skeigh

or skeech, skiech

[skeekh]Scot.

adjective

(of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.
(of women) proud; disdainful.

adverb

proudly.

Origin of skeigh

1500–10; earlier skeich, late Middle English skey, perhaps continuing Old English scēoh shy², with sk- < Middle Dutch schu shy

Related formsskeigh·ish, adjective

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