SKILL (3)

Skill, v. i. 1. 1. To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
I can not skill of these thy ways. Herbert. 2. 2. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; — used impersonally. Spenser.
What skills it, if a bag of stones or gold About thy neck do drown thee? Herbert. It skills not talking of it. Sir W. Scott.