- skerry
- noun (plural skerries) Etymology: Scots (Shetland and Orkney islands), ultimately from Old Norse skerj-, sker rocky islet — more at scar Date: 1612 a rocky isle ; reef
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Skerry — Sker ry, n.; pl. {Skerries}. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. sk[ a]r, Dan. ski?r. Cf. {Scar} a bank.] A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skerry — [sker′ē] n. pl. skerries [via Orkney dial. < ON sker, reef (< IE base * sker , to cut > SHEAR) + ey, ISLAND] Scot. an isolated rock or reef in the sea … English World dictionary
Skerry — A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker , which means a rock in the sea. The Old Norse term sker was brought into the… … Wikipedia
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Skerry (disambiguation) — Skerry may refer to:GeographySkerry is derived from the Old Norse sker , which means a ‘rock in the sea’. Skerryvore, meaning great skerry is a reef with a lighthouse in Scotland.LiteratureSkerry (and the [pl] Skerries) is used as a fictional… … Wikipedia
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skerry — /sker ee/, n., pl. skerries. Chiefly Scot. 1. a small, rocky island. 2. a coastline with a series of such islands offshore. [1605 15; Shetland dial. skerri a rock in the sea < ON sker (gen. pl. skerja) rock or reef (in the sea). See SCAR2] * * * … Universalium
skerry — noun /ˈskɛɹi/ A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms. The Seal (phoca vitulina, Lin. Syft.) which is here generally known by the name of selchy, is very common on most of our low shores, but… … Wiktionary
skerry — [ skɛri] noun (plural skerries) Scottish a reef or rocky island. Origin C17: Orkney dialect, from ON sker … English new terms dictionary
skerry — sker·ry … English syllables
