Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To walk or travel fast; to go quickly. · To run away hastily; scram. · To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end. · To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
A swift movement or trip · A sideways shuffling or sliding motion. · A dollar.
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot”), or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge (“moving one's feet quickly, scampering”, literally “scuttling”), see scuddle, scuttle.
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- Derivation mentionskjótanon · to shoot
- Cognate mentionscottlyngeenm · moving one's feet quickly, scampering
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