† skentv.

Forms: Also Middle English skemt-.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse skemta.

Etymology: < Old Norse skemta, < skamm-r short. For the change of mt to nt compare scant adj.

Obsolete.

transitive. To entertain, amuse.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (transitive)]

skenta1250

solace1297

comfort1303

gamec1330

disportc1374

mirtha1400

solancea1400

playa1450

recreate1531

pastime1577

sport1577

entertain1593

to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631

divertise1651

to take the fancy of1653

divert1662

amuse1667

tickle1682

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 449 Þe more ich singe þe more ich may & skente hi myd myne songe.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1085 Ic..sori was for hire sore And skente hi mid myne songe.

Derivatives

† skenting n. (also skemting) Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun]

gleea700

playeOE

gameeOE

lakec1175

skentingc1175

wil-gomenc1275

solacec1290

deduit1297

envesurec1300

playingc1300

disport1303

spilea1325

laking1340

solacingc1384

bourdc1390

mazec1390

welfarea1400

recreationc1400

solancec1400

sporta1425

sportancea1450

sportingc1475

deport1477

recreancea1500

shurting15..

ebate?1518

recreating1538

abatementc1550

pleasuring1556

comfortmenta1558

disporting1561

pastiming1574

riec1576

joyance1595

spleen1598

merriment1600

amusement1603

amusing1603

entertainment1612

spleena1616

divertisement1651

diversion1653

disportment1660

sporting of nature1666

fun1726

délassement1804

gammock1841

pleasurement1843

dallying1889

rec1922

good, clean fun1923

cracka1966

looning1966

shoppertainment1993

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2165 Þatt doþ uss tunnderrstanndenn wel. Þatt nass ȝho nohht tær ute. I skemmtinng. & inn idelleȝȝc.

c1220 Bestiary 434 He bit us..eten & drinken wið unskil, & in ure skemting he doð raðe a foxing.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 446 Þe rose..Bit me þat ich schulle singe For hire luue one skentynge.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 532.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9564 Þis iherde þe king þer he læi an skentting [c1300 Otho a sweting].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	skent
释义	† skentv. Forms: Also Middle English skemt-. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse skemta. Etymology: < Old Norse skemta, < skamm-r short. For the change of mt to nt compare scant adj. Obsolete. transitive. To entertain, amuse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (transitive)] skenta1250 solace1297 comfort1303 gamec1330 disportc1374 mirtha1400 solancea1400 playa1450 recreate1531 pastime1577 sport1577 entertain1593 to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631 divertise1651 to take the fancy of1653 divert1662 amuse1667 tickle1682 a1250 Owl & Nightingale 449 Þe more ich singe þe more ich may & skente hi myd myne songe. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1085 Ic..sori was for hire sore And skente hi mid myne songe. Derivatives † skenting n. (also skemting) Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] gleea700 playeOE gameeOE lakec1175 skentingc1175 wil-gomenc1275 solacec1290 deduit1297 envesurec1300 playingc1300 disport1303 spilea1325 laking1340 solacingc1384 bourdc1390 mazec1390 welfarea1400 recreationc1400 solancec1400 sporta1425 sportancea1450 sportingc1475 deport1477 recreancea1500 shurting15.. ebate?1518 recreating1538 abatementc1550 pleasuring1556 comfortmenta1558 disporting1561 pastiming1574 riec1576 joyance1595 spleen1598 merriment1600 amusement1603 amusing1603 entertainment1612 spleena1616 divertisement1651 diversion1653 disportment1660 sporting of nature1666 fun1726 délassement1804 gammock1841 pleasurement1843 dallying1889 rec1922 good, clean fun1923 cracka1966 looning1966 shoppertainment1993 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2165 Þatt doþ uss tunnderrstanndenn wel. Þatt nass ȝho nohht tær ute. I skemmtinng. & inn idelleȝȝc. c1220 Bestiary 434 He bit us..eten & drinken wið unskil, & in ure skemting he doð raðe a foxing. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 446 Þe rose..Bit me þat ich schulle singe For hire luue one skentynge. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 532. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9564 Þis iherde þe king þer he læi an skentting [c1300 Otho a sweting]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.c1175
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