skeigh
or skeech, skiech
[ skeekh ]
adjective
(of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.
(of women) proud; disdainful.
adverb
Origin of skeigh
1First recorded in 1500–10; earlier skeich,late Middle English skey, perhaps continuing Old English scēoh shy2, with sk- from Middle Dutch schu “shy”
Other words from skeigh
- skeighish, adjective
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