scat
verb (used without object)
to go off hastily (often used in the imperative).
scatt
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a variation of
scat.
Example Sentences
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"Richer presents," said she, "Gave King Harald Gormson To the Queen, my mother, Than such worthless weeds; "When he ravaged Norway, Laying waste the kingdom, Seizing scatt and treasure For her royal needs.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
He was Hodulf's steward, the man who gathers the scatt, and therefore is not liked.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
Njord of Noatun was then the sole sovereign of the Swedes; and he continued the sacrifices, and was called the drot, or sovereign, by the Swedes, and he received scatt and gifts from them.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Rasmus Björn Anderson
It is in my mind that he seeks not so much for revenge as for payment of scatt from our islands.
From King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
I throwed an acorn at him, and he scooted up a tree quicker'n scatt.
From Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis
