Lexicon:Modern/Skwyla
| Skwyla | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈskwɪ.la/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle Skwīlē, from Proto skwil |
| Related words | Mwyska, Skwystroem, konseala |
Skwyla — a veil; anything that covers and conceals. Also fog, in the mouth of a sailor.
Notes
Of cloth, of intention, and of weather. A person may speak through a Skwyla, meaning they have not said the thing directly.
At sea it means fog and nothing else, and a crew that says the Skwyla is coming down is not being poetic.