SEIR, SER, _adj._ various, separate. Rolland, Prol., 295; R.R., 990; "Freires of Berwick," 321. O.N. _sér_, for oneself, separately. Originally the dative of the refl. pron., but used very frequently as an adverb. SEMELEY, _adv._ proper, looking properly. Wallace, I, 191; Wyntoun, IX, 26, 53. _Seimly_, _semely-farrand_, good-looking, handsome, also means "in proper condition." Redundant, since _semely_ and _farrand_ in Sco. mean the same. O.N. _sæmiligr_. See Skeat. SHACKLET, _adj._ crooked, distorted. Burns, 322, I, 7. O.N. _skakkr_, skew, wry, distorted, _skakki-fótr_, wry leg, Norse _skakk_, crooked, so Sw. dial. _skak_, Dan. _skak_, slanting. The palatal _sh_ is unusual, but cp. _dash_ from _daska_. Norse words generally preserve _sk_ in all positions, genuine Eng. words do not. See Part I, 12 and 13. SHIEL, _sb._ shelter, protection. Burns, 226, 119, 3. O.N, _skjól_, shelter, cover, refuge, Norse _skjul_, _skjol_, pron. _shul_, _shol_, Dan. _skjul_, id., _skjule_, to conceal. _Shielin_, sb. shelter, may be formed from the vb. SHORE, _vb._ to threaten. Ramsay, I, 261. Origin rather doubtful. Has been considered Scand. See _schoir_. SIT (sīt), _vb._ to grieve. Wallace, I, 438. O.N. _sýta_, Norse _syta_, to care. See _syte_, sb. SITEFULL, _adj._ sorrowful, distressing. Douglas, I, 40, 19. Cp. Norse _suteful_. See _syte_, sb. SKAIL, SKALE, SCALE, _vb._ to scatter, disperse, dismiss, part, leave. A very common word. O.N. _skilja_, separate, O. Dan. _skiliæ_, Norse, _skilja_, Dan. _skille_, Sw. dial. _skila_. The long vowel is unusual. Cp. _skeely_ in N. Sco. from O.N. _skilinn_. The same change of _i_ to an e-vowel is observed in _gleit_ and _quey_. SKAIL, _sb._ a storm, a strong wind that "skails." Isaiah, XXVIII, 2. See _skail_, vb. SKATH, SKAITH, SCAITH, _sb._ harm, misery. O.N. _skaði_, harm, damage, Norse _skade_, id., Dan. _skade_, O.E. _sceaða_. SKANT, _sb._ want, poverty. Burns, 290, I, 3. O.N. _skammt_. See Skeat. Cp. _skerum skamti_, in short measure. SKANTLIN, _sb._ little. Burns, 5, 5, 7. As adv. generally _skantlins_, _scantlings_, scarcely. O.N. _skamt_. SKANTLY, _adv._ with difficulty, hardly. C.S., 69. See _skant_. SKAR, _sb._ a scarecrow, a fright. Lyndsay, 437, 1633. From vb. _skar_, to frighten, Eng. _scare_, M.E. _skerren_. O.N. _skirra_. See Skeat.