σκιρτ-άω,
Ionic dialect σκιρτ-έω [
Refs 3rd c.AD+] — _frequentative verb_ of σκαίρω,
spring, leap, bound, of young horses, αἱ δ᾽ ὅτε μὲν σκιρτῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δὴ σ. ἐπ᾽ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of goats, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of the Bacchae, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅλλεσθαι καὶ σ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also of wind, σκιρτᾷ δ᾽ ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2)
metaphorically,
to be skittish, unruly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]