skerry

Skerry (small rocky island).

Meaning

Noun

A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

Origin

From dialectal Scots (Shetlandic and Orcadian) skerry, from Old Norse sker (whence Danish skær and Norwegian Bokmål skjær).

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