# skerry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɛɹi/

## Definitions
1. A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

## Etymology
From dialectal Scots (Shetlandic and Orcadian) skerry, from Old Norse sker (whence Danish skær and Norwegian Bokmål skjær). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skerry