1. Skeat - Noun
2. Skeat - Proper noun
English philologist (1835-1912)
Source: WordNetFrom Robert A Kraft (see link): "A fragment of a Latin parchment codex of an otherwise unknown historical text dating to about 100 CE was also found at Oxyrhynchus ( P. Oxy. 30 ; see Roberts & Skeat 28). Source: Internet
Victorians frequently used the nine "Groups", which was the order used by Walter William Skeat whose edition Chaucer: Complete Works was used by Oxford University Press for most of the twentieth century, but this order is now seldom followed. Source: Internet
Gregory, and T. C. Skeat believed that it was already in production when Constantine placed his order, but had to be suspended in order to accommodate different page dimensions. Source: Internet
It was not until the late 19th century that the official Chaucerian canon, accepted today, was decided upon, largely as a result of Walter William Skeat 's work. Source: Internet
Linked through an adjectival form *venes-no-: William W. Skeat ibid. Source: Internet
Terminology The English philologist and ethnographer Walter William Skeat derives the word from the Old English kippian, to spawn. Source: Internet