SKELF Meaning of SKELF in English [ skɛlf ]■ noun Scottish1》 a splinter or sliver. 2》 informal an annoying person.OriginME (in the sense 'shelf'): prob. from Mid. Low Ger. schelf ; cf. shelf 1 . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004