skerry

Scots

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) skerry, reef

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse sker (skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea).

Origin

Old Norse

sker

Gloss

skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea

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