skeigh

or skeech, skiech

[ skeekh ]

adjective
  1. (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.

  2. (of women) proud; disdainful.

adverb

Origin of skeigh

1
First 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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