† skyvaldn.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < an early Scandinavian noun < the same base as Old Icelandic skífa skive v.¹ + a suffix forming nouns (compare Old Icelandic farald mode of travelling, a derivative of fara fare v.¹, or rekald wreck, jetsam, a derivative of reka wreak v.), or perhaps (ii) < skive v.¹ (although that verb is not attested in Middle English) + an uncertain suffix (compare faggald n., pauchle n., riggold n.); or perhaps (iii) a transmission error for a different word.