She came skiffing oer the dewy.

Skiff etymology. Middle English skif from Middle French or Old Italian. The water had subsided and left the trough or skift in which the infants had been exposed on dry ground. History and Etymology for skift.

N skiff Now a small boat propelled by oars. The word is related to. Middle French esquif from Old Italian schifo of Germanic origin.

Skiff small sea-going ship XVI. Cognate with skif scip. Chamberss Twentieth Century Dictionary.

N skiff Formerly a small sailing vessel resembling a sloop. Ship comes from the Old English scip which has the same Germanic predecessor. An even older root may be found in the Greek σκάφος.

Middle English skif from Middle French or Old Italian. Hide Quotations Hide Etymology Cite this entry SKIFF n. Sculling- or racing-boat XVIII.

Etymology 2. Related to Old High German schif ship. Any of various small boats.