skaffaut, skaffold

[SCAFFOLD.] skāil, skåle, v. t. & i. [SCALE, v.] A. Transitive: To disperse, to scatter, to spill. ( Scotch .) B. In trans.: To separate, to disperse, as the members of an a embly. ska in (1), *skeane, skene, skêin, *skayne, subst . [Ir. & Gael, sgian a knife; Wel. ysgien =a slicer, a scimitar.) A dagger, a knife. "He, or any man els, that is disposed to mischief or villany, may under his mantle goe privily armed without suspicion of any, carry his head-peece, his skean, or pistol if he please." - Spenser : State of Ireland. skāin (2), s. [SKEIN.] *skāins-māte, s. [ Eng.ska in (1), and mate.] A comrade or brother in arms. "I am none of his skainsmates." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet, ii. 4.