Skeat
[skeet]
- Walter William,1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
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Skeat says the weight was called from Troyes, but gives no conclusive reasons.
London Before the ConquestW. R. Lethaby
Professor Skeat, who cites Halliwell also, defines "bugle" as "a wild ox."
The Testimony of TraditionDavid MacRitchie
From Pinkerton also Skeat adopts the numbering of the lines.
The BruceJohn Barbour
A fast runner, a dog for the chase; from the verb streke, to go rapidly (Skeat).
The BruceJohn Barbour
Skeat puts a comma after nane, but what, then, is the subject of wes?
The BruceJohn Barbour