scyle

Etymology

Apparently a learned borrowing from Old English sċylian, sċilian (“to separate; part; remove”). Cognate with Icelandic skilja (“to separate; split; divide”). The inherited Middle English forms of these verbs were Middle English schillen and skillen respectively. More at skill.

scyle means to hide; to secrete; to conceal. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

verb

To hide; to secrete; to conceal.“The hackee looked soyned and tried to scyle. I belabored him and he cleped, making vigorous oppugnation, and evidently longing for divagation.”