An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
schief — quer; schepp (umgangssprachlich); schräg; diagonal; wellig; windschief; verzogen; krumm * * * schief [ʃi:f] <Adj.>: 1. von der senkrechten oder waagerechten Lage abweichend, nicht gerade: eine schiefe Mauer; ein … Universal-Lexikon
Skew — Skew, adv. [Cf. D. scheef. Dan. ski?v, Sw. skef, Icel. skeifr, G. schief, also E. shy, a. & v. i.] Awry; obliquely; askew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scafe — This interesting and unusual name is of Old Norse origin, and is one of that large group of English surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames or bynames. In this instance the modern surname Scaife , also found as… … Surnames reference
Scaife — This interesting and unusual name is of Old Norse origin, and is one of that large group of English surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames or bynames. In this instance the modern surname Scaife , also found as… … Surnames reference
Skaif — This interesting and unusual name is of Old Norse origin, and is one of that large group of English surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames or bynames. In this instance the modern surname Scaife , also found as… … Surnames reference
Skaife — This interesting and unusual name is of Old Norse origin, and is one of that large group of English surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames or bynames. In this instance the modern surname Scaife , also found as… … Surnames reference
Skaife d'Ingerthorpe — This surname is a rare English example of a locational name which describes ownership of a particular village. The name combines origins which are Norse Viking pre 9th Century and medieval English with the Norman French style of address. The… … Surnames reference
σκιμβός — ή, όν, Α χωλός. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Τ. τής καθημερινής γλώσσας τών Αρχαίων (πρβλ. σκαμβός). Αμφίβολη είναι η σύνδεση τής λ. με το αρχ. νορβ. skeifr «λοξά» (βλ. και λ. σκίψαι)] … Dictionary of Greek
schief — Adj std. (11. Jh.), mhd. schief Stammwort. Aus dem Niederdeutschen übernommen: mndd. schēf; die eigentliche oberdeutsche Form ist scheif, die im 17. Jh. noch bezeugt ist. Außerhalb des Deutschen entspricht anord. skeifr aus * skaiba oder * skaifa … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
skē̆ i-bh-, -p-, nasalized ski-m-bh- — skē̆ i bh , p , nasalized ski m bh English meaning: slant; to limp Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schief, hinken(d)” Material: O.Ice. skeifr ‘slant, skew” (*skoipo ), O.E. scüf, scüb ds. (in scüf fōt ‘schieffũßig”), M.L.G. schēf ds.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
skivie — /skīˈvi/ (obsolete Scot) adjective 1. Deranged 2. Askew ORIGIN: Cf ON skeifr … Useful english dictionary
