skite

skite
I
Australian Slang
boast, brag (about oneself)
II
Scottish Vernacular Dictionary
Deliver a glancing blow viz: "Eh'll skite meh hand aff yir puss if yir nae cerfill"
III
Glesga Glossary
Slip
IV
Mid Ulster English
to move quickly
From Norse "skjuta" meaning "to shoot" (cf. Norwegian "skutla" meaning "to glide quickly").
V
Mid Ulster English
splatter with force
From Norse "skjuta".

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • Skite — Nea Skiti, eine Skite auf dem Berg Athos Eine Skite (auch: Skiti, von griechisch η σκήτη) ist eine klosterähnliche Mönchsgemeinschaft oder eine Art Mönchsdorf, das unter der formellen Oberherrschaft eines Großklosters steht und in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Skite — Un skite est un groupe d ermites vivant en retrait sous l autorité d un monastère principal, en adoptant sa règle monastique. Ceci leur permet de pouvoir méditer dans la solitude tout en étant soutenus dans leurs besoins matériels et spirituels… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • skite — /skaɪt / (say skuyt) Colloquial –verb (i) (skited, skiting) 1. to boast; brag. 2. to lie: to skite about one s whereabouts. –noun 3. a boast; brag. 4. Also, skiter. a boaster; braggart: *And I wished my mate had never told the tale! / For they… …  

  • skite — v. & n. v.intr. Austral. & NZ colloq. boast, brag. n. 1 Austral. & NZ colloq. a a boaster. b boasting; boastfulness. 2 Sc. a drinking bout; a spree (on the skite). Etymology: Sc. & N.Engl. dial., = a person regarded with contempt: cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Skite des heiligen Spyridon — 50.3508167.929024115 Koordinaten: 50° 21′ 3″ N, 7° 55′ 44″ O Skite des heiligen Spyridon nennt sich eine serbisch orthodoxe Mönchsgemeinschaft in Geilnau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • skite — skite1 /skuyt/, n. Scot. and North Eng. 1. a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow. 2. a joke or prank. 3. the butt of a joke or prank. 4. a person whose opinions are not taken seriously; one held in mild contempt. Also, skyte. [1775 85; …   Universalium

  • skite — verb a) to boast. b) To skim or slide along a surface …   Wiktionary

  • Skite — boast, brag (about oneself) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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