skjóttr

skjóttr
a. piebald (of a horse).
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adj. [contracted qs. skýj-óttr? see skjóni], skewball (i. e. brown and white), only of a horse, Ísl. ii. 62; rauð-s., jarp-s., mó-s., kinn-s., q. v., cp. skjóni.

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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  • skewbald — horse with brown and white patches, 1650s, from skued skewbald (mid 15c.), of unknown origin, + bald having white patches (see BALD (Cf. bald)). First element apparently unconnected with SKEW (Cf. skew) (v.); OED suggests perhaps from O.Fr. escu… …   Etymology dictionary

  • skeet — adj. == swift. Alys. 5637. ON. skjottr …   Oldest English Words

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