Skinner, Stephen

Born at Lo at Lincoln, Sept. 5, 1667. An English lexicog rapher. 1646, and studied medicine at Heidelberg. His etymologi. cal dictionary of the English language ("Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanse") was published by Henshaw in 1671. Skinners (skin'érz), The. 1. See Ecorcheurs. - 2. A body of marauders who pillaged West chester County, New York, during Revolution He graduated at Christ Church, Oxford, in ary times. Skiold, or Skjold (shold). In Norse mythol- ogy, the son of Odin, and a mythical king of Denmark. Skioldungs, or Skjoldungs (shōl'döngz). The descendants and followers of Skiold. Skipetar (skip'e-tär). [Albanian Skipetar , lit. 'mountaineer,' from skipe , a mountain.] 1. An Albanian or Arnaut. See Albanian . - 2. The language of the Albanians: same as Albanian . Skipton (skip'ton). A town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated on the Aire 23 miles northwest of Leeds. It contains a castle, He wrote "The Bowge of Court," "The Boke of Phyllyp partly destroyed in 1649. Population (1891), Sparrow," "Magnificence," "The Tunning of Elinor Rum myng," "The Garland of Laurel," "Colin Clout," a satire clergy, and "Why come ye to Court?" satire on Wolseyeten His rough wit and eccentric character made him the hero of a book of "merye" tales. Skene (skēn), William Forbes. Born at Inverie, in Kin car dines hire, June 7,1809: died at Edinburgh, Sept. 3, 1892. A Scottish historian. He was educated at the Edinburgh High School, in Germany, and at the universities of St. Andrews and Edin burgh. In 1881 he succeeded Hill Burton as historiographer