156 TEESBALE PLACE-NAMES. 



(caused by the denudation of softer beds between two beds of 

 basalt or whinstone). Howse. 



Sandwath Hall. 

 Hall at Sand (or Sandy) ford. A.-S. Sand and wath, a ford. 



Scaipe. 



'^Sceeft.''^ Bell. A.-S. sceaft, a shaft, pole, spear, arrow, Bosw. 



Scaife is not only a place but a personal name. There were 

 Scaifes in Newcastle a few years since. 



" Scafe, Skafe, si., a wild thoughtless person; generally of a 

 lad or young man. Scafe, to run up and down, to wander, &c., 

 from Dan. slciew, one gone awry ; D.D. slciceol, an awkward per- 

 son." Atkinson, Clev. Glossary. From Dan. skiew comes pro- 

 bably our shew, as in shew bridge. 



SCAEGILL. 



From Icel. gil, a glen or narrow valley, and Icel. sker, Suio- 

 Goth. skar, A.-S. scear, a thing cut off, a precipice, cliff; from 

 seer an, to shear, cut off, divide. The gill of the cliff or scar. 



SCOBEE. 



From Suio-Goth. sho, a covering, defence, particularly of the 

 extremities, and especially of the feet. Ulph. sho and gascoh; 

 A.-S. SCO, scoh, seed, gescy. Alem, scu, scuah, schuoh. Isl. sho, 

 scofat, scu, skoklcBdi. Angl. shoe. Belg. schoe. Germ, schuh, 

 a shoe. Dan. and Swed. sko. Lat. calceus. It. Scarpa. Ger. 

 handschuh, a glove. Fr. Soulier, chaussure. Sp. zapato, el cahado 

 del pie. Port, sapdtos, calgado, covering of the foot. 



From sko, shoe, and beer, house = shoe house. 



ScooN Banks. 



Scone, seine, splendid, beautiful, shining. 

 Scania, the most southern and brightest or most beautiful part 

 of Sweden. Scan, shone, p. of scinan, to shine. 



