An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals (part 5 of 6)
1. To disencumber, E. rid.
Knox.
2. To rescue from destruction.
Barbour.
3. Denoting the act of persons who remove from a place.
Keith.
Su. G. raedd-a, A. S. hredd-an, liberare.
~Red~, s. Riddance.
Maitland P.
To RED, v. a. To overpower.
Barbour.
A. S. raed-an, regere.
RED, adj. Afraid.
V. ~Rad~.
Burns.
~Reddour~, s. Dread.
Douglas.
RED, REDD, s.
1. Spawn, S.
C. B. rhid, rhith, sperma; rhid-io, coire.
2. The place in which salmon or other fish deposit their spawn, S. A.
To ~Red~, v. n. To spawn, S.
To REDACT, v. a. To reduce.
Lat. redact-us.
Spotswood.
RED-BELLY, RED-WAME, s. The charr, S. B.
Stat. Acc.
REDCAP, s. A name given by the vulgar to a domestic spirit, S. A.
Minstr. Bord.
REDE, adj. Fierce, furious.
Wallace.
A. S. reth, ferox, saevus.
REDE, s. A being, apparently of the fairy kind, S. A.
Gl. Compl.
Isl. rad, a demon or genius.
To REDY, v. a. To make ready.
Barbour.
REDYMYTE, REDEMYTE, adj. Decked, beautiful.
Douglas.
Lat. redimit-us, crowned.
RED LAND, ground turned up by the plough, S.
RED-SHANK, s. A nick-name for a Highlander, from his bare legs.
Colvil.
RED-WARE, s. Sea-girdles, S.
Neill.
RED-WARE COD, Asellus varius.
Sibbald.
RED-WARE FISHICK, the whistle-fish, Orkn.
Barry.
RED WATER, The murrain in cattle, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
REE, s.
1. Half drunk, S.
R. Galloway.
2. Crazy, delirious, S.
Isl. hreif-r, elatus, ebrius.
REE, s. A small riddle, S. O.
Gl. Sibb.
To REED, REDE, v. a. To fear.
V. ~Rad~.
Ross.
~Reed~, conj. Lest, S. B.
Ross.
REEFORT, RYFART, s. A radish, S.
Fr. raifort, strong radish.
Ritson.
REEFU', adj. Rueful, S. B.
Ross.
REEGH, s. A harbour, Loth.
To REEK, v. a.
V. ~Reik out~.
REEK HEN, perhaps a hen fed in the house.
Stat. Acc.
REEKIM, s. A smart stroke, Fife.
REEL, REILL, s.
1. Violent or disorderly motion, S.
Guthrie.
2. A particular kind of dance, S.
Rudd.
3. Bustle, hurry.
Diallog.
4. A loud sharp noise, S.
Isl. ryl-a, to be blended; Su. G. ragl-a, to stagger.
REEL-RALL, adv. Topsy-turvy, S.
REEL-TREE, s. The piece of wood to which the top of a stake is fixed, in an ox's stall, Fife. Revel-tree, Border.
To REESE, v. a. To extol.
V. ~Ruse~.
Ramsay.
REESIN, adj. A reesin fire, one that burns well, S.
Teut. raes-en, to burn.
REESK, s.
1. Coarse grass that grows on downs, Fife.
A. S. risc, a rush.
Stat. Acc.
2. Waste land, yielding only benty grasses, Aberd.
3. A marshy place, Ang.
V. ~Reyss~.
To REEVE, v. n.
1. To talk with great vivacity, S.
Teut. rev-en, delirare.
2. A reevin wind, a high wind, S.
REEVE, s. A pen for cattle, Aberd.
V. ~Rae~.
Law Case.
REEZIE, adj. Tipsy, S. A.
V. ~Ree~.
J. Nicol.
To REFE, v. a. To rob.
V. ~Reif~.
REFECKIT, part. pa. Repaired.
O. Fr. refaict, id.
Wallace.
REFEIR, To the refeir, adv. In proportion, S.
O. Fr. raffiert, convient.
REFF, s. Spoil.
V. ~Reif~.
REFUT, s. Shift, expedient.
Wallace.
Fr. refuite, evasion, avoidance.
REGENT, s. A professor in an university, S.
Stat. Acc.
L. B. regens, Fr. regent, id.
To REHABLE, REABILL, v. a. To reinstate; a law term.
Skene.
REHATOURE, s. Uncertain.
Douglas.
To REHETE, v. a. To revive, to cheer;
Fr. rehait-er.
Gawan and Gol.
REID, REDE, s. The fourth stomach of a calf, used for runnet, S.
Monro.
Teut. roode, id. a rubedine dictus.
REID ETIN.
V. ~Eyttyn~.
To REID, v. n. To discourse.
V. ~Rede~, v.
REID, adj. Red, S. B.
Barbour.
~Reid hand~, a legal phrase, denoting that one is taken in the act of committing a crime, or immediately after.
Quon. Att.
~Reid fische~, Fish in a spawning state, S.
V. ~Red spawn~.
Acts Ja. I.
REIDSETT, adj. Placed in order.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. ge-rad sett-en, in ordine ponere.
REID-WOD, RED WOD, adj.
1. In a violent rage, S.
Montgomerie.
2. Furious, distracted.
Hamilton.
Isl. reid-ur, iratus; reide, ira.
REIF, REFE, s.
1. An eruption on the skin, S.
2. The itch is, by way of eminence, called the reif, S.
A. S. hreof, scabies.
To REIFE, REYFF, v. a. To rob.
Wallace.
A. S. reaf-ian, Isl. hreif-a, id.
~Reif~, ~Reiff~, ~Reff~, s.
1. Robbery.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. Spoil, plunder.
Barbour.
A. S. reaf, Isl. rif, rapina.
~Reyffar~, ~Reaver~, ~Reuer~, s. A robber.
Wallace.
A. S. reafere, Su. G. roefware, id.
To REIK, v. a. To reach, S.
Douglas.
Belg. reyck-en, A. S. recc-an, id.
To REIK out, v. a.
1. To fit out, S.; also reek foorth.
R. Bruce.
2. To dress, to accoutre.
E. rig; Sw. rikt-a, Moes. G. riht-an, instruere.
To REIK, v. n. To smoke, S.
A. S. rec-an, Sw. roek-a, id.
~Reik~, ~Reek~, s.
1. Smoke, S.
Compl. S.
2. A disturbance, a tumult.
Lyndsay.
A reik in the house, S. id.
Kelly.
A. S. rec, Isl. reikr, id.
~Reikie~, adj.
1. Smoky, S.
2. Vain, empty.
Z. Boyd.
To REYKE, v. n. To range.
V. ~Raik~.
REIK, s. A blow, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To REILE, RELE, v. n. To roll.
Isl. rill-a, volutare.
Douglas.
REILING, s.
1. Bustle.
Peblis Play.
2. A loud clattering noise, S.
V. ~Reel-rall~.
REIME, s. Realm.
Gawan and Gol.
REIMIS, REEMISH, s. Rumble.
Isl. rym-ia, to bellow or roar.
Ross.
To REIOSE, v. a. To possess.
Bellenden.
REIRBRASSERIS, s. pl. Armour for the back of the arms.
Acts Ja. I.
Fr. arriere, behind, and brassart, a defence for the arm.
To REIRD, RERDE, v. n.
1. To make a loud noise.
Douglas.
2. To break wind, S.
3. To make a crashing noise.
Douglas.
A. S. rar-ian, Teut. reer-en, fremere.
~Reird~, ~Rerde~, s.
1. Noise, shouting.
Douglas.
2. The act of breaking wind, S.
3. A falsehood, a gasconade, S. B.
REIRDIT, part. pa. Reared.
Gawan and Gol.
REYSS, s. pl. Coarse grass in marshy ground, or on the sea-shore.
V. ~Reesk~.
Wallace.
To REISSIL, v. n. To make a loud clattering noise, S.
Teut. ryssel-en, A. S. hristl-an, crepere.
To ~Reissil~, ~Rissle~, v. a. To beat soundly.
Su. G. ris-a, virgis caedere.
Rudd.
~Reissil~, s.
1. A loud clattering noise, S.
2. A blow, a stroke, S.
To REIST, v. a. To dry by the heat of the sun, or in a chimney, S.
Dunbar.
Dan. rist-er, to broil or toast.
To REIST, v. n.
1. To wait for another.
Lat. rest-are, id.
Douglas.
2. To become restive, S.
Burns.
3. Applied to the drying up of a well.
Pop. Ball.
REIST, s. Rest.
Douglas.
REIST, REYST, s.
1. The socket in which the bolt of a door rests.
Douglas.
2. The hinge of a door.
Gl. Sibb.
3. The support of a warlike instrument.
Wallace.
To RELE, v. n. To roll.
V. ~Reile~.
To RELEISCH, v. n. To go at large.
Fr. relasch-er, to enlarge.
Douglas.
To RELEVE, v. n. To raise, to exalt;
Fr. relev-er.
Wyntown.
To RELEVE, v. n. To resemble.
Fr. relev-er, colligere.
Wallace.
To RELY, v. a. To rally.
Barbour.
To REME, v. n. To foam.
V. ~Ream~.
To REMEID, v. a. To remedy.
Baillie.
REMEMBRIE, s. Remembrance.
Burel.
To REMENT, v. a. To remember.
Burel.
Fr. ramentevoir, id.
REMYLLIS, s. pl. Blows.
Houlate.
Teut. rammel-en, Su. G. raml-a, tumultuari.
To REMORD, v. a.
1. To have remorse for; Fr. remord-re.
Wallace.
2. To disburden the conscience.
Wallace.
RENDAL, RENNAL, RENNET, RUN-DALE, s. A division of land, equivalent to run-rig, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. ren, palus limitaneus, and del, a division.
To RENDER, v. a. To beat butter, Ayrs.
V. ~Rind~.
To RENG, RING, v. n. To reign.
Doug.
To RENYE, v. a. To rein.
Complaynt S.
~Renye~, s. A rein; Fr. resne.
Douglas.
RENYIT, part. pa. Forsworn.
Barbour.
Fr. renié, id.
RENK, RYNK, RINK, s.
1. A course, a race; also reik, Gl. Shirr.
Douglas.
2. The act of running.
Bellenden.
3. The course of a river.
Douglas.
4. Station allotted to each party at the commencement of a tournament.
Wynt.
5. A distinct encounter in a tournament.
Bellenden.
6. The course in the diversion of curling, S. A.
A. S. hrincg, a ring.
Davidson.
RENK, s. A strong man.
V. ~Rink~.
Gawan and Gol.
RENOMMÉ, s. Renown, Fr.
Barbour.
RENTAL, s. A favourable lease, S.
Erskine.
REPAIR, s. Concourse, S.
Priests Peb.
To REPAYRE, v. n. To return; O. Fr. repair-er.
Wyntown.
To REPARELL, v. a. To refit; Fr. repareill-er.
Douglas.
To REPATER, v. n. To feed; Fr. repaitre.
Douglas.
REPENDE, part. adj. Dispersed; Fr. repand-u.
Wallace.
To REPLEDGE, REPLEGE, v. a. To replevin; a forensic term.
Bellenden.
L. B. repleg-iare, to redeem on pledge.
To REPLEID, v. a. To resist.
Priests Peblis.
L. B. replaud-are, repulsare.
REPLOCH GRAY.
V. ~Rapplack~.
To REPONE, v. a. To replace.
Baillie.
Lat. repon-o.
To REPOSE, v. a. Same with Repone.
Baillie.
To REPREME, v. a. To repress; Lat. reprim-ere.
Complaynt S.
REPRISE, s. The indentation of stones in building, Fr.
Pal. Hon.
RERIT, pret. v. Fell back.
Wallace.
Fr. riere, back.
To RESCOURS, v. a. To rescue.
O. Fr. rescourr-er, id.
Bellenden.
~Rescours~, s. Rescue.
Wyntown.
To RESETT, v. a.
1. To harbour, S.
Ruddiman.
2. To receive stolen goods.
Stat. Alex.
~Reset~, ~Resett~, s.
1. Abode.
Wyntown.
2. The act of harbouring.
Wallace.
3. One who harbours another.
Id.
4. One who keeps an inn.
Acts Ja. I.
5. The reception of goods known to be stolen, a law-term, S.
Erskine.
6. The receiver of stolen goods.
Rudd.
Fr. recette, receiving; O. Fr. recept, retreat.
~Resetter~, s.
1. He who entertains.
Ruddiman.
2. Receiver of stolen goods.
Erskine.
RESH, s. A rush.
Sir Egeir.
To RESILE, v. n.
1. To flinch, S.
Wodrow.
2. To resist, in reasoning.
Cleland.
Fr. resil-er, id.
RESING, adj. Perhaps foolish.
Dunbar.
Teut. ries-en, temere agere.
RESP, RISP, s. A kind of coarse grass, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To RESP, RISP, v. n. To make a noise resembling that of a file, S.
Douglas.
RESPONSALL, adj. Responsible.
Acts Parl.
To RESSOURSS, RESURSE, v. n. To rise again.
Fr. resourd-re.
Wallace.
RESSUM, s. A small fragment, S. B.
Fr. resson, gouté.
To REST, v. n. To be indebted, S.
Fr. en rest, in arrears.
Acts Sed.
~Restes~, s. pl. Arrears, Fr.
Acts Mar.
REST. Auld rest, perhaps old sprain.
Watson.
Wrest, rest, S.
A. S. wraestan, to distort.
To RESTYN, v. a. To refresh.
Doug.
RESTING-CHAIR, a long chair shaped like a settee, used in farm-houses, Ang. Perths.
To RETENT, v. a. To cause to resound.
Fr. retent-ir, to resound.
Hudson.
RETH, adj. Fierce.
A. S. rethe.
Wallace.
~Rethnas~, s. Ferocity.
Houlate.
A. S. rethnes, id.
To RETOUR, RETOWRE, v. a.
1. To make a return in writing, as to the service of an heir, S.
Skene.
2. To make a legal return as to the value of lands, S.
Baillie.
3. v. n. To return.
Wyntown.
~Retour~, ~Retoure~, s.
1. Return.
Doug.
2. The legal return made to a brief, emitted from Chancery.
Skene.
3. That made as to the value of lands, S.
Baillie.
O. Fr. retour is used in a sense nearly allied.
To RETREAT, v. a. To retract.
O. F. retraitt-ier, revoquer.
Crosraguel.
REVAY, s. Festivity.
Gawan and Gol.
O. Fr. reviaus, fêtes, divertissements.
REVE, s. A colour between yellow and grey; Lat. rav-us.
Sir Gawan.
REUER, RYVIR, s.
V. ~Reyffar~.
REUERÉ, REURY, s. Robbery.
Wallace.
REVERENCE, s. Power, S.
Rutherford.
REUERY, s.
1. Uproar.
Douglas.
2. The crackling noise made by flames.
Fr. resverie, raving.
Douglas.
REVERS. At the revers, at random; Fr. au revers, cross.
Evergreen.
To REVERSE, REUERSE, v. a. To strike from behind; Fr. revers, a stroke of this kind.
Barbour.
To REVERT, v. n.
1. To revive.
Palice Honour.
2. To recover from a swoon, S. B.
O. Fr. revert-ir, id.
To REUEST, REWESS, RAWESS, v. a.
1. To clothe.
Douglas.
2. To clothe anew.
Douglas.
Fr. revest-ir, id.
~Revestré~, s. A vestry.
Douglas.
Fr. revestiare, id.
REUK, s. Atmosphere.
V. ~Rak~.
Barbour.
REURY, s. Robbery.
V. ~Reueré~.
To REW, v. n.
1. To repent, S.
Gawan and Gol.
2. v. a. To have compassion for.
Barbour.
A. S. hreow-ian, poenitere; lugere.
~Rew~, s. Repentance.
Maitland Poems.
A. S. hreowe, poenitentita.
~Reuth~, ~Rewth~, s.
1. Cause for repentance.
King Hart.
2. Pity, or cause of pity.
Bellenden.
REW, s.
1. A row.
Palice Honour.
2. A street; S. raw; Fr. rue.
Doug.
REWAR, s. A robber.
Wallace.
REWELYNYS, ROWLYNGIS, RILLINGS, s. pl. Shoes made of undressed hides, with the hair on them; S. rullions.
Wyntown.
A. S. rifling, obstrigillus.
REWELL, adj. Haughty; O. Fr. revelé, fier, hautain.
REWELLYT, pret. v. Revealed.
Wallace.
REWERS, 3. pl. s. Stops; O. Fr. ravoir-er, to stop, to arrest.
Wallace.
To REWESS, v. a.
V. ~Reuest~.
REWID, pret. v. Reaved.
Barbour.
To REWM, v. n. To roar.
V. ~Rame~.
O. Fr. ruim-er, id.
Wallace.
~Rewmour~, s. Tumult.
Wallace.
Germ. rumor, id.
REWME, s. Realm; O. Fr. reaume.
Wyntown.
RHIND MART, RYNMART, a carcase from the herd.
Russel.
Teut. Isl. rind, bos.
RIACH, adj. Dun, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Gael. id. brindled.
RIAL, RIALLE, adj. Royal.
Sir Gawan.
To RIB, v. a. To rib land, to give it half plowing, S.
Belg. gerib, ridged.
~Ribbing~, s. A slight plowing.
Stat. Acc.
RIBBALDAILL, RYBBALDY, s. Low dissipation.
Barbour.
O. Fr. ribauderie, libertinage, conduite de bandits.
RIBBAND. St Johnston's ribband, a halter, S.
Muse's Threnodie.
RYBEES, s. pl. Shoes called Turn-overs.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. ribé, trepointe de soulier.
RIBBLIE-RABBLIE, adj. Disordered, Loth.
Teut. rabbel-en, praecipitare verba.
RIBUS, s. A musical instrument.
Houlate.
C. B. ribib is expl. a reed-pipe, a hautboy.
RICE, s. A twig.
V. ~Ryss~.
To RICH, v. a. To enrich.
Wyntown.
To ~Rich~, v. n. To become rich.
Kelly.
RICHT, adj.
1. In health, S. Germ.
2. In the exercise of reason, S.
Fountainhall.
To ~Richt~, v. a. To put to rights; often to mend, S.
Franc. rihtente, rectificantes.
RICHT NOW, adv. Just now.
Barbour.
A. S. nu rihte, jam, nunc.
~Rychtswa~, adv. In the same manner.
Acts Ja. II.
RICHTS. At rights, straight.
Douglas.
Su. G. raett waeg, via recta.
RICHTWYS, adj.
1. Righteous.
Wynt.
2. Legitimate, not spurious.
Wallace.
A. S. rihtwis, Isl. rettvis, id.
RICK, s. L. relik, relic.
Lyndsay.
RICKLE, RICKILL, s.
1. A heap, S.
Philotus.
2. A rickle of banes, a very meagre person, S.
A. S. ricg, a heap; Su. G. ben-rangel, a skeleton.
To ~Rickle~, v. a. To put into a heap, S.
Statist. Acc.
RID, RIDE, adj. Severe.
Barbour.
A. S. reth, ferox, saevus.
RIDE, adj. Rough.
V. ~Roid~.
To RIDE, v. a. In curling, to drive a stone with such force, as to carry before it another, which is nearest the mark, or blocks up the way, S.
RIDE, s. The act of sailing, S.
Isl. redskap, carriage on shipboard.
To RIFE, RIFFE, v. n. To rive.
Su. G. rifw-a, id.
Douglas.
RIFF-RAFF, s. The rabble, S.
Dan. ripsraps, id., faex hominum.
RYFART, s.
V. ~Reefort~.
RIFT, L. rist, a musical instrument.
Houlate.
To RIFT, v. n. To belch, S.
Ramsay.
Dan. raev-er, eructare; raeven, eructatio.
~Rift~, s. An eructation, S.
Ferguson.
RIG, s. A tumult; also, a frolic, Loth.
V. ~Reake~.
RIG, RIGG, s.
1. The back of an animal, S.
Douglas.
2. A ridge, S.
Douglas.
3. Rig and Fur, ribbed stockings, S.
A. S. hricg, Isl. hrigg-r, Su. G. rygg, id.
~Ryg-bayne~, s. The back-bane, S.
Wallace.
A. S. hricgban, Dan. rigbeen, id.
~Rigging~, ~Riggin~, s.
1. The back, S.
Doug.
2. The ridge of a house, S.
Ross.
~Riggin-tree~, s. The roof-tree, S.
Sw. tak-ryggen, the ridge of a house; A. S. hricg, fastigium.
RIGLAN, RIGLAND, s. An animal half castrated, S.
Pop. Ball.
RIG-MARIE, s. A base coin, Loth. Dumfr.
Watson.
From the words Reg. Maria, on one of the billon coins of Queen Mary.
RIGWIDDIE, s. The rope or chain that crosses the back of a horse when yoked in a cart, S.
Rig, back, and widdie, a twig.
RYK, RYKE, adj.
1. Potent.
Wyntown.
2. Rich.
Wallace.
Moes. G. reiks, A. S. rica, princeps.
RIK, RYKE, s. A kingdom.
Barbour.
Moes. G. reiki, A. S. ryce, regnum.
RILLING, s.
V. ~Rewelynys~.
RIM, s. A rocky bottom in the sea, Orkn.
Isl. rimi, colliculus.
Statist. Acc.
RIMBURSIN, s. A rupture in an animal, in consequence of which the belly sometimes bursts, Bord.
Roull.
From rim (of the belly), and burst.
To RIN, v. n.
1. To run, S.
Douglas.
Moes. G. rinn-an, Su. G. Isl. rinn-a.
2. To become curdled, S.
Su. G. raenn-a, renn-a, coagulare.
3. To rin in one's head, to intoxicate, S.
~Rin~, s.
1. A run, S.
Ross.
2. A rin of water, a waterfall; also, a stream, S.
Germ. rinne, fluvius.
~Rinnin darn~, a disease in cows, in which they are severely affected with a flux, S. B. Darn, secret.
~Rin-waw~, s. A partition, S.
To RIND, RYNDE, v. a. To dissolve any fat substance by the heat of the fire, S.; also, render.
Acts Ja. V.
Isl. rind-a, pellere, because beaten; or raenn-a, rinde, liquefacere.
To RYND, v. n.
1. To pertain.
Crosraguel.
2. To tend.
Acts Marie.
Su. G. rind-a, tangere.
RYNN, s. Territory.
Gawan and Gol.
Teut. reyn, limes, confinium.
To RING, v. a. To reign, S.
Douglas.
~Ring~, s.
1. Kingdom.
Pal. Hon.
2. It also signifies reign, S.
Lyndsay.
RING, s. The meal which fills the crevices in the circle round the millstones, Loth.
Law Case.
To ~Ring~ the mill, to fill these with the first grain that is ground, after the stones are picked, S.
RING, s. A race.
V. ~Renk~.
Rutherford.
RING, s. A circular fort, S.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. ring, the place where public conventions were held.
To ~Ride at the ring~, to strive, at full gallop, to carry off, on the point of a rod, a ring suspended on a cross-beam resting on two upright posts, S.
Su. G. rida till rings, hastiludium exercere.
RING DANCIS, circular dances, in which the parties frequently join hands, S.
Douglas.
Teut. ringh-dans, orbis saltatorius.
RING-SANGIS, tunes adapted to ring dances.
Douglas.
RINGALD, s. Crowd.
V. ~Rangald~.
RINGE, s. A whisk made of heath, S. corr. from E. rinse.
~Ringe-heather~, s. Cross-leaved heath, S. B.
RINGIT-QUOY.
V. ~Quoy~.
RINGLE-EE'D, RYNGIT, adj. Having a great proportion of white in the eye, S.
Ruddiman.
From ring; or Teut. ringel-en, annulo circumdare.
RINK, RYNK, s. A strong man.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. rinc, vir strenuus, miles.
RINK, s. A course.
V. ~Renk~.
To ~Rink~, v. n. To scamper about, S. B.
V. ~Renk~.
Ruddiman.
~Rinker~, ~Rinketer~, s. A tall, thin, long-legged horse, S.; q. race-horse.
~Rinkroume~, s. Place of tournay.
Lyndsay.
RINO, s. Ready money, S. B.
Shirrefs.
RINS, RINNES, RHYNS, s. pl. A tract of country on the coast of Galloway, which runs out into the sea.
Stat. Acc.
Gael. rinn, a point, C. B. rhyn, id. a cape.
RIOLYSE, s. pl. Nobles; q. Lat. regales.
Gawan and Gol.
RIOT, s. Noise.
Douglas.
O. Fr. riot, riote, bruit, tapage.
To RYOT, v. a. To ravage.
Barbour.
Isl. riod-a, Teut. ruyt-en, vastare.
RYOT, s. Contest.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. riote, combat.
RIP, RIPP, REIP, s. A handful of corn not thrashed, S.
Burns.
A. S. ripe, id.
RIP, s. An ozier basket, Ang.
Isl. hrip, id. formio.
RIP, s.
1. Any thing base or useless, S.
2. A cheat, S.
Isl. ref-iaz, fidem fallere.
To RIPE, RYPE, v. a.
1. To search, S.
Knox.
2. To probe.
Douglas.
3. To investigate; respecting the mind.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
4. To poke, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. hrypan, dissuere.
RIPPET, RIPPAT, s.
1. The noise of great mirth, S.
Douglas.
2. Uproar in a bad sense, S.
Lyndsay.
Isl. hrip-a, tumultuarie agere.
RIPPIE, s. A pock-net fixed to a hoop for catching crabs, Mearns.
V. ~Rip~, a basket.
Isl. hrip.
To RIPPLE, v. a. To separate the seed of flax from the stalks, S.
Ross.
Teut. rep-en, stringere semen lini. Germ. riffel-n, to hatchell flax.
~Ripplin-caimb~, s. A flax-comb, S.
Kelly.
To RIPPLE, v. n. To drizzle, S.
Isl. hrafl in sniohrafl, nix recens et rara.
RIPPLES, RIPPLIS, s. pl.
1. A weakness in the back and reins, S.
Roull.
Fr. ribauld, rabauld, rei venereae intentus ut enervetur.
2. The King's evil, improperly, Bord.
Gl. Complaynt.
RISE, s. A coarse kind of grass.
V. ~Reyss~.
Douglas.
RISE, RYS, RICE, RYSS, s.
1. A small twig, S.
Chr. Kirk.
2. In pl. brushwood, S.
Dunbar.
~Stake and rice~,
1. Stakes driven into the earth, and thin boughs nailed across, S.
Acts Ja. II.
2. A partition-wall in a cottage, S.
Ruddiman.
Isl. hrys, Su. G. ris, virgultum.
To RISK, v. n. To make a noise like the tearing of roots, S. O.
Burns.
A. S. hrisc-ian, stridere, rispare.
To RISP, v. a.
1. To rub with a file, S. rasp, E.
2. To rub hard bodies together; as to risp the teeth, S.
~Risp~, s. Coarse grass that grows in marshy ground, S.; q. grass for rasping.
Dunbar.
To ~Risp~, v. n. Denoting the sound caused by the friction of hard bodies, S.
RITMASTER, s. A captain of horse.
Wodrow.
Belg. rit-meester, Teut. rid-meester, magister equitum.
RITTOCH, s. The greater tern, Orkn.
Barry.
RIVE, s. A rent or tear, S.
Isl. ryf.
RIVE, s. Shallows.
Sir Tristrem.
Isl. rif, reif, brevia.
To RYVE, v. a. To rob.
Barbour.
~Ryuer~, s. A robber.
V. ~Reif~.
Douglas.
To RIZAR, v. a. To dry in the sun, S.
Fr. ressoré, dried by the sun.
~Rizar~, s. Drying by means of heat, S.
RIZARDS, RIZZER-BERRIES, s. pl. Currants, S.
Brand.
ROBIN-HOOD, a sport, condemned in our old acts of Parliament; in which the predatory exploits of this celebrated outlaw and his companions were represented.
Evergreen.
ROCH, ROCHE, ROTCHE, s. A rock; Fr. roche.
Douglas.
ROCKAT, s. A surplice, E. rochet.
Gl. Sibb.
Arm. rocket, Fr. rochet, an outer garment.
ROCKING, s. A friendly visit, in which neighbours meet, during the moon-light of winter or spring, and spend the evening, alternately in one another's houses. Ayrs.
Burns.
Supposed to have had its name from females formerly bringing their rocks or distaffs with them.
ROCKLAY, ROKELY, s. A short cloak, S. Ang.
Ritson.
Su. G. rocklin, a surplice.
RODDEN-FLOUK, ROAN-FLOOK, s. The turbot, S. B. roan-fleuk, Loth.
Pinkerton.
RODDIKIN, s. The fourth stomach of a cow, or other ruminating animal, S.; the same with ~Reid~, q. v.
RODDING-TIME, the time of spawning.
V. ~Red~, ~Redd~, s.
Stat. Acc.
RODEN-TREE, s. The mountain-ash, S. B.
V. ~Roun-tree~.
~Rodens~, s. pl. The berries of the roan-tree, S. B.
ROEBUCK-BERRY, s. The stone-bramble berry, S.
Stat. Acc.
ROY, s. King; Fr. roi.
Wallace.
To ROY, v. n. To rave.
Dunbar.
ROID, ROYD, RIDE, adj.
1. Rude, severe.
Barbour.
2. Large.
Wallace.
A. S. reothe, rethe, rough.
ROYET, ROYIT, adj.
1. Wild.
Doug.
2. Dissipated, S.
Ferguson.
3. Romping, much given to sport, S.
Ramsay.
Fr. roid, roide, fierce, ungovernable.
~Royetness~, s. Romping, S.
ROIF, ROVE, RUFF, s. Rest.
Houlate.
Alem. rauua, Su. G. ro, Isl. roi, quies.
ROIK, s. A thick mist.
V. ~Rak~.
ROIK, s. A rock.
Douglas.
To ROIP, v. a. To sell by auction.
V. ~Roup~.
ROIS, ROISE, s. A rose.
Douglas.
ROISS.
V. ~Roif~.
Bannatyne P.
ROIST, s. A roost.
Kennedy.
ROYSTER, s.
1. A freebooter.
Buchanan.
L. B. Rustarii, the same with Rutarii, freebooters who committed great devastation in France, in the eleventh century; O. Fr. rustre, a ruffian; ruster-ie, brigandage, devastation.
2. A dog, apparently of the bull-dog species.
Cleland.
To ROYT, v. n. To go about idly, S. B.
Su. G. rut-a, discurrere, vagari.
ROYT, s. Perh. rambling fellow.
Polwart.
ROK, s. Perhaps, a storm.
S. P. Repr.
Isl. rok, roka, id. procella.
To ROLE, v. a. To ply the oar.
Doug.
~Rollar~, s. A rower.
Douglas.
ROLK, s. A rock.
Douglas.
ROLLYD, part. pa. Enrolled.
Wyntown.
ROLLOCHIN, (gutt.) adj. Lively, free-spoken, S.
Rallack, to romp, A. Bor.
Isl. rugl-a, effutire; Sw. rolig, merry.
To ROLP, v. n. To cry.
V. ~Roip~.
ROMANYS, ROMANIS, s.
1. A genuine history.
Barbour.
2. A work of fiction.
Ital. romanze, Fr. roman, id.
ROMBLE, s. A blow.
Barbour.
Teut. rommel-en, strepere.
ROME-RAKARIS, s. pl. Those who pretend to bring relics from Rome.
Bannatyne P.
RONDELLIS, s. pl. Small round targets;
Fr. rondelles.
Complaynt S.
RONE, s. Sheep-skin dressed so as to appear like goat-skin; S. roan.
Wynt.
Perh. from Roan, Rohan, in France; like cordovan, from Cordova.
RONE, RON, s.
1. A shrub.
Wallace.
Isl. runn, a bush or shrub.
2. Brushwood.
Henrysone.
RONE, s. A coarse substance adhering to flax, which, in hackling, is scraped off with a knife, Perths.
Isl. hrion, roughness.
RONE, s. The mountain-ash.
V. ~Rountree~.
Maitland P.
RONE, s. A run of ice, S.
Lyndsay.
Isl. hroenn, sparsa congeries ex nive.
RONE, s. A spout for carrying from the roof, S. O.
Sw. raenna, id.; Mod. Sax. ronne, a canal.
RONGED, part. adj. Gnawed.
Knox.
Fr. rongé, id.
RONGIN, pret. Reigned.
Bellenden.
RONK, s. Moisture.
K. Hart.
RONKIS, s. pl. Folds.
Dunbar.
Su. G. rynka, a wrinkle, a fold.
RONNACHS, s. pl. Couch-grass, Aberd.
RONNYS.
V. ~Rone~, 2.
ROOD-DAY, s.
V. ~Rude-day~.
ROOD GOOSE, RUDE GOOSE, the brent goose, Ross.
Statist. Acc.
Dan. radgaas, Norw. raatgaas.
ROOF-TREE, s.
1. The beam which forms the angle of a roof, S.
2. A toast, expressive of a wish for prosperity to one's family, S. B.
ROOK, s. A sort of uproar, Loth.
Germ. ruck-en, movere; ruck, impetus.
ROOK, s. Thick mist, S.
V. ~Rak~, s. 3.
~Rooky~, adj. Misty, S.
Hamilton.
ROOM, adj. and s.
V. ~Rowme~.
ROON, s. A shred.
V. ~Rund~.
To ROOSE, v. a. To extol.
V. ~Ruse~.
To ROOSE fish, to throw a large quantity of fish together, with salt among them; allowing them to lie in that state for some time, before curing them, S.
ROOST, s.
1. The inner roof of a cottage, composed of spars reaching from the one wall to the other, S.
2. A garret, S. B.
Su. G. roste, the highest part of a building.
ROOT-HEWN, adj. Perverse, S. B.
Sw. rothugg-a, to root up.
Ross.
To ROOVE, RUVE, RUIFF, v. a.
1. To rivet, to clinch, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. To settle a point beyond the probability of alteration.
Baillie.
Fr. riv-er, id.; Isl. rauf-a, perforare.
ROPEEN, s. A hoarse cry.
V. ~Roup~.
Complaynt S.
ROSE, s. The erysipelas, a disease, S.
Buchan.
Su. G. ros, Germ. rose, id. from the colour of the eruption.
ROSEIR, s. A rose-bush; or arbour of roses.
Fr. rosier.
Gl. Sibb.
ROSET, s. Rosin, S.
Douglas.
ROSIGNELL, s. A nightingale.
Burel.
Fr. rosignol, id.
ROST, s. A current.
V. ~Roust~, s. 2.
ROTCOLL, s. Horse-radish, S. B.
Su. G. rot, root, and koll, fire.
ROTE, s. An instrument, in Fr. now called vielle, in low E. hurdygurdy.
Houlate.
According to Ritson and Roquef. from Lat. rota, a wheel.
ROTHOS, s. A tumult, Ang.
V. ~Ruthar~.
ROTTACKS, s. pl.
1. Grubs in a beehive, Moray.
2. Old musty corn, ibid.
Pop. Ball.
ROUBBOURIS, s. pl. Perh. hampers.
Dan. rubbe, a basket?
ROUCH, adj.
1. Rough, S.
Douglas.
2. Hoarse, S.
Germ. rauh, id.
3. Plentiful, S.
Kelly.
Rouch and round, id. Clydes.
4. As denoting immoral conduct, S.
~Rouch~, s. The coarser and larger part of any thing, S. O.
~Rouch-rider~, s. A horse-breaker, S.
ROUCH, s. Rowing.
V. ~Routh~.
ROUCHT, pret. v. Reached.
Barbour.
ROUCHT, pret. v. Cared.
V. ~Rak~.
Wallace.
ROUDES, adj. Haggard.
Minst. Bord.
~Roudes~, s. An old, wrinkled, ill-natured woman, Fife; pron. rudes.
Ramsay.
Fr. rudesse, harshness; or C. B. rhaadair, noisy.
To ROVE, v. n. To be in a delirium, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Roving~, s. Delirium, S.
Rutherford.
To ROVE, v. a. To card wool or cotton into flakes, S.
Statist. Acc.
ROVE, s. Rest.
V. ~Roif~.
To ROUK, ROWK, v. n. To crouch.
Isl. hruk-a, coarctatio.
Lyndsay.
ROUK, s. Mist, S.
~Rouky~, adj. Misty, S.
V. ~Rak~.
ROULK, ROLK, adj. Hoarse.
Fr. rauque, Lat. rauc-us.
Houlate.
To ROUM, v. a.
V. ~Soum~ and ~Roum~.
ROUN, s. Roe of fish.
V. ~Raun~.
Bellenden.
ROUN, ROUNE, s.
1. Letters, characters.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. Isl. run, Su. G. runa, litera.
2. A tale, a story.
Sir Tristrem.
3. Speech in general.
Ibid.
To ~Roun~, ~Roune~, ~Round~, ~Rown~, v. n. To whisper, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. run-a, A. S. run-ian, id.
~Rounar~, ~Rownar~, ~Roundar~, s. A whisperer.
Dunbar.
~Rounnyng~, ~Rownnyng~, s. The act of whispering.
Barbour.
To ~Round~, v. n.
V. ~Roun~, v.
ROUND, adj. Abundant.
V. ~Rouch~.
ROUN-TREE, ROAN-TREE, ROWAN-TREE, s. The mountain-ash, S.
Lightfoot.
Su. G. ronn, runn, sorbus aucuparia.
ROUND, s.
1. A round dance, S. roundel.
Fr. dance à la ronde.
2. The tune appropriated to a dance of this kind.
Douglas.
ROUND-ABOUT, s. A circular fort.
Statist. Acc.
ROUNDAL, s. A poetical measure, generally of eight verses.
Douglas.
Fr. rondeau, Teut. rondeel, rhythmus orbicularis.
ROUNDAR, s.
V. ~Rounar~.
ROUNDEL, s. A table.
Priests Peblis.
Teut. rondeel, id.
ROUNG, s. A cudgel.
V. ~Rung~.
ROUNGED, part. adj.
V. ~Ronged~.
To ROUP, ROWP, ROPE, ROIP, ROLP, v. n.
1. To cry, to shout.
Doug.
2. To cry hoarsely.
Knox.
3. v. a. To sell by auction, S.
Teut. roep-en, clamare.
Fountainhall.
~Roup~, ~Rouping~, s. An outcry, S.
Pennant.
~Rouper~, s. One who cries.
Montgomerie.
~Rouping-wife~, s. A female auctioneer, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
ROUP, s.
1. Hoarseness, S.
Beattie.
Isl. hroop, vociferatio.
2. The disease otherwise called the croup, S. B.
Watson.
3. A disease affecting hens in the mouth or throat, S.
~Roupy~, ~Roopit~, adj. Hoarse, S.
Burns.
ROUP, s. A close mist, Border.
ROUST, s. Rust, S.
Douglas.
~Rousty~, adj. Rusty, S.
Teut. roest, and roestigh.
ROUST, ROST, s. A strong tide or current, Orkn.
Brand.
Isl. roest, raust, aestuaria.
To ROUST, v. n.
1. To cry with a rough voice, S. B.
Douglas.
2. To bellow; applied to cattle, S. B.
Douglas.
Isl. raust, vox canora; Dan. roest, a cry.
~Roust~, s. The act of roaring, S. B.
~Rousty~, adj..
1. Hoarse.
Ruddiman.
2. Not refined.
Pal. Hon.
ROUSTREE, s. The cross bar on which the crook is hung, Aberd.
Su. G. roeste, suprema aedificii pars.
To ROUT, ROWT, v. n.
1. To bellow, S.
Burns.
Isl. raut-a, rugire belluarum more.
2. To make a great noise.
Douglas.
~Rout~, ~Rowt~, s.
1. The act of bellowing, S.
Douglas.
2. A roar, a loud noise, S.
Douglas.
To ROUT, v. a. To strike, S.
Ross.
Isl. rot-a, percutio; rot, ictus.
~Rout~, ~Rute~, s. A severe blow, S.
Barbour.
ROUTAND, part. pr. Assembling.
Isl. rot-ast, conglobare.
Barbour.
ROUTH, ROUCH, s.
1. The act of rowing.
Douglas.
2. A stroke of the oar.
Douglas.
A. S. rewete, rowette, remigatio.
ROUTH, ROWTH, s. Plenty, S.
Ramsay.
C. B. rhwth, large, capacious.
~Routhie~, adj. Plentiful, S.
Burns.
ROUTHLESS, adj. Profane, Fife.
E. ruthless used in a particular sense.
ROUTHURROK, s. The bernacle goose, Orkn.
Leslie.
Isl. hrota, bernacla.
To ROW, v. a.
1. To roll.
Douglas.
2. To elapse.
Douglas.
3. To revolve.
Id.
To ~Row About~, to be in an advanced state of pregnancy, S.
ROWAN, ROWING, s. A flake of wool, S.
Edin. Encycl.
To Cast a Rowan, to bear an illegitimate child.
Gl. Sibb.
ROWAN, s. Auld rowan, a bawd, who, by wheedling, endeavours to entice a young woman to marry an old man.
Philotus.
Germ. rune, Su. G. runa; al-runa, or alte-runa, mulier fatidica.
ROWAN, s. A turbot, Fife.
Stat. Acc.
ROWAR, s. A moveable wooden bolt; q. a roller.
Wallace.
ROWY, s. King; Fr. roi.
Bannatyne P.
ROWKAR, s. A whisperer, a tale-bearer.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Zeland. roeck, delator, Alem. ruog-en, to defame.
To ROWME, ROUME, v. n. To roam.
Douglas.
A. S. ruman, Belg. ruym-en, diffugere.
To ROWME, v. a.
1. To clear.
Wyntown.
2. To enlarge.
Wyntown.
Teut. ruym-en, vacuare; ampliare.
3. To place.
Keith.
Germ. raum-en, in ordine disponere.
~Rowme~, ~Roume~, s.
1. Space.
Wyntown.
2. A possession in land.
Bellenden.
3. Situation as to preaching.
Spotswood.
4. Official situation.
Baillie.
5. Ordinal relation.
R. Bruce.
6. Place in a literary work.
Wodrow.
A. S. Su. G. rum, place of any kind.
~Rowme~, ~Roume~, ~Room~, adj.
1. Large.
Wallace.
A. S. Su. G. rum, Teut. ruym, amplus.
2. Clear, empty.
Ferguson.
Teut. ruym, vacuus.
~Rowmly~, adv. Largely.
Wyntown.
To ROWMYSS.
V. ~Rummyss~.
To ROWT, v. n. To snore.
Barbour.
A. S. hrut-an, Isl. hriot-a, id.
ROZET, s. Rosin.
V. ~Roset~.
RUBIATURE, s. Robber.
Leg. St Androis.
L. B. rubator, Ital. rubatore, latro.
To RUCK, v. n. To belch.
Lyndsay.
Teut. roeck-en, Lat. ruct-are.
RUCK, s. A heap of corn, S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
Isl. hrauk, Su. G. roek, cumulus.
RUCK-RILLING.
V. ~Rewelynys~.
RUD, adj. Red.
Wallace.
A. S. rude, reod, Alem. ruod.
~Rude~, s.
1. Redness.
Douglas.
2. Those parts of the face, which in youth and health have a ruddy colour, S. B.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. ruda, rubor, vultus.
To RUDDY, v. n. To make a loud reiterated noise, S. B.
Isl. hrid, a storm; force in general.
RUDE, adj. Strong, stout.
Douglas.
RUDE, s. Spawn, Ayrs.
V. ~Redd~.
Kennedy.
RUDE, RWD, s. The cross.
Douglas.
A. S. Su. G. rod, Germ. rode.
~Rude-day~, s. The third day of May, S. B. called the Invention of the Cross.
RUDE-GOOSE.
V. ~Rood-goose~.
To RUFE, v. n. To rest.
V. ~Roif~.
Chron. S. P.
~Ruff~, s. Rest.
V. ~Roif~.
To RUFF, v. n. To roll a drum, S.; also ruffle.
Wodrow.
Germ. ruff-er, to cry.
2. To give a plaudit, S.
~Ruff~, s.
1. Roll of the drum, S.
R. Galloway.
2. Beating with the feet, as expressive of applause.
~Ruffe~, s. Fame, celebrity.
Godscroft.
RUFFIE, s. A ruffian, Ang.
Lyndsay.
Su. G. rof-wa, to rob.
RUFFY, s.
1. A wick clogged with tallow, Tweed.
Stat. Acc.
2. The blaze used in fishing by night, with the lister, S. A.
Sw. roe-lius, a rush light.
RUFFILL, s. Loss, injury.
Dunbar.
Teut. ruyffel-en, terere, verrere.
RUFLYT, pret. v. Annoyed.
Barbour.
To RUG, v. a.
1. To pull hastily or roughly, S.
Pop. Ball.
2. To tear, S.
Douglas.
3. To spoil, to plunder.
Teut. ruck-en, Dan. rag-er, to pluck.
RUG, s.
1. A rough or hasty pull, S.
2. A great bargain, S.
~Ruggair~, s. A depredator.
Monroe.
RULLION, s.
1. A shoe made of untanned leather.
V. ~Rewelynys~.
2. A coarse-made masculine woman, Fife.
RUM, adj. Excellent, Loth. Cant E.
RUMBLEGARIE, adj. Disorderly, S.
Ramsay.
Qu. ready (A. S. gear-u) to rumble.
RUMGUMPTION, RUMMILGUMTION, s. Common sense, S.
Beattie.
A. S. rum, rum-well, spatiosus, and geom-ian, curare.
To RUMMIL, RUMLE, v. n. To make a noise, S.
Douglas.
Teut. rommel-en, strepere.
To RUMMYSS, RUMMES, ROWMYSS, v. n. To bellow, S.
Henrysone.
Isl. rym-a, id.
RUMPLE, RUMPILL, s.
1. The rump, S.
Ramsay.
2. The tail, S.
Bellenden.
RUNCHES, s. pl. Wild mustard; also, wild radish, S. A. Bor.
Polwart.
RUND, ROON, s.
1. A border, a selvage, S.
Burns.
2. A shred, a remnant, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Isl. rond, raund, margo, extremitas.
To RUNDGE, v. n. To gnaw.
V. ~Ronged~.
Evergreen.
RUNG, s.
1. Any long piece of wood, S.
Chr. Kirk.
2. A coarse heavy staff, S.
Maclaurin.
3. Used to denote the stroke of poverty.
J. Nicol.
Moes. G. hrung, virga; Isl. raung, pl. rungor, the ribs of a ship.
To RUNK, v. a. To deprive of, whether by fair or foul means, S. B.
Isl. rank-or, fraud; or perh. corr. from E. rook, to cheat.
RUNK, adj. Wrinkled, Aberd.
Journal Lond.
Su. G. rynka, Dan. rincke, a wrinkle.
To RUNKLE, v. a.
1. In part. pa. runkled, wrinkled, S.
Ramsay.
2. To crease, to crumple, S.
A. S. wrincl-ian, Su. G. rynck-a, rugare.
~Runkle~, ~Runkill~, s.
1. A wrinkle, S.
Douglas.
2. A rumple, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
RUNRIG, lands are said to lie runrig, where the alternate ridges of a field belong to different proprietors, or are occupied by different tenants, S.; qu. ridges running parallel.
Erskine.
RUNT, s.
1. Trunk of a tree.
Pal. Hon.
2. A hardened stalk; as, a kail runt, the stem of colewort, S.
Burns.
3. The tail of an animal, Galloway.
4. A contemptuous designation for a female, more generally applied to one advanced in life, with auld prefixed, S.
Germ. rinde, bark, crust.
Davidson.
RUNT, s. An old cow, S. B., one that has given over breeding, Caithn.
Germ. rinde, an ox, or cow.
RURYK, adj. Rural, rustic.
Wallace.
To RUSCH, RWYSS, v. a. To drive.
Barbour.
Su. G. rus-a, rusk-a, irruere.
~Rusche~, ~Rwhys~, s. Drive.
Wyntown.
To RUSE, ROOSE, v. a. To extol; sometimes reese, S.
Douglas.
Ill rused, discommended.
Kelly.
Isl. raus-a, jactabundè multa effutio, ros-a, extollere.
RUISE, RUSSE, RUSS, s.
1. Boast.
Douglas.
Isl. raus, gerrae, loquacitas.
To mak a tume ruse, to boast where there is no ground for it, but the reverse, Ang.
2. Commendation, praise, S.
Ritson.
Su. G. ros, roos, praise.
~Ruser~, s. One habituated to self-commendation.
Kelly.
RUSHIE, s. A broil, Fife.
Teut. ruysch, Isl. rusk-a, strepitus.
RUSKIE, s.
1. A basket, made of twigs and straw, for carrying corn, Perths. Loth.
2. A vessel made of straw for holding meal.
Kelly.
3. A bee-hive, S. B.
Su. G. rusk, congeries virgultorum; rysia, Germ. reusche, a bee-hive.
RUTE, s. A blow.
V. ~Rout~.
RUTE, s. A fowl.
V. ~Rood-goose~.
Acts Marie.
RUTHER, s. An uproar, S.
Ross.
A. S. hruth, commotio, C. B. rhuthr, impetus.
RUTHER, RUTHYR, s. Rudder.
Wallace.
RUTILLAND, part. pr. Croaking.
Lyndsay.
Teut. rotel-en, grunnire, murmurare.
RUTOUR, s. A spoiler.
V. ~Roysters~.
Bellenden.
To RUVE, v. a.
V. ~Roove~.
RUWITH, Uncertain.
Sir Gawan.
S
This letter, as occurring in the beginning of words, cannot, in many instances, be viewed as a radical. While prefixed in some Goth. dialects, it was thrown away in others; especially before k. The same term sometimes appears with s, and sometimes without it; as in cry and scry; creek of day, and skreek. Ss is often used by our old writers as the mark of the pl.; as, horss for horsis, horses.
SA, SUA, SWA, conj.
1. So, consequently, S. sae.
Gawan and Gal.
2. In such a manner.
Barbour.
3. As, in like manner.
Barbour.
Moes. G. swa, swe, A. S. swa, Su. G. Dan. saa, ita.
To SA, v. n. To say.
Douglas.
Alem. Germ. sag-en, A. S. saeg-an, id.
SACKE, s. Sackcloth.
Godly Sangs.
SACK, s.
V. ~Sak~.
SACKET, SAKKET, s. A small sack, S. B.
Complaynt S.
To SACRÉ, v. a. To consecrate.
Fr. sacrer, id.
Douglas.
To SACRIFY, v. a.
1. To sacrifice.
Fr. sacrifi-er, id.
Douglas.
2. To consecrate.
Douglas.
3. To appease, to propitiate.
Id.
SAD, adj.
1. Grave.
Wallace.
2. Wise, prudent.
Wallace.
3. Firm, steady.
Wallace.
C. B. sad, firm, wise, discreet, sober.
4. Close, compact, S.
C. B. sathru, calcare, to tread; syth, solidus.
5. Heavy, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
6. Weighty, applied to evidence.
Buchanan.
7. Flat, close to the ground, S.
8. Denoting a grave colour.
Inventories.
~Sadly~, adv.
1. Steadily.
Wallace.
2. Closely, compactly.
Barbour.
To ~Sad~, v. n. To become solid, S.
To SAD, v. a. To make sad.
Baillie.
SAEBIENS, SAEBINS, conj. Since, i. e. being sae, or so.
Ramsay.
SAFER, s. Damages.
V. ~Sefor~.
Spotsw.
SAFT, adj.
1. Opposed to what is fatiguing, S.
Ritson.
2. Pleasant.
Ritson.
3. Tranquil, at rest, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. saft, suavis, mollis.
~Saft~, ~Saftly~, adv. Softly.
Ferguson.
2. Lightly.
Minstr. Bord.
To ~Saft~, v. n. To mollify.
Dunbar.
To SAGHTIL, v. n. To be reconciled.
A. S. sahtl-ian, reconciliare.
Sir Gawan.
~Saghtlyng~, s. Reconciliation.
V. ~Saucht~.
Ibid.
To SAY, v. n. I yow say, I tell you.
A. S. sege me, dic mihi.
Barbour.
To SAY, SEY, v. a.
1. To put to trial, S.
Pitscottie.
2. v. n. To endeavour, S.
O. Fr. say-er, essayer, tenter.
SAY, SAYE, s. A water-bucket, Inverness, Orkn.; a milk-pail, Dumfr.
Acts Ja. I.
Su. G. saa, vas quo aqua portatur.
SAYARE, s. A poetical writer.
Doug.
A. S. saeg-an, narrare; sage, narratio.
SAIKYR, HALFSAIKYR, a species of cannon, smaller than a demi-culverine, named from a species of hawk.
Complaynt S.
Fr. sacre, "the hawk, and the artillerie so called;" Cotgr.
SAIKLESS, SAYKLES, adj.
1. Guiltless, S.
Douglas.
2. Free, in a general sense.
Douglas.
A. S. sacleas, Isl. saklauss, sine culpa.
SAIL-FISH, s. The basking shark, S., denominated from a large fin which it carries above water.
Stat. Acc.
SAILYE, s. An assault.
Wallace.
O. Fr. sail-ir, to assault.
SAILL, s. Happiness.
V. ~Seile~.
SAYN, s. Narrative.
Wallace.
Dan. sagn, saying.
To SAIN, v. a. To bless.
V. ~Sane~.
SAYND, s. Message or messenger.
Barbour.
A. S. sand, legatio; legatus.
Send, an embassy, S. B.
~Sayndis-man~, s. Messenger.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. sandes-man, nuntius.
SAIP, s. Soap, S.
Lyndsay.
A. S. Dan. saepe, id.
SAIR, SAYR, SARE, adj.
1. Painful, S.
2. Sorrowful; as, a sair heart.
3. Violent.
Wallace.
4. Severe; as sair sickness, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. saar, A. S. sar, gravis, molestus.
5. Niggardly, as, sair master, a sair merchant, S.
~Sair~, s. A sore, a wound, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. Isl. sar, Su. G. saar, dolor; vulnus.
~Sair~, ~Sar~, ~Sare~, adv.
1. Sorely, S.
A. S. sare, graviter.
Barbour.
2. In a great degree, S.
Douglas.
Germ, sehr, Belg. seer, valde.
~Sair Head~, a headach, S.
A. Nicol.
~Sairly~, adv. Sorely.
Douglas.
To SAIR, v. a.
1. To serve, S.
Ross.
2. To fit, to be large enough, S.
3. To satisfy; as, with food, S.
Ross.
~Sairing~, s. What satisfies one, S.
Ross.
SAIRLES, SARELESS, adj. Tasteless, S. B.
V. ~Sawr~.
Diallog.
SAIT, s. The Court of Session in S.
Dunbar.
SAK, SACK, s. The privilege of a baron to prosecute, try and judge his vassals in his own court.
Reg. Maj.
A. S. sac, actio, causa forensis.
SAKE, s. Blame, guilt.
Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. sak, guilt, crime.
SALE, SAIL, SAILL, s.
1. A palace.
Douglas.
2. A hall, a chamber.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. Su. G. sal, aula, palatium.
SALEBROSITY, s. A rough place.
Baillie.
SALIKE, SAELIKE, adj. Similar, of the same kind, S. B.
Moes. G. swaleiks, Isl. slyke, talis.
SALER, s. A salt-cellar.
Sir Gawan.
SALERIFE, adj. Saleable, S.
SALERYFE, adj. Abounding with sails or ships.
Douglas.
SALL, L. stal, stole.
Houlate.
SALSS, s. Sauce.
Barbour.
Germ. salz-en, sale condire.
SALT, SAWT, s. Assault.
Barbour.
O. Fr. saut, id.
SALT, adj.
1. Having bitter consequences, S.
Douglas.
2. Costly, expensive, S.
~Salt Se~, or ~Sea~, the sea; from the ancient use of the term as denoting the sea itself.
Douglas.
To SALUS, v. a. To salute.
Wallace.
O. Fr. salus, salutation.
SALUT, s. Health, safety; Fr.
Compl. S.
SAMBUTES, s. pl. Housing for a horse.
O. Fr. sambue, id.
Sir Gawan.
SAMIN, SAMYN, adj. The same, S.
Abl. of Moes. G. sama, idem.
Compl. S.
SAMYN, SAMIN, adv.
1. Together.
Barbour.
2. At the same time.
Douglas.
3. As soon, with as.
Douglas.
A. S. samne, Belg. samen, simul, una.
SANAPÉ, s. Mustard.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. Dan. senep, Gr. σιναπις, id.
SAND-BLIND, adj. Having that weakness of sight which often accompanies a very fair complexion, S. synon. blind-fair.
SANDE, part. pa. Girt.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. saint, from saind-re, ceindre, environner.
SANDY-GIDDOCK, s. The launce, a fish, Shetl.
Neill.
Probably a dimin. from Dan. giedde, Isl. gedda, a pike, from its resemblance in shape; q. the little ged or pike.
SAND-LARK, The sea lark, Orkn.
Barry.
Sandy lerrick, or laverock, of S.
SAND-LOWPER, s. A small species of crab, Fife.
Sibbald.
To SANE, v. n. To say.
V. ~Seyne~.
Dunbar.
To SANE, SAYN, SAINE, SEYN, v. a.
1. To make the sign of the cross.
Barbour.
2. To bless.
Dunbar.
Germ. segen, a sign; segn-en, to bless.
~Sain~, s. Blessing, S. B.
SANG, s. Song, S. A. S.
Wyntown.
SANGLERE, s. A wild boar; Fr. sangliere.
Douglas.
SANGUANE, SANGUYNE, adj. Having the colour of blood; Fr. sanguin.
Douglas.
SANOUROUS, adj. Healing.
Houlate.
O. Fr. san-er, to heal.
SANRARE, L. thesaurare, treasurer.
Houlate.
SANS, prep. Without, Fr.
Douglas.
SAP, s. Liquid of any kind, taken with solid aliment, S.
Belg.
Morison.
~Sapmoney~, s. Money allowed to servants for purchasing sap, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Saps~, s. pl. Bread soaked or boiled in some nourishing liquid, as, ale-saps, butter-saps, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. saup, Gael. sabhs, soup.
To SAR, v. a. To vex, to gall.
Wallace.
A. S. sar-ian, dolere.
SARBIT, interj. A kind of exclamation, S. A.
Supposed to be corr. from sorrow a bit.
To SARD, v. a. To rub, to chafe.
Lyndsay.
Isl. sard-a, serd-a, cutem contrectare.
SARDE, pret. Galled.
V. ~Sar~.
SARE, adj. Sore.
V. ~Sair~, and s.
~Sare~, s.
1. A sore, S.
Douglas.
2. Mental pain, sorrow.
Douglas.
A. S. sar, Sw. saer, dolor.
To SARE, v. n. To soar.
Douglas.
To SARE, v. n. To savour.
V. ~Sawer~.
~Sareless~, adj. Unsavoury, S. B.
V. ~Sair~, v.
Ross.
SARGEAND, s. A squire.
Bannatyne P.
O. Fr. sergeant, homme de guerre.
SARY, SAIRY, adj.
1. Sorrowful.
Douglas.
A. S. sari, sarig, tristis, moestus.
2. Sorry, wretched.
Wyntown.
SARIOLLY, SARRALY, adv. Artfully.
Barbour.
A. S. searolice, artificiose; sear ars.
SARIT, pret. Vexed.
V. ~Sar~.
SARK, s. A shirt, S.
Wallace.
A. S. syrc, Su. G. saerk, indusium.
~Sarked~, ~Sarkit~, part. pa.
1. Provided with shirts or shifts, S.
Gl. Shirr.
2. Covered with thin deals, S.
~Sarkin~, s. The covering of wood above the rafters, S.
~Sarking~, adj. A designation of cloth for making coarse shirts, S.
Spalding.
SARRALY, adv.
V. ~Sariolly~.
To SASE, v. a. To seize; Fr. sais-ir.
Douglas.
SAT, s. A snare.
Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. saett, sata, id.
SATE, s. Omission, trespass.
Douglas.
Fr. saut, a leap.
~Satoure~, s. A transgressor.
King's Quair.
To SATIFIE, v. a. To satisfy.
O. Fr. sattifier, id.
Crosraguel.
SATTERDAY, SATERDAY, s. Saturday.
A. S. saeter daeg, the day of Saturn.
~Setterdayis slop~, a gap ordained to be left in the cruives for catching salmon, in fresh waters, from Saturday after the time of Vespers, till Monday after sun-rise.
Acts Ja. I.
SAUAGE, SAWAGE, adj.
Intrepid.
Wallace.
SAUCH, SAUGH, s. The willow, S.
Lightfoot.
Sw. saelg, A. S. salh, O. Fr. saulg.
SAUCHT, SAUGHT, part. pa.
1. Reconciled.
Barbour.
A. S. saeht, id. Su. G. saett-a, conciliari.
2. At ease, in peace.
Douglas.
Su. G. sackta, tranquillus, pacificus.
~Saucht~, ~Saught~, s. Ease, tranquillity, S.
A. S. sahte, saett, peace.
Ross.
~Sauchning~, ~Saughtening~, ~Sawchnyng~, s.
1. Reconciliation.
Douglas.
2. A state of quietness.
Wallace.
SAUDALL, s. A companion.
Burel.
Lat. sodal-is.
To SAUF, v. a. To save.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. sauf, safe.
SAUF, ~To Sauf~, prep. Saving.
Wyntown.
~Saufe~, s. Salve.
Douglas.
~Sauyn~, s. L. saysin, seizin.
Douglas.
SAUL, SAWL, s. The soul, S.
Douglas.
A. S. saul, sawel, Moes. G. saiwala.
~Saules~, adj. Dastardly, mean, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Saull-prow~, s. Spiritual profit.
V. ~Prow~.
Gawan and Gol.
SAULLIE, SAULIE, s. A hired mourner, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
From the repetition of Salve Regina.
To SAUR, v. n.
V. ~Sawer~.
* SAVOUR, s. Unction in preaching, S.
* ~Savoury~, adj. Possessing unction, S.
SAUT, s. Salt, S.
Ramsay.
~Saut-fat~, s. A salt-cellar, S.
A. S. sealt-faet, id.
SAW, SAWE, s.
1. A saying, a proverb, S. O. E.
A. S. saga, sage, dictum.
Doug.
2. A discourse, an address.
Barbour.
3. Language in general.
Wyntown.
4. A legal decision.
Dunbar.
Dan. sag, a suit.
5. An oracle, a prediction.
Douglas.
A. S. sage, a foretelling.
To SAW, v. n. To sow.
Douglas.
A. S. saw-an, Su. G. Isl. saa, id.
To SAW, v. a. To save.
Douglas.
SAWCHYNG.
V. ~Sauchning~.
Wallace.
SAWELY, L. fawely, few.
Wallace.
To SAWER, SAWR, SAUR, SARE, v. n. To savour.
Barbour.
~Sawr~, s. Savour.
K. Hart.
SAWSLY, adv. In pickle.
Dunbar.
SAWT, s. Assault.
V. ~Salt~.
SAWTH, p. v. Saveth.
Wallace.
SAX, adj. Six, S.
Burns.
Moes. G. saihs, id.
~Saxt~, adj. Sixth.
N. Burne.
~Saxté~, adj. Sixty, S.
Wallace.
Moes. G, saihstis, id.
* SCAB, s. A gross offence.
Z. Boyd.
SCAD, s. Any colour seen by reflection; or the reflection itself, S.
Rutherford.
A. S. scade, umbra.
SCADLIPS, s. Thin broth, S. B.; hence more apt to scald the lips.
Ritson.
SCAFF, SKAFFIN, s.
1. Food of any kind, S.
Ross.
Su. G. skap, provision.
2. Expl. merriment, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
~Scaffar~, s. A parasite.
Bellenden.
Su. G. skaffare, one who provides food.
~Scafferie~, s.
V. ~Skafrie~.
SCAIL, s. A sort of tub.
V. ~Skeel~.
Sir Egeir.
SCALDRICKS, s. pl. Wild mustard, Loth.
V. ~Skelloch~.
Stat. Acc.
To SCALE, v. a.
V. ~Skail~.
SCALKT, pret. v. Bedaubed.
V. ~Skaik~.
Dunbar.
SCALLIARD, s. A stroke, W. Loth.
Isl. skell-a, to strike, skell-r, a stroke.
SCALP, SCAWP, s.
1. Land of which the soil is very thin, S.
Ramsay.
A metaph. use of E. scalp.
2. A bed of oysters or muscles, S.
Sibbald.
~Scalpy~, ~Scaupy~, adj. Having thinness of soil, S.
To SCAM, v. a. To scorch, S.
V. ~Skaumit~.
SCAMP, s. A cheat, a swindler, Loth. Perths;
Teut. schamp-en, to slip aside.
To SCANSE, SKANCE, v. n.
1. To shine, to make a great show.
Ferguson.
Su. G. skin-a, splendere.
2. To make a great shew in conversation, S. B.
3. To magnify in narration, S. B.
Su. G. beskoen-a, causam ornare verbis.
To SCANCE, SKANCE, v. a.
1. To reflect on, S.
Philotus.
Su. G. skoen-ia, mentis acie videre.
2. To reproach; to make taunting or censorious reflections on the character of others, especially in an oblique manner, S.
J. Nicol.
3. To give a cursory account of any thing, S.
A. Douglas.
~Scance~, s.
1. A cursory calculation, S.
2. A rapid sketch in conversation, S.
SCANSYTE, part. pa. Seeming.
Su. G. skin-a, apparere.
Wallace.
SCANT, s. Scarcity.
V. ~Skant~.
SCANTLINGS, s. pl. Rafters which support the roof of a projection, Ang.
Teut. schantse, sepimentum muri.
~Scantlins~, adv. Scarcely, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
~Scantlishin~, s.
1. Scanty increase, W. Loth.
2. Small remainder, ibid.
SCAPE, s. A bee-hive.
V. ~Skepp~.
SCAR, SKAIR, SCAUR, s.
1. A bare place on the side of a steep hill, from which the sward has been washed down by rains, Loth.; also, skard.
Lay Last Minstr.
2. A cliff, Ayrs.
Burns.
Su. G. skaer, rupes, C. B. esgair, a ridge.
SCARCHT, s. A hermaphrodite, S. Scart.
A. S. scritta, id.
Pitscottie.
SCARF, s. The corvorant; also, the shag, Orkn.
V. ~Scart~.
Barry.
SCARMUS, s.. A skirmish.
Bellenden.
Ital. scarramuccia, L. B. scaramutia.
SCARPENIS, s. pl. Pumps; Fr. escarpines.
Maitland P.
SCARSEMENT, s. The edge of a ditch on which thorns are to be planted, S.
To SCART, v. a.
1. To scratch, S.
Cleland.
2. To scrape a dish with a spoon, S.
Ramsay.
3. To scrape together money.
More.
A. Norm. escrat; A. Bor. scraut.
~Scart~, s.
1. A scratch, S.
Ramsay.
2. A niggard, S.
3. A puny person, S.
~Scart-free~, adj. Without injury, S.
Cleland.
~Scart~, adj. Puny.
Dunbar.
~Scartle~, s. An iron instrument for cleaning a stable, Tweedd.
J. Nicol.
SCART, SKART, SCARTH, SCARF, s. The corvorant, S.
Houlate.
Norw. skarv, Isl. skarf-ur, id.
SCAS, s. Portion?
Sir Gawan.
Alem. scaz, a penny; treasure.
To SCASHLE, v. a. To use any piece of dress carelessly, S. B.
Isl. skuasl, quisquiliae.
SCATT, s. The name of a tax paid in Shetland.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. Isl. skatt, A. S. sceat, a tax, E. shot, Scot and lot.
SCAUD-MAN'S-HEAD, s. Sea urchin, S.
SCAUR, s.
V. ~Scar~.
SCAURIE, SCOREY, s. The young of the herring-gull, Orkney.
Neill.
Sw. skiura, Norw. skiure, id.
SCAWP, s.
V. ~Scalp~.
SCELLERAR, s. One who has the charge of the cellar.
Houlate.
L. B. cellerar-ius, id.
SCHACHT, s. Property.
Henrysone.
Fland. schacht lands, a rood of land.
SCHAFTMON, SHAFTMON, SCHATHMONT, s. A measure of six inches in length.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. scaeft-mund, half a foot.
SCHAGHES, s. pl. Groves.
V. ~Schaw~.
SCHAIFE, SCHEIF, s.
1. A bunch of arrows, twenty-four in number.
Alem. scaph, a quiver.
Stat. Rob. I.
2. A certain quantity of iron or steel.
Skene.
SCHAIK, TO-SCHAIK, pret. Shook.
Douglas.
SCHAKERIS, SHAIKERS, s. pl.
1. Thin plates of gold, silver, &c. hanging down.
Douglas.
Teut. schaeckier-en, alternare.
2. Moisture distilling from flowers.
Id.
SCHAKER-STANE, s. The stone-chatter, S. stane-chacker.
Burel.
SCHALD, adj. Shallow; shaul, S.
A. S. scylf, a shelve.
Barbour.
~Schald~, ~Shauld~, s. A shallow place.
Douglas.
SCHALIM, SHALM, SHALIN, SHAWME, s. The cornet.
Houlate.
Su. G. skalmeia, Teut. schalmey, a pipe.
SCHALK, s.
1. A servant.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. scalc, Su. G. Isl. skalk, id.
2. A knight.
Gawan and Gol.
SCHAMON'S DANCE, Some kind of dance anciently used in S.
Peblis to the Play.
SCHAND, SCHANE, adj. Elegant.
V. ~Scheyne~.
~Schand~, s. Elegance.
Houlate.
SCHANK, s.
1. The leg.
Douglas.
2. The trunk of a tree.
Douglas.
3. The stalk of an herb, S.
Ruddiman.
4. In pl. stockings, Aberd.
Ruddiman.
A. S. sceanc, Su. G. skank, id.
To ~Shank~, v. a.
1. To travel on foot, S.
2. To knit stockings, Aberd.
Ferguson.
~Shanker~, s. A female knitter of stockings, Aberd.
SCHANT, part. adj. Soiled.
Maitl. P.
Teut. schend-en, to pollute.
To SCHAPE, v. n.
1. To contrive.
Douglas.
2. To purpose, to intend.
Id.
3. To endeavour.
Id.
4. v. a. To prepare.
Id.
5. To direct one's course.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. sceap-ian, facere, ordinare.
~Schapyn~, part. pa. Qualified.
Barbour.
A. S. sceapen, ordinatus.
SCHARETS
V. ~Scherald~.
SCHAVELLING, s. One who has the Romish tonsure, one shaven.
Charteris.
To SCHAW, v. a. To shew.
Douglas.
A. S. sceaw-an, id.
SCHAW, SCHAGH, s.
1. A wood, a grove.
Wallace.
Su. G. skog, Ir. Gael. saeghas, id.
2. Shade, covert.
Douglas.
Su. G. skugga, umbra.
~Schawaldouris~, s. pl. Wanderers in the woods, subsisting by hunting.
Wynt.
Schaw, S. a wood, and A. S. weallian, to roam.
SCHAWME, s.
V. ~Schalim~.
To SCHED, v. a.
1. To divide.
A. S. scead-an, id.
Gawan and Gol.
2. To sched the hair, to divide the hair in combing, S.
To ~Sched~, ~Shed~, v. n. To part.
Burel.
~Sched~, s. One quantity separated from another.
Douglas.
~Sched~, ~Schede~, s. The division of the hair, S.
Hudson.
SCHEIDIS, s. pl. Distances.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. scheide, intervallum loci.
To SCHEYFF, v. n. To escape.
Wallace.
Teut. schuyff-en, to fly.
SCHEILD, s. A common shore.
Bellenden.
A. S. scelle, terrae concavitas.
SCHEYNE, SCHENE, SCHANE, SCHAND, adj.
1. Shining, bright.
Douglas.
2. Beautiful.
Wyntown.
A. S. scen, Su. G. skon, skion, id.
~Schene~, ~Schyne~, s. Beauty.
Houlate.
SCHEIP-KEIPAR, s. Steward.
V. ~Scaff~.
Bannatyne P.
SCHEL, SHEL, s. Shed for sheep.
V. ~Sheal~.
Lyndsay.
SCHELL-PADDOCK, s. The land-tortoise.
Watson.
Teut. schild-padde, testudo.
SCHELTRUM, s.
V. ~Schiltrum~.
SCHENKIT, part. pa. Agitated.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. schwenck-en, motitare.
SCHENT, part. pa.
1. Confounded.
Douglas.
2. Overpowered, overcome.
Id.
3. Degraded.
Id.
A. S. scend-an, confundere.
To ~Schent~, v. a. To destroy.
Douglas.
To ~Schent~, v. n. To go to ruin.
Evergr.
SCHERALD, SCHERET, SCHARET, s. A green turf; shirrel, shirret, Aberd. Banffs.
Bellenden.
Germ. scherr-en, terras scalpere; scharte, fragmentum.
SCHERE, SHEER, adj. Waggish, S.
Teut. scheer-en, illudere, nugari.
To SCHERE, v. n. To divide.
Doug.
~Schere~, ~Shear~, s. The parting between the thighs, S.
Douglas.
~Schere-bane~, ~Shear-bane~, s. The os pubis, S.
SCHERENE, s. Syren.
Bannatyne P.
To SCHETE, v. a. To shut.
Douglas.
A. S. scytt-an, id.
SCHEWE, pret. Shove.
Douglas.
SCHIDE, SCHYDE, SYDE, s.
1. A billet of wood.
Douglas.
2. A chip, a splinter.
Id.
3. A large piece of flesh cut off.
Id.
A. S. scide, a billet of wood.
~Schidit~, To ~Schid~, part. pa. Cloven.
Teut. scheyd-en, dividere.
Douglas.
SCHIERE, s. Visage, mien.
Gawan and Gol.
O. Fr. chiere, id.; Isl. kioer, conditio.
SCHILDERNE, SCHIDDEREM, s. A wild fowl.
Acts Ja. VI.
SCHILTHRUM, SCHILTRUM, SCHYLTRUM, s. An host ranged in a round form.
Barbour.
A. S. sceoltruma, coetus, cohors.
SCHILL, adj. Shrill, S.
Douglas.
Alem. scill-en, schell-en, sonare; Belg. schelle, shrill.
SCHILL, SCHIL, adj. Chill. S. B.
Douglas.
SCHYNBANDES, pl. Perhaps, armour for the ancles or legs.
Sir Gawan.
Teut. scheen-plaete, ocrea.
SCHIP-BROKIN, part. pa. Shipwrecked.
Teut. schip-broke, shipwreck.
Doug.
SCHIPFAIR, s. Navigation.
Barbour.
A. S. scip-fyrd, navalis expeditio.
SCHIPPAR, s. A shipmaster.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
SCHIR, SCHYR, SYRE, SERE, s.
1. Sir, lord.
Wyntown.
2. In comp. in the sense of father, S.
V. ~Gudschyr~.
Goth. sihor, lord; Isl. saera, Sira, a praenomen expressive of dignity.
SCHIRE, SCHYRE, SHIRE, adj.
1. Bright, E. sheer.
Douglas.
2. Clear, not muddy, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
3. Thin in the texture, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
4. Pure, mere, S.
Douglas.
A. S. scire, Isl. skir, Germ. schier, purus.
To SCHIRE, v. a. To pour off the thinner or lighter part of any liquid, Loth.
Su G. skaer-a, purgare, skir-a, emundare.
* SCHIREFF, s. A messenger.
Buchanan.
SCHLUCHTEN, s. A hollow between two hills, Tweedd.
Su. G. slutt, declivis; Germ. schluchte, a ravine.
SCHO, pron. She, S.; o as Gr. υ. Barbour.
Moes. G. so, soh, Isl. su, A. S. seo, id.
To SCHOG, v. a. To jog, S.
Bannatyne P.
Teut. schock-en, schuck-en, id.
To ~Schog~, ~Shog~, v. n. To move backwards and forwards, S.
To ~Schog about~, v. n. To survive, S. B.
Ross.
~Schog~, ~Shog~, s. A jog, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Schoggle~, v. a. To shake, S.
Teut. schockel-n, id.
To ~Schoggle~, ~Shogle~, v. n. To dangle.
Evergreen.
SCHOIR, s.
V. ~Schor~, s.
SCHONE, pl. Shoes, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. sceon, Teut. schoen, id.
SCHONKAN, part. pr. Gushing.
Teut. schenck-en, fundere.
Wallace.
SCHONKIT. To schonkit, shaken.
Wallace.
Germ. schwenk-en, motitare.
SCHOR, SCHORE, SCHOIR, adj.
1. Steep, abrupt.
Barbour.
Isl. skoer, Germ. schor-en, eminere.
2. Rough, rugged.
Wallace.
To SCHOR, v. a. To soar.
Douglas.
Fr. essor-er, Ital. sor-are, in altum volare.
To SCHOR, SCHORE, SCHOIR, v. n. To threaten, S.
Douglas.
~Schor~, ~Schore~, ~Schoir~, s. A threatening, Loth.
V. ~Schor~, adj.
Barbour.
SCHORE, s. Shower.
Douglas.
SCHORE CHIFTANE, High chieftain.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. schor, altus, eminens.
To SCHORT, v. n. To grow short.
Isl. skort-a, to be deficient.
Dunbar.
To ~Schort~, v. a.
1. To curtail.
Cleland.
2. To abbreviate, in regard to time.
Douglas.
3. To amuse one's self, S.
Lyndsay.
~Schorte~, s. A sneer; Teut. scherts, jocus.
Douglas.
~Schortsum~, adj.
1. Cheerful, S. B.
2. Causing cheerfulness, S. B.
Rudd.
3. Applied to a pleasant situation.
Buchan.
SCHOT, SCHOTE, SHOT, s. A projected window.
Douglas.
Isl. skirt-a, prominere.
SCHOURE, s. A division in music.
Teut. scheur, shore, ruptura.
Houlate.
SCHOURIS, SCHOWRIS, s. pl. Sorrows, throes.
Philotus.
2. The pangs of childbirth, S.
Germ. schaur-en, tremere; schaur, tremor.
To SCHOW, v. a.
1. To shove.
Doug.
2. v. n. To glide or fall down.
Doug.
A. S. scuf-an, Belg. schuyff-en, trudere.
To SCHOWD, SHOWD, v. n. To waddle in going, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. schudd-en, quatere, agitare.
SCHREW, SCHROW, s. A worthless person.
Douglas.
Germ. be-schrey-en, incantare; or A. S. syrew-an, insidiari.
To SCHREW, SCHRO, v. a. To curse.
Bannatyne P.
~Schrewit~, part. adj.
1. Wicked, accursed.
Douglas.
2. Unhappy, ill-boding.
Id.
3. Poisonous, venomous.
Id.
To SCHRYFF, SCHRYWE, v. a. To hear a confession.
Barbour.
A. S. scryf-an, Su. G. skrift-a, id.
SCHROUD, s. Apparel.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. scrud, id.
To SCHUDDER, v. a. To withstand.
E. to shoulder.
Douglas.
SCHUGHT, SHUGHT, part. adj. Sunk, covered, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Su. G. skygg-a, obumbrare; or from Seuch. q. v.
SCHULE, SHUIL, SHOOL, s. A shovel, S.
Belg. school, id.
Monroe.
SCHUPE, pret. v.
V. ~Schape~.
SCHURDE, part. pa. Dressed.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. scrydde, scrud, indutus.
SCHURLING, SHORLING, s. The skin of a sheep that has been lately shorn.
Gl. Sibb.
To SCHUTE, v. a.
1. To push.
Su. G. skiut-a, Teut. schutten, propellere.
2. To put off. To shute by, to delay, S.
Su. G. skiut-a upp, differre.
3. To shute by, to pass any particular time that is attended with difficulty, S.
4. To schute about, to be in ordinary health, S.
5. No ill to shoot by, or easily shot about, satisfied with a slight or homely meal, S.
To SCHWNE, v. n. To shrink.
Wyntown.
A. S. scun-ian, vitare, timere.
V. ~Scunner~.
SCLADYNE, s. A chalcedony.
Sir Gawan.
SCLAFFERT, s. A stroke on the side of the head, with the palm of the hand, S.
L. B. eclaffa, alapa; Languedoc, esclafa, to beat. Lat. colaph-us.
SCLAFFERT, s. The mumps, Loth.
SCLAITE, SKLAIT, s. Slate, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
L. B. sclata, assula; Fr. esclat, id.
To SCLANDER, SKLANDER, v. a. To slander, S. B.
Scots Confess.
~Sclander~, ~Sklandyr~, s. Slander, S. B.
Fr. esclaundre, id.
Wallace.
~Sclanderar~, s.
1. A slanderer, S.
2. One who brings reproach on others, by his conduct.
Crosraguel.
To SCLATCH, v. a. To huddle up, S.
V. ~Clatch~.
To SCLATCH, v. n. To walk heavily, S.
~Sclatch~, s. A lubberly fellow, S.
SCLATCH, s. A stroke with the palm of the hand, Ang.
V. ~Clash~.
SCLATER, s. The wood-loose, S.
Sibb.
SCLAVE, s. A slave.
Douglas.
Fr. esclave, L. B. sclav-us.
SCLENDER, adj. Slender, S. B.
Knox.
To SCLENT, SKLINT, v. n.
1. To slope, S.
2. To move obliquely, S.
Douglas.
3. To hit obliquely, S.
Knox.
4. Denoting immoral conduct.
Semple.
Sw. slant, obliquus; slint-a, lapsare.
~Sclent~, ~Sklent~, s.
1. Obliquity, S.
2. Acclivity, ascent, S.
Ross.
~A-Sklent~, adv. Obliquely.
Polwart.
~Sclentine Ways~, adv. Obliquely, S. B.
Morison.
SCLAYS, s. A slice, S. B.
Wyntown.
Germ. schleiss-en, rumpere.
SCLITHERS, s. pl. Loop stones lying in great quantities on the side of a rock, or hill, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Germ. schlitz-en, disjungere.
To SCOB, v. n. To sew clumsily, S.
SCOB, s.
1. A splint, S.
2. In pl. the ribs of a basket, Ang.
Teut. schobbe, squama.
To ~Scob~ a skepp, to fix cross rods in a bee-hive, S.
SCOB, s. An instrument for scooping, Clydes.
SCOB-SEIBOW, s.
1. An onion that is allowed to remain in the ground during winter, S.
2. The young shoot from an onion, of the second year's growth, S.
SCOLL.
V. ~Skul~.
SCOLDER, s. The oyster-catcher, Orkn.
Barry.
SCOMER, SKOMER, s. A smell-feast.
Belg. schuymer, id.
Dunbar.
To SCOMFICE, SCONFICE, v. a.
1. To suffocate, S.
Ross.
2. v. n. To be stifled, S.
Ibid.
Ital. sconfigg-ere, to discomfit.
SCON, s. A cake.
V. ~Skon~.
To SCONCE, v. a. To extort, Ang.
To SCONE, v. a. To beat with the open hand, S.
Ruddiman.
Isl. skoyn-a, Su. G. sken-a, leviter vulnerare.
SCOPIN, s. A quart-vessel.
V. ~Scoup~, v.
Dunbar.
SCOREY, a. The brown and white gull. Orkn.
V. ~Scaurie~.
Barry.
To SCORN, v. a. To rally a young woman, by pretending that such a one is in suit of her. S.
Ritson.
~Scorning~, s. Rallying of this kind, S.
To SCORP, SCROP, SKARP, SKRAP, SKRIP, v. n. To mock, to gibe; scrape, Fife.
Knox.
Su. G. skrapp-a, jactare se; Teut. schrobb-en, convitiari.
SCOTCH-GALE, s. Myrica gale, S.
Lightfoot.
Belg. gaghel, pseudo-myrtus.
SCOTTE-WATTRE, SCOTTIS-WATTRE, the Frith of Forth.
Goodal.
SCOTTIS SE, the Frith of Forth.
A. S. Scottisc-sae, id.
Barbour.
SCOTTISWATH, s. Solway Frith.
V. ~Scotte-wattre~.
Pinkerton.
A. S. wad, a ford.
To SCOUG, v. n.
V. ~Skug~, v. 2.
To SCOUNGE, v. n.
1. To go about like a dog, especially as catering for food, S.
Su. G. skynd-a, procurare.
2. To pilfer, Strathmore.
SCOUNRYT.
V. ~Scunner~.
Barbour.
To SCOUP, or ~Skoup aff~, v. a. To drink off, S. B.
O. Teut. schoep-en, to drink.
~Scoup~, s. A draught of any liquor, S. B.
SCOUP, SCOWP, s.
1. Abundance of room, S.
2. Liberty of conduct, S.
V. ~Scoup~, v.
Ferguson.
To SCOUP, SCOWP, v. n. To leap or move hastily from one place to another, S. B.
Burel.
Isl. skop-a, discurrere.
~Scoup-hole~, s. A subterfuge.
Cleland.
~Scouppar~, ~Skouper~, s.
1. A dancer.
Knox.
2. A light unsettled person.
Polwart.
SCOUR, s. The diarrhoea, whether in man or beast, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
To SCOUR out, v. a. To drink off, S.
A metaph. use of the E. v.
J. Nicol.
To SCOURGE the ground, to exhaust the strength of the soil, S.
Stat. Acc.
To SCOUT, v. a.
1. To pour forth any liquid substance forcibly, S.
J. Nicol.
2. v. n. To fly off quickly, S.
Ibid.
Su. G. skiut-a, jaculare.
SCOUTH, SCOWTH, s.
1. Liberty to range, S.
Dalrymple.
2. Freedom to converse without restraint, S.
Ross.
3. Room.
Poems Buch. Dial.
4. Abundance; as scouth of meat, &c. S.
Isl. skott, an uninterrupted course, jugis cursus; skott-a, frequenter cursitare.
SCOUTHER, s. A flying shower, Loth.
Isl. skiot-a, cito vehere.
SCOUTI-AULIN, s. The Arctic gull, Orkn.
V. ~Skaitbird~.
Neill.
To SCOWDER, SKOLDIR, v. a. To scorch, S. pron. scowther.
Dunbar.
Isl. swid-a, Dan. swid-er, Su. G. swed-a, adurere.
~Scowder~, s. A hasty toasting, so as slightly to burn, S.; Isl. swide, adustio.
SCOWMAR, s. A pirate, a corsair.
Barbour.
Belg. zee-schuymer, a sea-rover.
SCOWRY, adj. Showery, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. scur, imber.
SCOWRY, SCOURIE, adj.
1. Shabby in appearance, S.
Dunbar.
2. Mean in conduct, niggardly, S. O.
3. Appearing as if dried or parched, S. A.
Corr. from E. scurvy.
Gl. Sibb.
~Scowrie~, s. A scurvy fellow, S. O.
R. Galloway.
SCRAB, s.
1. A crab-apple.
Douglas.
Belg. schrabb-en, mordicare.
2. In pl. stumps of heath or roots, S. B.
Ross.
SCRABBER, s. The Greenland dove.
Martin.
To SCRALL, v. n. To crawl.
Hudson.
To SCRAPE, v. n. To express scorn, Fife.
V. ~Scorp~.
SCRAPIE, s. A miser, S.
To SCREED, SKREED, v. a.
1. To rend, S.
Ross.
2. To defame.
Morison.
Isl. skrida, ruina montium; skridn-a, lacerari.
3. To talk frequently and facetiously, S.
Farmer's Ha.
~Screed~, ~Skreed~, s.
1. The act of rending, S.
2. The sound made in rending, S.
3. Any loud shrill sound, S.
J. Nicol.
4. The thing that is torn off, S.
5. A dissertation, a harangue, S.
Glenburnie.
6. A long list or catalogue, S.
Beattie.
7. A hard bout at drinking, S.
8. Regarding immorality in general.
Burns.
To ~Screed aff~, v. a. To do any thing quickly, S.
Ferguson.
SCREG, s. A cant term for a shoe, S.
To SCREIGH, SKREIGH, v. n. To shriek, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. skrik-a, vociferari.
~Screik~, ~Scryke~, s. Shriek, S. B.
Douglas.
SCRENOCH, s.
V. ~Scroinoch~.
SCRY, s. Noise.
V. ~Skry~.
SCRIBAT, pret. v. Jeered.
V. ~Scorp~.
Dunbar.
To SCRIBBLE, SCRABBLE, v. a. To tease wool, S.
Stat. Acc.
Teut. schrabb-en, to scrub.
SCRIDDAN, s. A mountain torrent.
Ross.
Isl. skridn-a, labascere.
Stat. Acc.
To SCRIEVE, v. a. To scratch, scrape, Ang.
Flandr. schraeff-en, radere.
~Scrieve~, s. A large scratch, Ang.
To SCRIEVE, SKRIEVE, v. n. To move swiftly along.
Burns.
Isl. skref-a, gradi; skref, gressus, passus.
SCRIEVE, s. Any thing written, S.
Teut. schrijv-en, to write.
To SCRIEVE, v. n. To talk familiarly in continuation, S.
~Scrieve~, s. A conversation of this kind, S.
Su. G. skraefw-a, to rant, to rattle.
To ~Scrift~, ~Skrift~, v. n. To magnify in narration, to fib, S.
Isl. skraf-a, fabulari, scraef, nugae.
~Scrift~, s. A fabrication, S.
To ~Scrift~, ~Skrift~, v. n. To rehearse from memory, Ang.
Isl. skrift, scriptura, q. to rehearse from writing.
~Scrift~, ~Skrift~, s. A recitation, properly from memory, S.
A. Nicol.
SCRIM, s. Very thin coarse cloth, used for making blinds for windows, buckram, &c. S. B.
Stat. Acc.
To SCRYM, v. n. To skirmish.
Barbour.
Germ. schirm-en, scrim-en, pugilare.
~Scrymmage~, s. A skirmish.
Wallace.
To SCRIMP, SKRIMP, v. a.
1. To straiten, as to food or money, S.
Ramsay.
2. To straiten, in a general sense, S.
Ross.
Germ. schrump-en, Su. G. skrump-a, corrugari.
~Scrimp~, adj.
1. Scanty, narrow, S. scrimpit.
Ross.
2. Contracted; applied to clothes, S.
Ramsay.
3. Limited, not ample.
Wodrow.
4. Deficient, as to mind.
Ramsay.
~Scrimply~, adv. Sparingly, S.
Walker.
SCRYNOCH, s.
V. ~Scroinoch~.
SCRIP, s. A mock.
V. ~Scorp~.
Wallace.
SCRIPTURE, s. A pencase.
Fr. escriptoire, id.
Douglas.
SCROG, s. A stunted shrub, S.
Lyndsay.
Germ. schrag, obliquus.
~Scroggy~, ~Skroggy~, adj.
1. Stunted, S.
Douglas.
2. Abounding with stunted bushes, S.
Ramsay.
SCROINOCH, SCRYNOCH, s. Noise, tumult, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
Sw. skraen, clamor stridulus.
SCROOFE, SCRUFE, s.
1. A thin crust of any kind, S.
R. Bruce.
2. Money that is both thin and base.
Knox.
Su. G. skorf, the scurf of a wound.
~Scrufan~, s. A thin scurf; as, a scrufan of ice, S. B.
Su. G. skrof, glacies rara.
SCROPPIT, adj. Sordid.
Bannatyne P.
Belg. schrobben, to scrub, schrobber, a mean fellow.
SCROW, SKROW, s. A scroll, S.
Kennedy.
SCROW, s. The minute cancri observed in pools and springs, S.
Sibbald.
SCRUBBIE, s.
V. ~Scrab~.
SCRUBIE, s. The scurvy, S.
Su. G. skoerbiug, id.
~Scrubie-grass~, s. Scurvy-grass, S.
To SCUD, v. a.
1. To dust with a rod, S.
Su. G. skudd-a, excutere.
2. To beat with the open hand, S.
To SCUD, v. a. To quaff. Loth.
Ramsay.
Teut. schudden, Su. G. skudd-a, fundere.
SCUDLER, SCUDLAR, s. A scullion.
Teut. schotel, a plate, a dish.
Wallace.
To ~Scuff~, v. a.
1. To graze, S.
Ross.
Teut. schuyv-en, Su. G. skuff-a, E. shove.
2. To tarnish by frequent wearing, S.
3. To scuff, or scuff about, to wear as a drudge, S.
To SCUG, v. a. To shelter.
V. ~Skug~.
SCULDUDRY, s. A term used in a ludicrous manner, to denote those causes which respect some breach of chastity, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. skulld, a fault; Ir. sgaldruth, a fornicator.
SCULL, s. A shallow basket, S.
V. ~Skul~.
Stat. Acc.
To SCULT, SKULT, v. a. To beat with the palm of the hand, S.
Isl. skell, skellde, diverbero palmis.
SCUM, s. A greedy fellow, a mere hunks, Fife.
SCUMFIT, part. pa. Discomfited.
Ital. sconfigg-ere, id.
Wallace.
SCUNCHEON, s. A stone forming a projecting angle, S.
Germ. schantse, E. sconce, q. a bulwark.
To SCUNNER, SCOUNER, v. n.
1. To lothe, S.
Cleland.
2. To surfeit, S. B.
3. To shudder at any thing.
Pitscottie.
4. To hesitate from scrupulosity of mind.
Wodrow.
5. To shrink back from fear.
Barbour.
A. S. scun-ian, vitare, aufugere, timere.
~Scunner~, ~Skunner~, ~Skonner~, s.
1. Lothing, S.
Ross.
A. S. scunnung, abomination.
2. A surfeit, S. B.
SCURDY, s. A moorstone, S.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. skord-a, colloco firmiter.
SCURL, SKURL, s. A dry scab, S., from scurf.
SCURLY, adj. Opprobrious, Loth.
Fr. scurrile.
SCURROUR, SKOURIOUR, SKURRIOUR, s.
1. A scout.
Wallace.
Fr. escur-er, to scour.
2. An idle vagrant.
Ruddiman.
SCUSHIE, s. A cant term for money, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
SCUSIS, pl. Excuses.
Burel.
Ital. scusa, an excuse.
SCUTARDE, s. One who has lost the power of retention.
V. ~Scout~.
Dunbar.
To SCUTCH, v. a.
1. To beat.
Baillie.
2. To scutch lint, to separate flax from the rind, S.
Ital. scutic-are, id. E. Scotch.
To SCUTLE, v. a. To pour from one vessel to another, often including the idea of spilling, S.
Isl. gutl-a, liquida moveo, et agito cum sonitu.
~Scutles~, s. pl. Any liquid that has been tossed from one vessel to another, S.
SE, s. Seat, residence.
Douglas.
SE, s. The sea.
Barbour.
SEA-COULTER, s. The puffin.
Sibbald.
SEA-HEN, s. The lyra, a fish.
Sibbald.
SEA-PIET, s. Pied oyster-catcher, S.
Stat. Acc.
SEA-SWINE, s. The wrasse, S.
Sibb.
SEA-TOD, s. A species of wrasse.
Sibb.
SEAM, s. The work at which a woman sews, S.
Fr. seme, id.
SEATER, s. A meadow, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
Norw. saeter, pasture for cattle; Isl. saetur, pascua.
SEATH, SEETH, SETH, SAITH, SEY, s. The coal-fish, S.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. seid, fœtura asellorum minuta.
SECRET, s. A coat of mail concealed under one's usual dress.
Cromarty.
SEDEYN, adj. Sudden.
Wallace.
SEDULL, s. A schedule.
Wallace.
SEED-BIRD, s. A sea-fowl, S. A.
Statist. Acc.
SEED-FOULLIE, s. The wagtail. S.
Q. seed-fowl; Su. G. saed, and fugl.
To SEEK, v. a. To attack.
V. ~Soucht~.
To SEEK one's meat, to beg, S.
SEELFU', adj. Pleasant.
V. ~Seilfu'~.
To SEETHE, v. n. To be nearly boiling, S. B.
To SEFOR, v. a. To save.
V. ~Safer~.
Priests Peblis.
To SEG, SEYG, v. n.
1. To fall down.
2. Metaph. applied to the influence of intoxicating liquor, S. B.
Morison.
Su. G. Isl. sig-a, subsidere, delabi.
SEG, SEGG, s. The yellow flower-de-luce, S.
Lightfoot.
A. S. secg, Fland. segge, id.
SEGE, s.
1. A soldier.
Wallace.
A. S. secg, id.
2. Man, in a general sense.
Douglas.
SEGE, s.
1. A seat; properly, of dignity; Fr. siege.
Barbour.
2. A see.
Acts Ja. V.
~Segyt~, part. pa. Seated.
Wyntown.
SEGG, s. Bull-seg, an ox that has been gelded at his full age, S.
Isl. sag-a, secare; sigd-a, gramen secare falculo.
To SEY, v. a. To assay.
V. ~Say~.
~Sey~, ~Say~, s.
1. A trial.
Wallace.
2. An attempt of any kind, S.
~Sey-piece~, ~Say-piece~, s. A piece of work performed by a craftsman, as a proof of skill, S.
Ferguson.
SEY, s. The coal-fish.
V. ~Sye~.
To SEY, v. a. To strain any liquid, S.
Isl. sy-a, A. S. se-on, percolare.
~Sey-dish~, s. The searce used for straining, S.
Isl. sij, Teut. sijgh, a strainer.
SEY, s.
1. The seam which runs under the arm, S.
2. The back bone of a beeve being cut up, the one side is called the fore-sey, the other the back-sey. The latter is the surloin, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. sega, portiuncula; Dan. seje, a muscle.
SEY, s. A woollen cloth, formerly made by families for their own use, S.
Ritson.
SEY, s. The sea.
Douglas.
~Sey-fair~, adj. Sea faring.
Act Sed.
SEIBOW, SEBOW, s. A young onion, S.
O. Fr. cibo, id.
Calderwood.
SEYD, s. A sewer, Ang.
Teut. sode, canalis; Su. G. saud, a well.
To SEYG, v. n. To sink.
V. ~Seg~.
To SEIL, v. a. To strain.
Kelly.
Su. G. sil-a, id. sil, a straining dish.
SEILDYN, SELDYN, adv. Seldom.
Wallace.
A. S. seldan, Isl. sialldan, id.
SEILE, SEYLE, SELE, s. Happiness, S. B.
Barbour.
Su. G. saell, happy, Isl. saela, happiness.
~Seily~, ~Seely~, adj. Happy.
Seely Wights, and Seely Court, name given to the fairies.
Pop. Ball.
Teut. seelig, selig, beatus.
~Seilfu'~, ~Seelfu'~, adj. Pleasant, S. B.
Ross.
To SEYN, v. a. To consecrate.
V. ~Synd~.
SEYNDILL, SEINDLE, SENDYLL, adv. Seldom; pron. sindle, Loth. senil, S. O. seenil, S. B.
Bellenden.
Su. G. saen; saender, singulus.
~Seindle~, ~Sindle~, adj. Rare, S. seenil, S. B.
Ramsay.
To SEYNE, v. a. To see.
Wallace.
SEYNE, s. A sinew.
Wallace.
Germ. sene, id.
SEINYE, SENYE, SENYHÉ, SEINGNY, s. A synod, a consistory.
Knox.
O. Fr. sane, A. S. seonath, a synod; Teut. seyne, id.
To SEJOYNE, v. a. To disjoin.
Lat. sejung-o.
R. Bruce.
SEIR, SERE, adj. Several.
Wallace.
Su. G. saer, adv. denoting separation.
SEYNITY, L. seynily, signal.
Gawan and Gol.
SEIR, s. Uncertain.
Gawan and Gol.
SEIS, pl.
1. Seats.
Pal. Hon.
2. Thrones.
V. ~Se~, s. 1.
Lyndsay.
SEIS, s. pl. Times.
V. ~Syis~.
SEISTAR, s. The sistrum.
Burel.
Fr. sistre, a kind of brazen timbrell.
SEITIS, s. pl. Plants or herbs.
Doug.
A. S. seten, planta.
Sets, S. slips of flowers.
SEKER, adj. Firm.
V. ~Sicker~.
SELABILL, adj. Delightful.
Douglas.
SELCHT, SELCHIE, s. A seal, S. selch.
Complaynt S.
A. S. selc, seolc, phoca.
SELCOUTH, adj. Strange.
Wyntown.
A. S. sel-cuth, rarus, insolitus.
SELE, s. Happiness.
V. ~Seile~.
SELE, s. A yoke for binding cattle in the stall, S.
Su. G. sele, a collar, a yoke.
SELF, SELFF, adj. Same.
Barbour.
A. S. self, Su. G. sialf, ipse.
SELY, adj. Poor, wretched, S. silly.
Su. G. selig, id.
Wallace.
SELY, adv. Wonderfully.
Maitl. P.
A. S. sellic, id.
SELKHORN, s.
V. ~Shilfcorn~.
SELLAT, s. A head-piece for foot-soldiers.
Fr. salade, Hisp. celada.
Doug.
SELLOCK, s. A fish.
V. ~Silluk~.
SEMBLANT, SEMBLAND, s. Appearance, shew.
Fr. semblant, id.
Douglas.
To SEMBLE, v. n. To assemble.
Doug.
~Semblay~, ~Semlay~, ~Semble~, ~Semele~, s.
1. Meeting, interview.
Wallace.
2. Act of assembling.
Wallace.
3. An assembly.
Wyntown.
4. Hostile rencountre.
Wallace.
Su. G. saml-a, Dan. saml-er, id.
~Sembland~, s. An assembly.
Wyntown.
To SEMBYL, v. n. To make a wry mouth, in derision or scorn, S. to shamble.
Douglas.
Lat. simul-are, to counterfeit.
SEMPLE, adj.
V. ~Sympill~.
SEN, conj. Since, seeing, S.
Douglas.
SEN, prep. Since, S.
Douglas.
~Sen Syne~, since that time.
Wallace.
Contr. from A. S. seoth-than, Su. G. sidan, postea.
SEN, s. Filth.
Lat. san-ies, id.
Douglas.
SEND, adv. Then, thereafter.
Priests Peblis.
Teut. sind; Su. G. sendan, deinde, the same with Syne, q. v.
SEND, s.
1. Mission, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. The messengers sent for the bride at a wedding, S. B.
V. ~Saynd~.
SENDYLL, adv. Seldom.
V. ~Seindle~.
SENYHÉ, s. An assembly.
V. ~Seinye~.
SENYHÉ, s. Badge worn in battle.
O. Fr. seingnie, Lat. sign-um.
Wynt.
SENON, s. A sinew, S.
Wallace.
Belg. senuwen, Sicamb. senen, id.
SENS, s. Incense.
Bellenden.
To SENSE, v. n. To scent.
Kelly.
SENSYMENT, SENSEMENT, s. Sentiment, judgment.
Douglas.
SENSYNE, adv.
V. ~Sen~.
SENTHIS, adv. Hence.
Gl. Sibb.
SERD, pret. v. Served.
V. ~Sair~, v.
Wallace.
SERE, adj. Several.
V. ~Seir~.
SERE, adv. Eagerly;
A. S. sare, id.
Douglas.
SERE, s. Sir, Lord.
V. ~Schir~.
To SERF, v. a.
V. ~Serve~.
Douglas.
SERGE, SIERGE, s. A taper, a torch.
Wyntown.
Fr. cierge, a large wax-candle, a flambeau.
SERGEAND, s.
1. A squire; O. Fr. id.
Wyntown.
2. An inferior officer in a court of justice.
Skene.
SERYT, L. cryt, cried.
Wallace.
SERMONE, SERMOND, s. Discourse.
O. Fr. id.
Bellenden.
SERPLATHE, s. Eighty stones of wool.
Fr. sarpilliere, E. sarp-cloth.
Skene.
To SERS, SEIRS, v. a. To search.
Douglas.
To SERVE, SERF, SERWE, v. a. To deserve.
Wallace.
SERUIABLE, adj. Active.
Douglas.
SERVITE, SERVYTE, s. A table napkin, S.
Spalding.
Fr. serviette, Teut. servett, id.
SESSION, SESSIOWN, s. The consistory, or parochial eldership in Scotland, S.
Knox.
~Sessioner~, s. A member of the session or consistory.
Wodrow.
To SET, v. a. To lease, S.
Wyntown.
~Set~, s. A lease, S.
Spotswood.
~Setter~, s. One who lets out any thing for hire, S.
Baillie.
To SET, v. a.
1. To beset.
Wyntown.
2. To lay snares.
Douglas.
Su. G. Isl. saett-a, insidias struere.
~Set~, s. A gin or snare.
Barbour.
Su. G. sata, insidiae feris positae.
SET, s.
1. The spot in a river, where stationary nets are fixed, S.
Law Case.
2. The net thus set, S.
Ibid.
Su. G. saett-a ut et naet, to spread a net.
SET, s. Attack, onset, S.
Ross.
SET, s. Kind, manner, S.
Su. G. saett, id.
To SET, v. a.
1. To become one, as to manners, rank, merit, &c. S.
Barbour.
2. To become, as to dress, S.
Bannatyne P.
3. Setting, part. pr. Having a prepossessing appearance, or natural gracefulness of manner, S.
Ross.
Su. G. saet-a, convenire.
SET, s. The chartered constitution of a borough, S.
Stat. Acc.
A. S. saet-an, constituere.
To SET after ane, v. a. To pursue one, S.
Su. G. saetta after en, id.
To SET aff, v. n. To go away, S.
SET, SETT, conj. Though.
Wallace.
Perh. the imperat. of the v.
* SET, part. pa. Disposed, S.
Douglas.
Ill set, cross-grained.
Ruddiman.
SETH, s. Coalfish.
V. ~Seath~.
SETHILL, s. A disease affecting sheep in the side, S. B.
A. S. sid-adl, lateris dolor; or q. side-ill.
SETT, pret. Ruled.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. sett-an, disponere.
SETTING, s. A weight in Orkney, containing 24 marks.
Skene.
SETTREL, SETTEREL, adj. Thickset, S.B.
Journal Lond.
SETTRIN, SET RENT, s. The portion of a servant or cottager, consisting of different kinds of food, Ang. Perths.
Ruddiman.
SETS, s. pl. Corn in small stacks, Loth.
Isl. sate, Su. G. saata, cumulus foeni.
SEUCH, SEWCH, s.
1. A furrow, S.
Douglas.
2. A gulf.
Pal. Hon.
Sw. sog, colluvies, Lat. sulc-us.
To ~Seuch~, v. a. To divide.
Douglas.
Lat. sulc-are.
SEUIN STERNES, the Pleiades, S.
Douglas.
SEW, pret. v. Sowed.
Douglas.
SEWANE, s. Uncertain.
Douglas.
SEWAN BELL, Perh. recollection-bell.
Fr. souvient.
Dunbar.
SEWANS, L. sewaris, sewers.
Houlate.
SEX, adj. Six.
V. ~Sax~.
Wyntown.
SH. For words not found printed in this form, V. ~Sch~.
SHABLE, SHABBLE, s.
1. A crooked sword, or hanger.
Colvil.
Su. G. Dan. Belg. sabel, id.
2. An old rusty sword, S.
3. Any little person or thing, Strathm.
To SHACH, v. a. To distort; pret. shacht, S.
Isl. skag-a, deflectere, skack-ur, obliquus.
~Shach-end~ of a web, the fag-end, S. B.
To ~Shachle~, v. a. To distort from the proper shape or direction, S.
Burns.
Shachlin, unsteady, infirm, S.
~Shachle~, s. Any thing worn out, S. B.
To ~Shachle~, ~Shochel~, v. n. To shuffle in walking, S.
Kelly.
SHACKLE-BANE, s.
1. The wrist, S.
Ramsay.
Q. the bone on which shackles are fixed.
SHAFT, s. A handle, S.
Su. G. skaft.
SHAFTS, s. A kind of woollen-cloth, Aberd.
Stat. Acc.
SHAG, s. The refuse of barley, S.
Su. G. shaegg, hair.
To SHAK one's crap, to give vent to one's ill humour, S. B.
Shirrefs.
To SHAK a fa', to wrestle, S.
Ross.
SHAKE-DOWN, s. A temporary bed made on the floor, S.
Pop. Ball.
SHALE, s. Alum ore, S.
SHALLOCH, adj. Plentiful, Mearns.
Isl. skiol-a, operire, tegere.
To SHAM, v. a. To strike, Loth.
To SHAMBLE, v. n.
1. To rack the limbs by striding, Ang.
2. To make a wry mouth, S.
Shamble chafts, wry mouth, S. B.
Forb.
SHAMLOCK, s. A cow that has not calved for two years, W. Loth.
Gael. simlach, id.
SHAMS, s. pl. Legs.
Fr. jambes, id.
SHAN, adj. Silly, paltry, Loth.
Ramsay.
A. S. scande, Teut. schande, dedecus.
SHANGAN, s. A stick cleft at one end, for putting the tail of a dog in, S.
V. ~Shangie~.
Burns.
To ~Shangie~, v. a. To inclose in a cleft piece of wood, S. A.
J. Nicol.
SHANGIE, s. A shackle that runs on the stake to which a cow is bound in the byre.
SHANGIE, adj. Thin, meagre, S.
Gael. seang, small, slender.
SHANK of a hill, the projecting point of a hill, S.
SHANK of a coal mine, the pit sunk for reaching the coals, S.
A. S. senc-an, to sink.
SHANKS, s. pl.
V. ~Schank~.
~Shankum~, s. A man or beast that has long small legs, Orkn.
SHANNACH, s. A bonfire lighted on Hallow-eve, Perths.; also shinicle.
Gael. samhnag, samh'-in, the great festival observed by the Celts at the beginning of winter.
To SHAPE away, v. a. To drive away.
Godly Sangs.
Germ. schieb-en, schupf-en, to drive.
SHARGAR, SHARGER, s.
1. A lean person, a scrag.
Belg. scraghe, id.
Ross.
2. A weakly child, S.; also shargan.
Ross.
Gael. seirgne, sickly; seirg, a consumption.
SHARN, SHEARN, s. The dung of oxen or cows, S.
R. Galloway.
A. S. scearn, Fris. scharn, dung.
~Sharny~, adj. Bedaubed with cows' dung, S.
Ramsay.
~Sharny-peat~, s. A cake of cows' dung mixed with coal-dross. S.
SHARRACHIE, adj. Cold, chill, Ang.
SHATHMONT, s. A measure of six inches.
V. ~Schaftmon~.
Ritson.
SHAVE, SHEEVE, s. A slice, S.
Belg. schyf, a round slice.
Ramsay.
To SHAVE, v. a. To sow, Aberd.; shaw, Buchan.
SHAVER, s. A wag, S.
Gl. Shirr.
SHAULING, s. The act of killing salmon by means of a leister, S. A. from E. shallow.
Stat. Acc.
SHAUP, s.
1. The husk, S.
2. An empty person.
Ramsay.
Teut. schelp, putamen, Isl. skalp, vagina.
SHAWS, pl. The foliage of esculent roots, S.
Courant.
Teut. schawe, umbra.
SHEAL, SCHELE, SHEIL, SHIELD, SHIELLING, SHEELIN, s.
1. A hut, or residence for those who have the care of sheep, S.
Pennant.
2. A hut for fishermen, S.
Law Case.
3. A shed for sheltering sheep during night, S.
4. A cottage for sportsmen, S.
Statist. Acc.
5. Wynter schelis, winter quarters.
Bellenden.
6. A nest for a field mouse.
Henrysone.
Isl. sael, domuncula aestiva in montanis; Su. G. skale, Isl. skali, a cottage.
To ~Sheal~, ~Shiel~, v. a. To put sheep under cover, S.
Ross.
To SHEAL, v. a. To take the husks off seeds, S.
Statist. Acc.
Belg. scheel-en, A. S. sceal-ian, to shell.
To SHEAR, SCHEIR, v. a.
1. To cut down corn with the sickle, S.
2. To reap, in general, S.
Lyndsay.
~Shearer~, s.
1. One employed in cutting down corn, S.
Hudson.
2. In a general sense, a reaper, S.
Su. G. skaer-a, metere, falce secare.
~Shearin~, s.
1. The act of cutting down corn, S.
A. Douglas.
2. Harvest in general, S.
SHEAR-KEAVIE, s. The cancer depurator. Loth.
SHEARN, s.
V. ~Sharn~.
SHEAVE, s. A slice, S.
V. ~Shave~.
SHED, s. A portion of land, as distinguished from that which is adjacent, S.
A. S. scead-an, Teut. scheyd-en, separare.
SHED, s. The interstice between the different parts of the warp in a loom, S.
Adam.
SHEDE, s. A slice, S. B.
Sir Gawan.
To ~Sheed~, v. a. To cut into slices, S. B.
SHEEN of the ee, the pupil of the eye, S. B.
SHEEVE, s. A slice.
V. ~Shave~.
SHEIMACH, s. A kind of bass made of straw or sprot-ropes plaited, on which panniers are hung, Mearns.
Gl. Sibb.
Gael. sumag, a pack-saddle, A. S. seam, sarcina jumentaria.
SHEIMACH, s. A thing of no value, S. B.
SHEEP-ROT, s. Butterwort, an herb, S. B.
SHEEPS-SILLER, s. Common Mica, S.
SHELL. Scarcely out of the shell yet; applied to young persons who affect something beyond their years, S.
SHELLYCOAT, s.
1. A spirit, supposed to reside in the waters, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. A bum-bailiff, Loth.
Ferguson.
SHELM, s. A rascal.
Fr. id.
Melvil.
SHELTIE, s. A horse of the smallest size, S.
Martin.
Perh. corr. from Shetland, Dan. Hialtland.
SHEPHROA, s. A piece of female dress.
Watson.
SHEUCH, s. A furrow, S.
V. ~Seuch~.
To ~Sheuch~, ~Shugh~, v. a. To lay plants in the earth, before they are planted out, S.
To SHEVEL, v. a. To distort, S.
Shevelling-gabbit, q. having a distorted mouth.
V. ~Showl~.
Ramsay.
To ~Shevel~, v. n. To walk in an unsteady and oblique sort of way, S.
SHIACKS, s. pl. Light black oats, variegated with grey stripes, having beards like barley, S. B.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. skaeck, variegated.
SHILFA, SHILFAW, s. The chaffinch, S.
Mary Stewart.
SHILFCORN, S.; SELKHORN, s. A thing which breeds in the skin, resembling a small maggot. S.
Colvil.
SHILLING, SCHILLING, SHILLEN, s. Grain that has been freed from the husk, S.
Dunbar.
~Shillin Seeds~, the outermost husk of corn that is ground, after being separated from the grain, S.
SHILMONTS, SHELMENTS, s. pl.
1. The frame or rail laid on a common cart, for carrying a load of hay, S.
2. The longitudinal bars of the sides of a muck-bodied or close cart, Loth.
SHILPIE, SHILPIT, adj.
1. Insipid, applied to fermented liquors, S.
Waverly.
Su. G. skaell, insipidus, aquosus.
2. Of a sickly colour, often shilpit-like, S.
Gl. Sibb.
3. Applied to ears of corn not well filled, S. B.
Teut. schelp, putamen.
SHILVINS, s. pl. Rails that fixed the rungs which formed the body of a cart, Ang.
Su. G. skelwing, paries intergerinus.
To SHIMMER, v. n. To shine.
V. ~Skimmerin~.
Ritson.
SHINICLE, s.
V. ~Shannach~.
SHINTY, s.
1. An inferior species of golf, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. The club or stick used in playing, S.
Ir. shon, a club.
SHIPPER, s. A shipmaster.
Pitscottie.
SHIRLES, s. pl. Turfs for fuel, Aberd.
V. ~Scherald~.
SHIRROT, s. A turf or divot, Banffs.
V. ~Scherald~.
SHIRT, s. Wild mustard.
Gl. Sibb.
SHIRRAGLIE, s. A broil, Loth.
Su. G. skurigla, increpare.
SHIT, s. A contemptuous designation for a child, S.
Polwart.
E. chit; Ital. cito, puer, puella.
SHOCHLING, part. pr. Used metaph., apparently in the sense of mean, paltry.
V. ~Shachle~.
Ramsay.
SHODE-SHOOL, s. A wooden shovel, shod with iron, S. B.
Watson.
SHOES, s. pl. The rind of flax, S., same with shaws.
To SHOOT, v. n. To push off from the shore in a boat, or to continue the course in casting a net, S. B.
Law Case.
To SHOP, v. n. To rap.
V. ~Chap~.
R. Bruce.
SHORE, s. The prop used in constructing flakes for inclosing cattle, S. A.
Battle Flodden.
Teut. schoore, fulcimen, Isl. skur, suggrundia.
To SHORE, v. a. To count, to reckon, S.
Su. G. skor-a, to mark.
~Shore~, s. Debt.
Godly Sangs.
To SHORE, v. a.
1. To threaten.
V. ~Schor~, v.
2. To offer, S. O.
Burns.
SHORT, adj. Laconic and tart, S.
R. Bruce.
SHOT, s.
1. A stroke or move in play, S.
Graeme.
2. Aim, object in view.
Baillie.
SHOT, s. To begin new shot, new bod, to begin any business de novo, S. B.
SHOT. To come shot, to succeed, S.
Teut. schot, proventus.
Gl. Shirr.
SHOT, s. Shot of ground, plot of land, Loth.
Su. G. skoet, angulus.
SHOT, s. The wooden spout by which water is carried to a mill, S.
SHOT, s. A kind of window.
V. ~Schott~.
SHOT, s.
1. The spot where fishermen are wont to let out their nets, S. B.
Law Case.
2. The sweep of a net, S. B.
Ibid.
Teut. schote, jaculatio.
SHOT, s.
V. ~Elfshot~.
SHOT-ABOUT, adj. Striped of various colours, S. A. from shooting shuttles alternately.
Gl. Sibb.
SHOT-BLED, s. The blade from which the ear afterwards issues, S. shot-blade.
Z. Boyd.
SHOTS, s. pl. The buckets of a mill-wheel, S. B.
SHOTT, s. An ill-grown ewe, S.O.
Statist. Acc.
SHOTTLE, adj. Short and thick, S. B.
SHOTTLE, s. A drawer.
V. ~Shuttle~.
SHOULFALL, s. The chaffinch, S.
Sibbald.
To SHOWD, v. n. To waddle.
V. ~Schowd~.
SHOWERS, s. pl. Throes, S.
Rutherford.
To SHOWL, v. a. To showl one's mouth, to distort the face, S. B. Shevel, S. O.
Su. G. skaelg, Germ. scheel, obliquus.
SHUCKEN, s. Mill-dues.
V. ~Sucken~.
To SHUE, v. a. To scare fowls, S.
Germ. scheuch-en, id.
SHUE, s. The amusement in E. called Tettertotter, S.
To ~Shue~, v. n. To play at see-saw, S.
~Shuggie-shue~, s. A swing, S. from shog and shue.
SHUIL, s. A shovel.
V. ~Schuil~.
SHUNNERS, s. pl. Cinders, Aberd.
To SHUTE ~a-dead,~ to die, S. B.
SHUTTLE, SHOTTLE, s.
1. A small drawer, S.
Hamilton.
2. A till in a shop, S.
3. A box in a chest, S.
Isl. skutill, mensa parva.
SIB, SIBB, adj. Related by blood, S.
A. S. sib, consanguineus.
Skene.
~Sibman~, s. A relation.
Barbour.
~Sibnes~, s.
1. Propinquity of blood, S.
Reg. Maj.
2. Relation, metaph. used, S.
Guthrie.
SIBBENS, s.
V. ~Sivvens~.
SIC, SICK, SIK, adj. Such, S.
V. ~Swilk~.
Douglas.
~Sickin~, ~Sikkin~, adj. Such kind of.
Maitland P.
~Sicklike~, adj. Of the same kind, S.
~Sicklike~, adv. In the same manner.
Baillie.
~Sicwyse~, adv. On such wise.
Douglas.
SYCHT, s.
1. Sight, S.
2. Regard, respect.
Bellenden.
To ~Sicht~, ~Sight~, v. a. To inspect, S.
Baillie.
~Sicht~ of the ee, the pupil, S.
~Sight~, s. A station whence fishers observe the motion of salmon in a river, S.
Law Case.
To ~Sight~, v. a. To spy fish in the water from the banks, in order to direct the casting of the net, S. B.
Ibid.
~Sightman~, s. A fisherman who watches the approach of salmon, S.
Statist. Acc.
SICK, s. Sickness, S. B.
Su. G. siuk-a, Germ. seuche, id.
SICKER, SIKKER, SIKKIR, SIKKAR, SEKER, adj.
1. Secure, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Free from care.
Douglas.
3. Denoting assurance of mind.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
4. Denoting the effect.
Wallace.
5. Cautious in mercantile transactions, S.
Pop. Ball.
6. Possessing a solid judgment, S. B.
Ross.
7. Denoting preciseness in speech, S.
Su. G. seker, siker, Isl. seigr, Germ. sicher, Belg. zeker, C. B. sicer, id.
~Sickerly~, adv.
1. Firmly, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Smartly, regarding a stroke, S.
Baillie.
~Sickerness~, s. Security, S. B.
Bur. Lawes.
SICKRIFE, adj. Slightly sick, S.
SIDE, SYDE, adj.
1. Hanging low, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. sid, Isl. sidr, demissus.
2. Late, S. B.
Moes. G. seitho, sero; A. S. sidesta, serissime.
SIDE-ILL, s.
V. ~Sethill~.
Pop. Ball.
SYDIS, pl. Cuts of flesh.
Douglas.
SYDLINGIS, SIDELINS, adv.
1. Side by side.
Lyndsay.
2. Obliquely, not directly, S.
~Sideling~, adj.
1. Having a declivity, S.
2. Oblique, as to discourse, S.
Ross.
SYE, s. The sea.
Douglas.
SYE, s. A coalfish.
V. ~Seath~.
Stat. Acc.
SIERGE, s. A taper.
V. ~Serge~.
SIGNIFERE, s. The Zodiac, Lat.
K. Quair.
SIGONALE, s. L. as in MS., suponale, perhaps a plate, or basket; Lat. sup-pon-ere.
Houlate.
SYIS, SYISS, SYSS, SEIS, s. pl. Times; fele syis, oft syss.
V. ~Syith~.
Barbour.
SYISS, SYSE, s. Sice, at dice;
Fr. six.
Bannatyne P.
SYITH, SYTH, s. Times.
Douglas.
A. S. sithe, Moes. G. sintha, vices.
SIKE, SYIK, SYK, s.
1. A rill, S.
Douglas.
A. S. sic, sulcus aquarius; Isl. sijk, rivulus.
2. A marshy bottom, with a small stream in it.
Wyntown.
To SIKE, v. a. To cause to sigh.
K. Quair.
~Siking~, s. Sighing.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. sic-an, id. Su. G. sikt, a sigh.
SIKKIN, adj.
V. under ~Sic~.
SIL, SILL, s. A billet.
Douglas.
A. S. syl, a post.
SILDER, s. Silver, Ang.
A. Nicol.
To SILE, SYLE, SYLL, v. a.
1. To blindfold.
More.
2. To hide, to conceal.
Godly Sangs.
O. Fr. cill-er, sil-ir, sill-er, fermer les yeux; Lat. cil-ium.
~Syling~, s. Ceiling.
Z. Boyd.
To SYLE, v. a.
1. To circumvent.
Dunbar.
2. To betray.
Maitland P.
A. S. syl-an, to betray.
To SILE, SYLE, v. a. To strain, Loth.
Su. G. sil-a, colare; sil, a strainer.
SILIT, part. pa. Perhaps, given; A. S. syllan, dare.
Gawan and Gol.
To SYLL, v. a. To cover.
V. ~Sile~.
SYLL, s. A seat of dignity.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. sylla, a seat, a chair.
SILLABE, s. A syllable, S. A. S.
R. Bruce.
SILLER, s. A canopy.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. ciele, a canopy.
SILLER, s.
1. Silver, S.
Ramsay.
2. Money in general, S.
Mary Stewart.
~Siller~, adj. Belonging to silver, S.
Statist. Acc.
SILLY, adj.
1. Lean, meagre, S.
2. Weak, from disease, S.
Montgomerie.
3. Frail, as being mortal.
Z. Boyd.
4. In a state which excites compassion, S.
Rutherford.
5. Fatuous, S.
V. ~Sely~.
Wodrow.
6. Timid, pusillanimous.
Spalding.
SILLIK, SILAK, SELLOK, s. The fry of the coal-fish, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
SILLIST, adj. Released from labour for a time, Perths.
Moes. G. sil-an, tranquillus esse.
SYLOUR, s. Canopy.
V. ~Siller~.
Gawan and Gol.
SILVER-MAILL, s. Rent paid in money.
V. ~Maill~.
To SILVERIZE, v. a. To cover with silver-leaf, S.
SYMER, SIMMER, s. Summer.
Bellenden.
~Simmer treis~, s. pl. May-poles.
Acts Ja. VI.
SIMMONDS, s. pl. Ropes made of heath and of empetrum nigrum, Orkn.
Isl. sime, funiculus.
SYMPILL, SEMPILL, SEMPLE, adj.
1. Low-born, S.
Wallace.
2. Low in present circumstances.
Wynt.
3. Not possessing strength.
Barbour.
4. Mean, vulgar.
Henrysone.
Fr. simple, common, ordinary.
5. A term exciting pity.
Chr. S. P.
~Sympylly~, adv. Meanly.
Barbour.
SINACLE, s. A vestige, S. B.
Ross.
Fr. id. from Lat. signacul-um.
SYND, s. Appearance, aspect.
Burel.
Su. G. syn, facies.
To SYND, SIND, SEIN, v. a.
1. To wash slightly, S. originally suggesting the idea of making the sign of the cross.
V. ~Sane~.
Morison.
2. To dilute; as, to synd down one's meat, S.
~Synd~, ~Syne~, s.
1. A slight ablution, S.
A. Scott.
2. Drink, as washing the throat, S.
Ferguson.
To SINDER, v. a. To sunder, S.
To ~Sinder~, v. n. To part, to separate, S.
A. S. syndr-ian, separare.
~Sindry~, adj.
1. Sundry, S.
Douglas.
A. S. sindrig, id.
2. In a state of disjunction, S.
~Syndrely~, adv. Severally.
Wyntown.
~Syndrynes~, s. A state of separation or dispersion.
Wyntown.
SINDILL, adv.
V. ~Seindle~.
SYNE, adv.
1. Afterwards, S.
Barbour.
2. Late, as opposed to soon.
Baillie.
A. S. saene, tardus; Teut. sind, post.
~Syne~, conj. Seeing, S.
Wyntown.
To SING, v. a. To singe.
Cleland.
A. S. saeng-an, Germ. seng-en, id.
~Singit-like~, adj. Puny, shrivelled. S.
SINGIN-EEN, s. The last night of the year; from the carols sung on this evening, Fife.
A. Douglas.
SINGLAR, adj. Unarmed.
Wallace.
SINGLE, adv.
V. ~Seindle~.
SINGLE, s. A handful of gleaned corn, S.; also sindle.
Gl. Sibb.
Dunbar.
Su. G. sin, singularis, and del, pars; or Lat. singul-us.
SINKIL, s. L. finkil, fennel.
Compl. S.
SYNLE, adv. Seldom.
V. ~Seindle~.
SYNOPARE, s. Cinnabar.
Douglas.
SINSYNE, adv. Since, S.
V. ~Syne~.
Burns.
To SIPE, SEIP, v. n.
1. To ooze, S.
Gl. Sibb.
2. v. a. To let out any liquid, S.
Magopico.
Teut. sijpen, id., stillare, manare.
~Sypins~, s. pl. Liquor that has oozed from an insufficient cask, S.
To SYPYRE, SUPIR, v. n. To sigh.
Fr. souspir-er, id.
Burel.
SIRDONING, s. The singing of birds.
A. Hume.
Fr. sourdine, the pipe of a trumpet.
SYRE, s.
V. ~Schir~.
SYRE, s. A sewer, S. syver.
V. ~Syver~.
Watson.
SIR JOHN, a close stool, S.; knight, synon.
SIRKEN, adj. Tender of one's flesh, S.
Gael. seirc, affection; seircin, a darling.
To SIRPLE, v. a. To sip often, S.
Sw. sorpl-a, Germ. schurfl-en, id.
SISE, SYSS, s.
1. Assize, O. Fr.
Barbour.
2. Doom, judgment.
Montgomerie.
SYSE, s. Six at dice.
V. ~Syiss~.
To SIST, v. a. To stop.
To sist procedure, to delay judicial proceeding, S.
Lat. sist-ere, id.
Pardovan.
~Sist~, s. A suspension of diligence, a forensic term, S.
Act Sed.
To SIST, v. a.
1. To cite, to summon, S.
Wodrow.
2. To take a place, as at the bar of a court; generally used in regard to one's engagement in divine worship, S.
To SIT, v. n.
1. To stop in growth, S.
2. To shrink, S.
3. Applied to the sinking of a wall, S.
~Sit~, s. The state of sinking, as applied to a wall, S.
To SIT an offer, not to accept of it, S.
Guthrie.
To SIT to, v. n. Applied to food dressed in a vessel, when, from not being stirred, it is allowed to burn, S.
To SIT, SITT, v. a. To grieve.
Wallace.
~Site~, ~Syte~, s.
1. Grief, S.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. syt-a, to mourn; sut, sorrow, syting, id.
2. Suffering, punishment.
Douglas.
~Sitful~, ~Sitefull~, adj. Sorrowful.
Palice Hon.
~Sitfully~, adv. Sorrowfully.
Wallace.
SITFASTS, s. pl. Restharrow, S.
SYTH, times.
V. ~Syith~.
To SITHE, SYITH, v. a.
V. ~Assyith~.
SITHE, SYITH, s. Satisfaction.
Sat. Invis. World.
~Sithement~, s.
V. ~Assythment~.
SYTHENS, conj.
1. Although.
K. Hart.
2. Since, seeing.
Balnavis.
SYTHYN, adv. Afterwards.
Barbour.
SYVER, SIVER, s. A covered drain, S. also syre; E. sewer.
Stat. Acc.
Teut. suyver-en, mundare.
~Rumbling Syver~, a drain filled with stones thrown loosely together, S.
SIVVEN, s. The Raspberry, S. Gael.
SIVVENS, SIBBINS, s. pl.
1. A disease viewed as of the venereal kind, S.
From its resembling a raspberry; Gael. sivven.
Pennant.
2. The itch, Orkn. pron. sibbens.
SYVEWARM, s. L. Syvewarin, the sovereign or first magistrate of a town.
Sovereign, quaestor, Kilian.
Barbour.
SKADDINS, s. pl. Turfs, Banffs.
Teut. scadde, cespes, gleba.
To SKAFF, SKAIFF, v. a. To collect by dishonourable means.
Dunbar.
Su. G. skaff-a, to provide food.
~Skaff~, s. Provision.
V. ~Scaff~.
~Skafrie~, ~Scafferie~, s.
1. Extortion.
Acts Marie.
2. The contents of a larder; Sw. skafferi, cella penuaria.
Gl. Sibb.
~Skaffay~, adj. Eager for gain.
A. Hume.
SKAICHER, s. A term of gentle reprehension applied to a child, Ang.
Gael. sgiogair, a jackanapes.
To SKAIK, v. a.
1. To separate in an awkward or dirty manner, S. B.
2. To bedaub, S. B.
Isl. skecke, dispar facio.
To SKAIL, SKAILL, SKALE, v. a.
1. To disperse.
Wyntown.
2. To dismiss, S.
Acts Ja. III.
To skail the byke, to disperse an assembly, S.
3. To diffuse; applied to rumours.
Doug.
4. To scatter, applied to the mind.
Wyntown.
5. To spill, to shed, S.
6. To unrip, S. B.
Ross.
7. To skale doun, to pour out.
Doug.
8. To skale doun, to dishevel.
Doug.
9. To skail house, to disfurnish.
Rutherford.
10. To skale a rig, to plough ground so as to make it fall away from the crown of the ridge, S.
11. To skale a sege, to raise a siege.
Poems 16th Cent.
12. To skail a proclamation, to recall it.
Balfour.
13. To skail a gun, to empty it, S.
Su. G. Isl. skil-ia, separare; Gael. scaoil-am, id.
To ~Skail~, ~Skale~, ~Scale~, v. n.
1. To part one from another.
Barbour.
Isl. skil-iast, unus ab altero recedere.
2. To be diffused.
Wallace.
~Skail~, ~Scail~, s.
1. A dispersion, S.
2. A scattered party.
Barbour.
~Skailin~, ~Scailin~, s. Dispersion, S.
J. Nicol.
~Skail-wind~, s. That which causes dispersion, S.
M. Bruce.
SKAILDRAIK, SKELDRAKE, s. The shieldrake.
Acts Ja. VI.
SKAILLIE, SKAILYIE, s. Blue slate. S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
Belg. schalie, id. Moes. G. skal-jos, tiles.
~Skillie pen~, a pencil of soft slate, S.
To SKAIR, v. n.
V. ~Skar~.
SKAIR, s. A share, Ang. Loth.
Ramsay.
Su. G. skiaer, id.; skaer-a, dividere.
SKAIR, s.
1. One of the parts of a fishing-rod, S. B.
2. The slice at the end of each part, to which the sliced end of another is fastened, S. A.
Isl. skar-a, asseres reciproce adaptare.
SKAIR, s. A bare place on the side of a hill.
V. ~Scar~.
SKAIRS, SKARS, s. pl. Rocks through which there is an opening, S.
Su. G. skaer, a rock; skaer-a, to divide.
SKAITBIRD, s. The Arctic gull.
Su. G. skit-a, cacare.
Kennedy.
SKAITH, s.
1. Hurt, damage, S.
Doug.
Isl. skade, Su. G. skada, id.
2. Injury supposed to proceed from witchcraft, S.
Stat. Acc.
SKAIVIE, adj. Harebrained, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Sw. skef, Dan. skiaev, obliquus; A. Bor. scafe, wild.
SKALLAG, SCALLAG, s. A kind of bond-servant, West. Isl.
J. L. Buchanan.
Gael. sgallag, a man-servant; Isl. skalk, servus.
SKAMYLL, SKAMBLE, s.
1. A bench.
A. S. scaemel, id.
Wallace.
2. In pl. shambles; skemmils, S. B.
Maitland P.
To SKANCE.
V. ~Scance~.
SKANT, SCANTH, s. Scarcity.
Doug.
Dan. skan-a, parcere; or Isl. skam-r, brevis.
SKAP, s. Head, scalp.
Evergreen.
To SKAR, SKAIR, v. n. To take fright, S.
Douglas.
Isl. skiar, vitabundus; Su. G. sky, vitare.
~Skar~, ~Scar~, adj.
1. Timorous; skair, S. B.
Bannatyne P.
2. Shy, affectedly modest, S.
Pop. Ball.
~Skar~, ~Skare~, s.
1. A fright, S.; skair, S. B.
Shirrefs.
2. A scarecrow.
Lyndsay.
SKARRACH, s.
1. A flying shower, a blast of wind and rain, Ang. Fife.
Moes. G. skura, procella magna.
2. A considerable quantity of drink, Loth.
SKARSMENT, s. Some kind of fortification.
Pal. Hon.
Germ. schaur-en, to defend.
SKART, s. A cormorant.
V. ~Scarth~.
SKARTFREE, adj.
V. ~Scart~, v.
SKARTH, s. Puny creature, S. scart.
Dunbar.
Su. G. skort-a, deficere; skard-a, diminuere.
To SKAT, v. a. To tax.
Henrysone.
Teut. schatt-en; Su. G. skatt-a, taxare.
To SKAUDE, v. a. To scald, S.
Doug.
Fr. eschaud-er, Ital. scald-are, id.
To ~Skaude~, ~Skad~, v. n. To be galled, from heat, S.
SKAUM, s.
1. The act of singing clothes.
2. A slight mark of burning, S.
Sw. skamm-a, a stain; Isl. kaam, id.
~Skaummit~, ~Scamed~, part. adj. Having a mark produced by fire or a hot iron, S.
Spalding.
SKAW, s. A scall of any kind, S.
Bellenden.
SKEEBRIE, s. Thin light soil, Ang.
~Skeebroch~, s. Very lean meat, Galloway.
Ir. scabar, thin, lean.
To SKEEG, v. a. To lash, S. B.
Minstr. Bord.
Celt. skig-ia, to strike; Arm. skei, to bang.
~Skeeggers~, s. pl. A whip; properly one made of sedges, Ang.
SKEELY, adj. Skilful.
V. ~Skilly~.
SKEELING GOOSE, the shieldrake, Orkn.
Sibbald.
To SKEY off, v. n. To fly.
Wallace.
Su. G. sky, Alem. ski-en, vitare.
SKEICH, SKEIGH, adj.
1. Apt to startle, S.
Douglas.
2. Unmanageable, skittish, S.
Douglas.
3. Shy; applied to women, S.
Ross.
4. Proud, disdainful, S.
Burns.
Germ. scheuch, shy; Su. G. skygg, startling.
To ~Skeich~, v. n. To startle.
Douglas.
Su. G. skygg-a, meticulose recedere.
To SKEYG, v. n. To move nimbly in walking, S. B.
Moes. G. skeu-jan, iter facere.
~Skeyg~, s. At the skeyg, in a quick motion, Ang.
SKEIGH, adv.
V. ~Skeich~.
SKEIL, SKEILL, (pron. skeel), s.
1. A tub for washing, S.
Dunbar.
2. A wooden drinking vessel with a handle, Orkn.
Isl. skiola, a milk-pail; mulctra, haustorium.
SKEIR, SKEER, adj. Hare-brained, S.
Isl. skiar, pavidus, id.
SKEITCHES, s. pl. Scates, S.
Teut. schatse.
To ~Skeitch~, v. n. To scate, S.
~Skeitcher~, s. A scater, S.
SKELB, s. A splinter, S.
V. ~Skelve~.
SKELDRAKE, s.
V. ~Skaildrake~.
SKELF, s.
1. A shelf, S.
A. S. scelf.
Ross.
2. A wooden frame, containing several shelves, S.
Pennecuik, N.
SKELLAT, s.
1. A small bell.
Dunbar.
2. An iron rattle, used by public criers, Loth.
O. Fr. eschelette, id.; Su. G. skaella, nola, tintinnabulum.
SKELLIE, SKEELY, s. A squint look, S.
A. S. sceol-age, Isl. skialg-ur, id.
To ~Skellie~, v. n. To squint, S.
Isl. skael-a, Germ. schiel-en, limis intueri.
SKELLY, s. The chub, a fish, Roxb.
Stat. Acc.
Ital. squaglio, Lat. squal-us, id.
SKELLY, s. Slate.
V. ~Skaillie~.
SKELLYIS, s. pl. Rugged rocks.
V. ~Skelve~.
Douglas.
SKELLOCH, SKELLIE, s.
1. Wild mustard, S.
Stat. Acc.
Ir. sgeallagach, id.
2. Sometimes, wild radish, S. A.
To SKELLOCH, v. n. To cry with a shrill voice, S. B.
Isl. skell-a, clangere.
~Skelloch~, s. A shrill cry, S. B.
To SKELP, v. n.
1. To beat, as a clock.
Ramsay.
2. Denoting strong pulsation, S. B.
Isl. skialf-a, Dan. skiaelv-e, tremere.
3. To move quickly on foot, S.
Burns.
Isl. skialf-a, concutere, quatere.
To ~Skelp~, v. a.
1. To strike with the open hand, S.
Ramsay.
2. To beat, to drub, S.
Ferguson.
Isl. skelf-a, id., percello.
~Skelp~, s.
1. A stroke, a blow, S.
Lyndsay.
2. A misfortune in trade or otherwise, S.
Burel.
~Skelpie-limmer~, s.
An opprobrious term applied to a female, S.
Burns.
SKELT, part. pa. Unript.
V. ~Skail~, v.
To SKELVE, v. n. To separate in lamina, S. B.
Su. G. skaell-a, Isl. skel-iast, in tenues laminas dissilire; skil-ia, separare.
~Skelve~, s. A thin slice, S. B.
Teut. schelve, segmen.
~Skelvy~, adj.
1. Having various lamina, S. B.
Minstr. Bord.
2. Shelvy, S.
Burns.
SKEO, s. A hut for drying fish, Orkn.
Isl. Norw. skia-r, id. pergula siccatoria.
SKEP, SKEPPE, SCAPE, s.
1. A bee-hive made of twisted straw, S. A.
Hume.
2. Transferred to industry.
Ferguson.
Su. G. skaepp-a, a seed-vessel; Gael. sgeip, a bee-hive.
SKER, perhaps, a rock.
Lyndsay.
Isl. skaer, scopulus maris.
SKERRY, s.
1. An insulated rock, Orkn.
Barry.
2. A flat rock, over which the sea flows when the tide rises.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. skaer, a rock, and ey, an island.
SKERTER, s. The sea-belt, a fucus, Orkn.
Neill.
SKET. Ful sket, full hastily.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. on scyte, in praecipiti; Isl. skiot-ur, celer.
SKEW, SKEU, s. The oblique part of a gable, S.
V. ~Shach~.
J. Nicol.
To ~Skew~, v. a.
1. To build in an oblique form, S.
2. To cover gables with sods, Tweedd.
SKEW'D, adj. Acting like one deprived of reason, Perths.
V. ~Skaivie~.
SKEW, s. Skew and reskew; q. "take and retake."
Wallace.
Fr. secou-er, to move violently; O. Fr. rescou-er, to take again.
To SKEWL, v. a. To distort, S. B.
V. ~Showl~.
SKY, s. A small board, used in the Shetland plough in place of a mould-board.
Stat. Acc.
SKY, s. Shadow.
Douglas.
Su. G. sky, nubes, nebula.
SKYBALD, s. A mean worthless fellow, S.
Knox.
Dan. skabhals, a rascal, a base man.
~Skybald~, adj.
1. Mean, low.
Polwart.
2. Tattered, in rags, Clydes.
SKIBE, s. A low or niggardly fellow, West and South of S.
V. ~Skybald~.
To SKIFF, SKIFT, v. n. To move lightly and smoothly along, S.
Maitland P.
Q. to move as a skiff; or Isl. skaf-a, skef, radere, q. to graze.
To ~Skiff~, v. a. To cause a flat stone skip along the surface of a body of water, S.
To ~Skift~, v. a. To glide over, S. B.
SKIFFIE, s. The tub used for bringing up coals from the pit, S.
Stat. Acc.
SKIFT, s. A flying shower, S. B.
Su. G. skifw-a, mutare; skift, intervallum.
SKIFT, s. Facility in operation, S. B.
Moes. G. ga-skaft, making; skap-an, facere.
SKIFT, s. A broad ridge of land, Orkn.
Su. G. skift, intervallum.
SKYLAND, part. pr. Not retaining.
Dan. skyll-a, eluere.
Dunbar.
To SKYLE, v. a. To conceal.
Henrysone.
Su. G. skyl-a, Dan. skyl-er, occultare.
SKILL, s. Return.
King Hart.
Isl. skill, redditio.
SKILL, SKYLL, s.
1. Reason.
Barbour.
2. Proof.
Wyntown.
Su. G. skil, ratio, probatio.
3. Approbation, or regard, S. B.
~Skilly~, ~Skeely~, adj. Intelligent, skilful, S.
Ross.
Su. G. skaelig, rational; Isl. skiallig-r, prudent.
To SKILT, v. n. To move quickly and lightly.
Cleland.
From the sound made; Isl. skell-a, skelldi, verberando sonum edere.
SKIMMERIN, part. adj. Denoting that peculiar look which characterises an idiot or a lunatic, S. B.
Germ. schimmer, a dim or faint glare.
SKINY, s. Packthread, pron. q. skeengyie, E. skain, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
SKINK, s. Strong soup made of cows hams, S.
A. S. scenc, potus.
Shirrefs.
To SKYNK, v. a.
1. To pour out liquor for drinking.
Douglas.
Su. G. skaenk-a, Franc. skenk-en, potum infundere.
2. To make a libation to the gods.
Douglas.
3. To serve drink.
Douglas.
4. To scink over, to renounce.
Rutherford.
To SKINKLE, v. n. To sparkle, S.
Burns.
~Skinklin~, s.
1. The sparkling of a bright irradiation, Ayrs.
2. A small portion, ibid.
Burns.
SKIP, a termination denoting state or condition;
Su. G. skap, A. S. scipe, E. ship, id., from Su. G. skap-a, creare, &c.
SKIPPARE, SKIPPER, s.
1. A shipmaster, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. skeppare, anc. skipare, A. S. scipar, id.
2. Now generally appropriated to the master of a sloop, barge, or passage-boat, S.
3. In the fisheries, one of the men who superintends other four, having the charge of a coble, S.
Stat. Acc.
SKIRDOCH, adj. Flirting, Fife.
Isl. skryd-a, ornare; skreitt-r, ornatus; skart-a, magnifice vestiri.
SKYRE, s. A schirrus.
Dunbar.
Fr. scyre, id.
SKYRIN, part. pr.
1. Shining, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Making a great show, S.
Burns.
A. S. scir, Su. G. skir, shining.
To SKIRL, SKIRLE, v. n. To cry with a shrill voice, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. skrall-a, sonum streperum edere.
~Skirl~, s. A shrill cry, S.
Douglas.
Isl. skrall, Dan. skraal, vociferatus.
To SKYRME, v. n. To make a feint.
Isl. skrum-a, fingo.
Houlate.
To SKIRP, v. a. To mock.
V. ~Scorp~.
SKIST, s. Chest; for kist.
Gl. Sibb.
SKIST, s. Perhaps, skift, art.
K. Hart.
SKIT, s.
1. A vain, empty creature, S.
Dancing skit, a contemptuous designation for a female dancer on a stage.
G. Buchanan.
Isl. skiot-r, celer, citus.
2. A piece of silly ostentation, S.
SKIT, s. An oblique taunt, S.
Isl. skaeting-r, dicteria acerba.
To SKITE, SKYTE, v. a.
1. To eject any liquid forcibly, S.
Isl. skvett-a, id. Sw. skijt-a, exonerare ventrem.
2. To squirt, to throw the spittle forcibly through the teeth, S.
~Skite~, s. The dung of a fowl, S. B.
~Skyte~, s. A nasty person, S. B.
Dan. skyden, sordidus.
To ~Skyte~, v. n. To glide swiftly, S.
Su. G. skiut-a, id.
Ramsay.
SKIVERS, SKEEVERS, s. pl. The leather now generally used for binding school books, which is sliced into two, S.
Su. G. skifva, a slice, pl. skifvar.
SKLAFFORD HOLES, apertures in the walls of a barn, Ang.
Perh. corr. from L. B. sclopet-um, a harquebuss, as originally applied to the loopholes of a castle.
SKLAIF, s. A slave.
Bannatyne P.
SKLAIT, s. Slate, S.
V. ~Sclaite~.
~Sklater~, s. A slater, S.
SKLANDYR, s. Slander.
V. ~Sclandyr~.
SKLEFF, adj. Shallow.
V. ~Skelve~.
Gl. Sibb.
To SKLENT, v. n.
V. ~Sclent~.
To SKLICE, v. a.
1. To slice, S.
J. Nicol.
2. Denoting the abbreviation of time.
Z. Boyd.
To SKLYRE, v. n. To slide, Loth.
~Sklyre~, s. A slide, ibid.
To SKLOY, v. n. To slide on ice, Loth.
Fr. escoul-er, id.
~Skloy~, s. A slide, Loth.
SKLOUT, SKLOUTER, s. Cows' dung in a thin state, Fife.
SKLUTE, s.
1. In pl. large clumsy feet, S. B. Perhaps from klute, S. a hoof.
2. A lout, S. B.
To ~Sklute~, v. n. To set down the feet clumsily, S.
SKODGE, SKODGIE, s. A kitchen drudge, S.
Su. G. skoswen, literally, a shoe-servant.
To ~Skodge~, v. n. To act as a drudge, S.
SKOLDIRT, SKOWDERT.
V. ~Scowder~.
To SKOLE, SKOLT, v. n. To drink hard, S. B.
V. ~Skul~.
Ruddiman.
SKOMER, s.
V. ~Scomer~.
SKON, SCONE, s.
1. A thin cake of wheat or barley meal, S.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. denoting a specimen, S.
Isl. skaun, cortex lactis.
Kelly.
To SKONCE, v. a. To guard.
Evergr.
Su. G. skans-a, Teut. schants-en, munire.
SKORE, s. A line to mark the goal, S.
Douglas.
SKORPER, s. A round kind of bread, Shetl.
Su. G. skorpa, pl. skorper, biscuits.
SKOUPER, s.
V. ~Scouppar~.
SKOUR, s. A slight shower, Dumfr.
SKOUR of wind, a gust, S.
Callander.
Isl. skur, nimbus, typhon.
SKOURIOUR, s.
V. ~Scurrour~.
SKOUTT, s. A small boat.
A. Hume.
Isl. skuta, Belg. schuyt, Ir. scud, id.
SKOWURAND, part. pr. Shuddering.
Germ. schaur-en, tremere.
Barbour.
SKRAE, SKREE, s. A searce made of wire for cleansing grain, Loth.
Gael. criathar; a bolter, Su. G. skraed-a, to bolt, to sift.
SKRAE, s. A thin meagre person, S.
Minstr. Bordr.
Su. G. skraf, a skeleton, skral, scanty.
SKRAE-FISH, SCRAE-FISH, s. pl. Fishes dried in the sun, without being salted, Orkn.
Neill.
Isl. skrael-a, to dry; skreid, pisces indurati.
To SKRAIK, SCRAIGH, v. n.
1. Denoting the cry of a fowl when displeased, S.
J. Nicol.
2. To cry with importunity and in a discontented tone, S.
Su. G. skrik-a, Isl. skraeka, id.
~Skraik~, ~Scraik~, s.
1. The screaking of fowls, S.; also skraich.
Douglas.
2. A loud or shrill sound, caused by musical instruments.
A. Hume.
Isl. skraek-r, clamor, ploratus.
SKRAN, s.
1. Fine skran, a phrase used by children, in commendation of any thing they are fond of, especially if edible, Lanerks.
Isl. skran, supellex leviusculus.
2. The offals or refuse of human food, thrown to dogs, Loth.
SKRANKY, adj.
1. Lank, slender, S.
2. Applied to an empty purse.
Ramsay.
Germ. schrank-en, to confine; A. S. scrunc-en, contracted.
SKRAPIT, pret. Mocked.
V. ~Scorp~.
To SKREED, v. n. To cry, to scream.
Watson.
Franc. screiot, Sw. skrijt, clamor.
To SKREED, v. n. To lie, to magnify in narration, S.
Su. G. skryt-a, jactare, Isl. skreit-a, fingere.
~Skreed~, s. A lie, a fabrication, S.
SKREEK, SCREAK, of day, the dawn, S. B.; also skrieh.
V. ~Creek~.
Ross.
To SKREENGE, v. a. To scourge, S.
~Skreenge~, s. A lash, a stroke, Fife.
To SKRY, v. a. To cry, to proclaim, S. B.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. skri-a, vociferari, skri, clamor.
~Skry~, ~Scry~, s.
1. Noise.
Wallace.
2. The crying of fowls.
Douglas.
To SKRIFT, v. n. To fabricate.
V. ~Scrift~.
Isl. skraf-a, fabulari, nugari, skraef, nugae.
SKRILLES, s. pl. Shrieks.
V. ~Skirl~.
To SKRIM, v. a. To scud, to move quickly, S.
SKRYMMORIE, s. Apparently, the name of a mischievous fairy.
Pal. Hon.
Isl. skrumari, a braggart; O. Fr. es-crimour, a good tugger.
SKRINE, s. Unboiled sowens, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
Teut. krinse, purgamentum frumenti.
SKRINKIE, SKRINKYT.
V. ~Skrankie~.
SKROPIT, pret. v. Mocked.
V. ~Scorp~.
SKROW, s. A scroll.
V. ~Scrow~.
SKROW, s. A slight shower, S. B.; Isl. skur.
V. ~Skarrach~.
SKRUFE, s.
Wealth, acquired by parsimony or exaction.
Bannatyne P.
Teut. schrobb-en, scalpere.
SKRUMPLE, s. A wrinkle.
Dunbar.
Germ. schrumple, id. Su. G. skrump-en, to wrinkle.
To SKRUNT, v. n. To make a creaking noise, Clydes.
Isl. skruning-r, skrudning-r, strepitus.
SKRUNTY, adj. Meagre, raw-boned, Fife, Loth.
Su. G. skrin, dried, Dan. skranten, infirm.
SKUBE, s. Any thing that is hollowed out, S. B.; allied to E. scoop.
Su. G. skopa, Arm. scob, haustrum.
SKUG, SCUG, SCOUG, s.
1. A shade, what defends from the heat, S.
Doug.
2. A shelter from storm, S.
Spalding.
3. Protection, S.
Pop. Ball.
4. Metaph. applied to ghosts, in relation to the place of their residence.
Douglas.
5. A pretence, a cloak, S.
Mellvill's MS.
Su.G. skugga, umbra; skyggd, tegmen.
To ~Skug~, v. a.
1. To shade, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. Isl. skygg-a, obumbrare.
2. To shelter, to skreen, S.
3. To skoog a shower, to seek shelter from it, S. B.
4. In a moral sense, to expiate.
Minstr. Bord.
To ~Skug~, ~Scoug~, v. n. To flee for shelter.
Ferguson.
~Skuggy~, adj. Shady.
Ruddiman.
~Skugry~, s. In skugry, under covert.
Henrysone.
SKUL, SKULL, SKOLL, s.
1. A goblet or large bowl, for containing liquor.
Douglas.
2. The salutation of one who is present, or the respect paid to an absent person, by expressing a wish for his health, when one is about to drink.
Cromarty.
Isl. skal, skaal, Su. G. skol, Dan. skaal, a cup, a bowl, a drinking vessel. Su. G. dricka skala, bibere pateram, quando bibitur alicujus honori et memoriae; Loccen. Dricka ens skol, id. Ihre.
SKUL, s. A scullion.
Godscroft.
Ir. sguille, id. Su. G. skoel-ja, eluere.
SKULE, s. An inflammatory disease affecting the palate of a horse, S.
Teut. schuyl, Su. G. skalla, id.
SKULE, SCULE, SKULL, s. A great collection of individuals, as of fishes, S.
Burel.
A. S. sceole, coetus magnus, multitudo.
SKULES, s. pl. Stalls where cattle are fed, S. B.
Isl. skiol, Su. G. skiul, a covert.
SKULL, s. A shallow basket of a semicircular form, S.
Dunbar.
Isl. skiola, vas quo arida vel liquida metiri consueverunt.
To SKULT, v. a. To beat.
V. ~Scult~.
SKUR, s.
1. A small horn, not fixed to the scull of an animal, but hanging by the skin, Ang.
2. The rough projecting part of a stone, Ang.
Su. G. skoer-a, rumpere.
SKUR, s. Perh. a scar, Mearns.
Isl. skor, incisura.
SKURYVAGE, s.
1. A dissipated fellow, a lecher.
Douglas.
2. A vagabond, Loth.
Lat. scurra and vag-or.
SKURRIOUR, s. A scout.
V. ~Scurrour~.
SKUWES, s. pl. Groves.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. scua, umbra.
To SLA, v. a.
1. To strike.
V. ~Slew~.
2. To slay, to kill.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. slahan, Isl. sla-a, Belg. sla, to strike.
SLABBER, s. A slovenly fellow, Dumfr.
Teut. slabber-en, E. to slabber.
SLACK, s. An opening between hills.
V. ~Slak~.
* SLACK, adj.
1. Slow, S. B.
2. Transferred to money, when payments are made slowly, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
3. Thinly occupied, regarding place, S.
4. Not trust-worthy; loose in conduct, S.
5. Reluctant to pay a debt, S.
A. S. sleac, Su. G. slak, remissus.
SLADE, SLAID, s. A hollow, a den, S. B.
Douglas.
Isl. slaed, vallis; A. S. id. via in convallibus; Dan. slet, Isl. sletta, planities.
SLAE, SLA, s. The sloe, S.
Lightfoot.
A. S. sla, Belg. slee, Germ. schleh, id.
SLAG, s. A portion of any soft substance lifted up from the rest, S. B.
Isl. slagi, humiditas, slagn-a, humescere.
SLAG, SLOG, s. A gust.
Maitland P.
Su. G. slagg, intemperies; Teut. slegghe, nebula.
SLAID, s. A valley.
V. ~Slade~.
To SLAIGER, v. n. To waddle in the mud, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. sleggerigh, madidus; radically the same with Laggery.
To SLAIK, SLAKE, v. n.
1. To carry off and eat any thing clandestinely, especially sweetmeats, &c. S.
Tannahill.
Germ. schleck-en, ligurire, suavia et dulcia appetere.
2. To kiss in a slabbering way, S.
Lyndsay.
3. To bedaub, S.
Glenburnie.
4. To lounge like a dog, and be content to feed on offals, S.
SLAINES, SLAYANS. Letters of Slaines, letters subscribed, in case of slaughter, by the wife or executors of one who had been slain, acknowledging that satisfaction had been given, or otherwise soliciting for the pardon of the offender.
Acts Ja. VI.
To SLAIRG, SLAIRY, SLARY, v. a. To bedaub, S.
Teut. sloore, sordida ancilla; Belg. slorig, sordidus; O. E. slorie, sordidare.
~Slairy~, ~Slarie~, s.
1. Any thing that bedaubs, S.
2. A part of one's food, taken so carelessly as to dirty one's clothes, S.
To ~Slairt~ about, to go about sluggishly, S. B.
Teut. sloordigh, sordidus.
To SLAISTER, SLYSTER, v. n.
1. To do any thing in an awkward and dirty way, S.
Antiquary.
2. To work in any thing moist or unctuous, S.
3. To move clumsily through a miry road, S.
Su. G. slask-a, humorem sordidum effundere.
To ~Slaister~, v. a. To bedaub, S.
Ferguson.
~Slaister~, ~Slyster~, ~Slaistery~, s. A heterogeneous mass, S.
Ferguson.
SLAIT, pret. Slitted, cut.
Evergreen.
To SLAIT, v. a.
1. To level.
Su. G. slaet-a, id.
2. To depreciate, W. Loth.
3. To abuse grossly, to maltreat.
Guthrie.
4. To wipe.
Ritson.
SLAITIT, part. pa. Exhausted with fatigue.
Balnevis.
Teut. slete, tritus, slet-en, atterere.
SLAK, SLACK, SLAKE, s.
1. An opening in the higher part of a hill or mountain, where it becomes less steep, and forms a sort of pass, S.
Barbour.
2. A gap or narrow pass between two hills or mountains.
Wyntown.
3. The slack of the hass, the narrowest part of the throat, Loth.
Su. G. slak, remissus; also, the hollow of the side.
SLAKE, SLAIK, SLEEGH, SLOKE, s.
1. The oozy vegetable substance in the bed of rivers, S. B. slauk.
Stat. Acc.
2. Navel laver, S. B.
Lightfoot.
Su. G. slak, laxus; as being soft and flaccid.
SLAKE, s. A blow on the chops.
Kelly.
A. S. slaege, Su. G. Belg. slag, ictus.
To SLAIK, v. n. To slacken.
Wallace.
SLAM, SLAMMACH, s. A share of any thing acquired by forcible or artful means, S. B.
Su. G. slam-a, coacervare; slem, craft.
To ~Slammach~, v. a. To seize.
To SLAMMACH, SLAMACH, v. n. To slabber, S. B.
Shirrefs.
Su. G. slem, slime, slemig, slimy.
SLAMMIKIN, s. A drab, Loth.
Su. G. slem, turpis, eluvies, faex, id.
SLANG, s. A species of cannon coinciding with the culverine.
Complaynt S.
Teut. slanghe, serpens, bombarda longior.
To SLANGER, v. n. To linger, Berwicks.
Su. G. slingr-a, repere.
SLAP, s.
1. A narrow pass between two hills, S. Gl. Shirr.
Pennecuik.
Su. G. slapp, remissus; Isl. sleppi, praecipitium convallis.
2. A breach in a wall, hedge, &c. S.
Law Case.
To ~Slap~, v. a. To break into gaps, S.
Law Case.
To SLAP, v. a. To separate threshed grain from the broken straw, &c. by means of a riddle, S. B.
Su. G. slaepp-a, to permit any thing to escape.
~Slap~, s. A riddle for thus separating grain, S. B.
To SLASH, v. n. To give a slabbering kiss, S.
Isl. slefs-a, allambo, alligurio.
To SLASH, v. n. To work in what is wet or flaccid, Lanerks.
Dan. slask-er, to paddle, to puddle.
~Slash~, s. A great quantity of broth, or any other sorbillaceous food, Loth.
~Slashy~, s. Applied to work that is both wet and dirty, S.
Sw. slask, wet.
SLATE, s. One who is slovenly and dirty, Loth. Border; slaid, Clydes.
Ramsay.
Isl. sladde, vir habitu et moribus indecorus.
To SLATE, v. a. To let loose; applied to dogs in hunting.
Pal. Hon.
A. S. slaetinge, vestigia ferarum.
SLAUKIE, adj.
1. Flaccid, unctuous, S. B.
V. ~Slake~.
2. Slimy, covered with slake, S.
3. Slow, whether in speech or motion, Ang.
Isl. slaeki, foemina piger.
SLAUPIE, adj. Indolent and slovenly, S. B.
Su. G. slapp, remissus; Isl. slap-r, homuncio sordidus.
SLAW, adj. Slow, S.
K. Ja. VI.
SLE, SLEY, adj.
1. Sly, S. slee.
Doug.
2. Skilful, dexterous.
Barbour.
3. Ingenious.
Wallace.
Su. G. sloeg, Isl. slaeg-r, id.
SLED-SADDLE, s. That which is borne by a horse yoked in a cart, S. from sled, a sledge.
SLEDERIE, adj.
V. ~Sliddery~.
SLEEK, s. Mire, slime, S.
V. ~Slik~.
SLEEK, s. A measure of fruits, roots, &c. containing forty pounds, S.
Perh. originally a measure of liquids; Germ. schlauch, a jack, a leathern bottle.
SLEEKIT, SLEKIT, adj. Parasitical, deceitful, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. sleker, homo blandus; Isl. slikiare, parasitus.
SLEENIE, s. A guinea, Aberd.
Skinner.
A. S. slean, to strike; slaegen, struck.
SLEEPERY, adj.
V. ~Slippery~.
SLEEPIES, s. pl. Field brome grass, from its supposed soporific quality, S.
SLEETH, s. A sluggard, Aberd.
Forbes.
A. S. slaewth, sloth; Isl. sliar, hebes, sleita, torpor animi.
To SLEIF, v. n. To slip.
K. Hart.
Alem. sliaf-an, to glide.
SLEITCHOCK, s. A nattering woman, Perths.
Dan. sledsk-er, to wheedle.
SLEKIT, adj. Deceitful.
V. ~Sleekit~.
SLENK, s. A piece of low craft.
Sir Gawan.
Germ. schlaenke, doli; Isl. slungin, callidus.
SLEPERYE, adj.
V. ~Slippery~.
To SLERG, v. a. To bedaub, Loth.
Belg. slorig, sordidus.
Ramsay.
SLETT, s. L. flet, q. v.
Kelly.
SLEUTH, s. Sloth; A. S. slewth.
Doug.
~Sleuth~, ~Slueth~, adj. Slothful.
Diallog.
To ~Sleuth~, v. a. To neglect, or to do work carelessly, S. B.
Pitscottie.
To ~Sleuth~, v. n. To linger.
Douglas.
SLEUTH, s. The tract of man or beast, as known by the scent.
Barbour.
~Sleuth-hund~, ~Slouth-hund~, ~Sloith-hund~, ~Sloth-brache~, ~Slough-dog~, s. A blood-hound.
Barbour.
Isl. slod, semita, vestigia; Ir. sliocht, a tract.
SLEW FYR, struck fire.
Barbour.
Teut. vier-sla-en, excutere ignem.
SLEWYT, pret. Slipped.
Wallace.
Su. G. slaa knut, nodum nectere.
To SLICHT, v. a. To contrive.
Doug.
Isl. slaegd, fraus, dolus.
SLICHT, SLIGHT, adj. Worthless, S.
Spalding.
Su. G. slaet karl, homo flocci.
SLICK-WORM, s. A worm bred in the ooze of rivers, S.
V. ~Slik~.
Statist. Acc.
SLID, SLYD, SLIDE, adj.
1. Slippery, S.
Douglas.
2. Mutable, uncertain.
Pal. Hon.
3. Cajoling, wheedling, S.
A. S. slith, sliddery.
~Slidness~, s.
1. Slipperiness, S.
2. Smoothness of versification.
Ramsay.
~Slidder~, adj. Unstable, variable.
Lynds.
~Slidder~, s. Slipperiness.
Pal. Hon.
To ~Slidder~, v. a. To pronounce indistinctly, S.
Teut. slidder-en, celeriter tendere; Isl. slodr-ar, balbutio.
~Sliddery~, ~Sliddry~, ~Slederie~, adj.
1. Slippery, S.
Douglas.
2. Escaping one's grasp, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
3. Deceitful, S.
~Slidernes~, s. Slipperiness.
Henrysone.
SLIDDER, adj. Slow, inactive.
Maitland P.
Isl. slidra, torpor; slidrulegr, tardus, lentus.
SLIDDERY, adj. (pron. slithry) Loose and flaccid; a term applied to food, S. B.
Teut. slodder-en, flaccescere; slodder, laxus.
* To SLIDE, v. n. To fib, S.
SLIEVE-FISH, s. The cuttle-fish. Loth.
Sibbald.
To SLIGHT, v. a. To dismantle.
Wodrow.
Teut. slicht-en, solo aequare, diruere.
SLYGOOSE, s. The shieldrake, Orkn.
Pennant.
SLIK, SLIKE, s.
1. Slime, S. sleek.
Barbour.
2. The slimy shore.
Douglas.
Teut. slyck, Germ. schlick, coenum, lutum.
SLIK, Perhaps, slipped.
Sir Gawan.
Su. G. slink-a, slip, from slik-a, to creep.
SLIM, adj.
1. Slight, not sufficient, S.
2. Naughty, worthless, S.
Isl. slaem-r, vile, Dan. slem, bad, naughty.
To ~Slim o'er~, v. a. To do anything carelessly and insufficiently, S.
To SLING, v. n. To walk with a long step, S.
Su. G. slaeng-a, jactare, valide movere.
~Sling~, s. A long walk. Loth.
SLINK, s.
1. The flesh of an animal prematurely brought forth, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. Ill-fed veal in general, S.
Sw. slyn-a, carion; Germ. schlenk-en, abjicere.
3. A worthless character, S.
Antiquary.
~Slink~, adj. Not fed.
Statist. Acc.
SLINKIE, adj. Tall and slender, lank, S.
Dan. slunken, lank, scraggy.
SLINKIN, s. Deceit, Fife.
A. Douglas.
~Slinkin~, part. adj. Deceitful, ibid.
A. S. slinc-an, to creep.
SLIP, s. A certain quantity of yarn, as it comes from the reel; containing twelve cuts, S.
SLIP, SLYP, s.
1. A low draught carriage, a dray without wheels.
Wallace.
Germ. schleife, traha, schleif-en, to draw.
2. A wooden frame set on the top of a cart, for enlarging its size, S. B.
SLYP, SLYPE, s. A coarse fellow, Aberd. Gl. Skinner.
Journ. Lond.
Isl. slap-r, homuncio sordidus; slaep-a, longurio.
To SLYPE, v. a. To fall over, as a wet furrow from the plough, Ayrs. E. slip.
Teut. slipp-en, delabi.
Burns.
SLIPPERY, SLEPERYE, SLEEPERY, adj.
1. Causing sleep.
Doug.
2. Overpowered with sleep, S.
Minstr. Bord.
Teut. slaeperigh, somnolentus.
SLYRE, s. A kind of fine lawn.
Acts Ja. VI.
Germ. schleyer, a scarf, a vail.
To SLYSTER.
V. ~Slaister~.
To SLYTE, v. n. To move easily or smoothly, Loth.
Isl. slitta, aequare, planum reddere.
To SLO, v. a. To slay.
Maitland P.
SLOGAN, s. War-cry, or gathering word of a clan, S.
V. ~Slughorn~.
Minstr. Bord.
SLOGG, SLAGG, s. A slough.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. slog, id.
~Sloggy~, adj. Slimy, marshy.
Douglas.
SLOGGIS, s. pl. Blasts.
V. ~Slag~.
SLOITH, s.
V. ~Sleuth-hund~.
SLOKE, s.
V. ~Slake~.
To SLOKIN, v. a.
1. To quench, in regard to fire, S.
Douglas.
2. To allay thirst, S.
Hudson.
3. To assuage heat of passion.
Dunbar.
4. To extinguish the claims of an opponent; in a forensic sense.
Balfour.
Su. G. slockn-a, extinguere; from slaeck-a, id.
SLONG, SLOUNG, s. A sling; slung, S. B.
Bellenden.
Isl. slunga, sloengwa, Su. G. sliunga, id.
SLONK, s. A mire, a ditch.
Wallace.
Belg. sleyncke, lacuna, fovea.
To ~Slonk~, ~Slunk~, v. n.
1. To wade through a mire, S.
Ramsay.
2. To sink in mind, S. O.
To SLOOM, v. n. To slumber, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
Teut. sluym-en, leviter dormire.
~Sloomy corn~, grain which is not well filled, S.; q. what slumbers in the growth.
Callander.
SLOP, s. A gap.
V. ~Slap~.
Barbour.
To ~Slop~, v. a.
1. To make a gap.
Doug.
2. To hew down.
Douglas.
3. To slop throw, to pierce.
Bellenden.
SLOP, s. A compact body.
Wallace.
Teut. slepp, agmen.
To SLORP, v. a. To swallow ungracefully; making a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A.
Isl. slupra, id.; or O. Teut. slorpe, vorago.
SLORPING, adj. Tawdry, Roxb.
Gl. Sibb.
Su. G. slurfwig, incuriosus, sordidus.
To SLOT, v. a. To fasten by a bolt, S.
Ruddiman.
Belg. sluyt-en, Su. G. slut-a, claudere.
~Slot~, s.
1. A bar, a bolt, S.
Douglas.
Teut. slot, Belg. sluyt, sera, obex.
2. Applied to the mind.
Rutherford.
3. A cross-spar fastening the bulls of a harrow, Ang.
SLOT, s.
1. Slot of a hill, a hollow in a hill, or between two ridges, S.
Isl. slod-r, res humilis et depressa.
2. Slot of the breast, pit of the stomach, S.
SLOT, s. Uncertain.
Barbour.
SLOT, s. A sum of money, S. B.
To SLOTH, v. a.
V. ~Sleuth~, v.
To SLOTTER, v. n.
1. To pass time sluggishly, S.
Douglas.
2. To act in a slovenly manner, Loth.
Douglas.
Teut. slodder-en, flaccescere.
~Slottry~, adj. Drowsy, inactive, Loth.
Douglas.
SLOUNG, s. A sling.
V. ~Slong~.
To SLOUNGE, v. n. To go about in an indolent way, especially as catering for a dinner, S.
Dan. slong-er, Germ. schlungel-n, to saunter.
~Sloungin-like~, adj. Having a downcast look; or moving like one much fatigued, S.
SLOUPE, s. A stupid silly fellow, S. A.
Gl. Complaynt.
Isl. sliov-r, sliof, hebes; or the same with ~Slyp~, q. v.
SLOUSSIS, L. floussis.
V. ~Flouss~.
Barbour.
SLOUTH-HUND, s.
V. ~Sleuth-hund~.
To SLUBBER, v. a.
1. To swallow, so as to make a noise with the throat, S.
2. To do any thing carelessly.
Z. Boyd.
Su. G. slabbr-a, avide deglutire, Isl. slupr-a, Dan. slubr-e, mollia ingurgitare.
~Slubber~, s. The act of swallowing as described above, S.
~Slubbery~, adj. Applied to flaccid food, in swallowing which a noise is made by the throat, S.
Teut. slobber-en, flaccidum esse.
To SLUDDER, (pron. sluther), v. a. The same with ~Slubber~, S. sense 1.
~Sluddery~, adj. Soft, flaccid, Fife.
Teut. slodder-en, flaccescere.
To SLUDDER, v. a. To slur, to articulate indistinctly, S. B.
V. ~Slidder~, v.
SLUGGIED, pret. Swallowed greedily, Moray.
Pop. Ball.
Teut. slock-en, Su. G. sluk-a, Dan. slug-e, deglutire.
SLUGHORNE, SLOGGORNE, s.
1. The watch-word used by troops in the field, S., slogan, S. A.
Douglas.
2. Hereditary designation, appellation of a tribe.
Bellenden.
Ir. sluagh, an army, and corn, a horn.
3. A peculiar quality viewed as inherent in those of one family or race.
Ruddiman.
SLUMP, s. A remnant, S. B., Sw. id.
SLUMP, s. By slump, altogether, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. slump, totum aliquod.
~Slump~, adj. Taken in gross, S.
Wodrow.
~Slumpert~, s. A large quantity; properly, what is not measured, S. B.
SLUNG, s. A sling.
V. ~Slong~.
SLUNKIE, s. A tall thin person.
V. ~Slinkie~.
SLUSCH, SLUSH, s.
1. Plashy ground, S.
Ruddiman.
2. Snow, in a state of liquefaction, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
Su. G. slask, humor quicunque sordidus.
SLUTE, adj. Slovenly.
Dunbar.
Teut. slodde, sordida et inculta mulier.
~Sluttrie~, adj. Slovenly, Loth.
SMA, adj. Small, S.
Alem. sma, Su. G. smaa, tenuis.
SMACHRY, s. Trash; a hodge-podge, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Isl. smaelke, quisquiliae.
To SMAD, v. a. To stain, to discolour.
Houlate.
Su. G. smet-a, Belg. smett-en, to soil.
~Smad~, s. A stain of any kind, S. B.
Belg. smette, id.; Teut. smadde, convitium.
SMAICHER, s. (gutt.) A fondling term for a child, S. B.
Su. G. smekr-a, blandiri.
To SMAICHER, v. n. To eat clandestinely, especially what is agreeable to the palate, Ang.
Alem. smechare, delicatus; smak-a, gustare.
SMAIK, s. A mean fellow, S.
Chr. Kirk.
Isl. smeik-r, pusillanimis.
~Smaik~, adj. Small, puny.
Dunbar.
~Smaikrie~, s.
1. Pusillanimity.
P. 16th Cent.
2. Roguery.
Leg. St Androis.
SMAIR-DOKEN, s. Common dock, S. B.
Teut. smaer, Isl. smyr, unguentum.
To SMAIRIE, v. a. To besmear, S. B.
Teut. smeer-en, linere, unguere.
SMALE FOLK, those of the lower class.
Wyntown.
SMALIE, adj. Little, puny, S. B.
Isl. smalig, Germ. smalik, id.
To SMASH, v. a.
1. To shiver, S.
2. To hew down, in battle, S.
Burns.
3. To beat severely, S.
Germ. schmeiss-en, to beat.
~Smash~, s.
1. The state of being shivered, S.
Journal Lond.
2. The shreds of any thing broken, S.
3. The sound of breaking, S.
Gael. smuais, broken in shivers.
SMATCHET, SMATCHED, SMATCHER, s.
1. A contemptuous term for a man.
Leg. St Androis.
2. Applied in the same sense to a child, S.; perhaps from small and chit.
Montgomerie.
To SMATTER, v. n.
1. To be busily engaged about trivial matters, S.
2. To deal in small wares, S.
3. To smatter awa', to spend in a trifling way, S.
4. To smatter awa', to consume victuals, by eating often, and little at a time, S.
~Smatters~, s. pl.
1. Trifles. S.
2. Small sums, S.
SMATTIS, s. pl. New ale.
Maitland P.
Teut. smets, praedulcis, mulseus.
SMEDDUM, s.
1. The powder of ground malt, Ang.
2. Powder, of whatever kind, S. O.
Burns.
3. Quickness of apprehension, S.
Morison.
4. Spirit, mettle, S.
Skinner.
5. Good sense and spirit united, S. B.
Gl. Moray.
A. S. smedma, similago, pollen, the finest part of grain; thence transferred to the mind.
To SMEEK, v. a.
1. To smoke, S.
A. S. smec-an.
Ferguson.
2. To dry by smoke, S. B.
~Smeek, Smeik~, s. Smoke, S.
A. S. smec, id.
Burns.
SMEETH, adj. Smooth, S. B.
A. S. smethe, id.
Wyntown.
~Smeethly~, ~Smethely~, adv. Smoothly, S. B.
Wyntown.
SMELT, s. The fry of salmon, S.
V. ~Smolt~.
SMERGH, s.
1. Marrow, S. B.
2. Vigour of body in general, S. B.
3. Transferred to the mind, S. B.
Beattie.
Gael. smior, id. Isl. pinguedo; Teut. merghe, with the sibilation prefixed.
~Smerghless~, ~Smearless~, adj.
1. Pithless, S. B.
Ross.
2. Insipid, languid, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
3. Senseless, S. B.
Shirrefs.
SMERVY, adj. Savoury, S. B.
Ross.
Dan. marv, marrow; s prefixed.
SMEWY, adj. Savoury, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Dan. smag, savour, smag-e, to taste.
SMY, s. Perhaps, flatterer.
Dunbar.
Dan. smy-er, to fawn, to flatter.
SMIDDY, s. A smith's work shop, S.
Ruddiman.
Sw. smedia, A. S. smiththe, fabrile.
To SMIKKER, v. n. To smile in a seducing manner.
Gl. Sibb.
Sw. smikr-a, Dan. smigr-e, blandiri.
SMIRIKIN, SMEERIKIN, s. A hearty kiss, S. smurachin, Fife.
Su. G. smirk-a, to caress.
To SMIRKLE, SMIRTLE, SMURTLE, v. n. To laugh in a suppressed way, S.
Knox.
A. S. smerc-ian, subridere.
SMIT, s. A clashing noise.
Minstr. Bord.
Teut. smete, ictus concussio.
To SMIT, SMYT, v. a.
1. To stain.
Wyntown.
2. To infect, S.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. smit-an, Su. G. smitt-a, inquinare.
~Smittle~, adj. Infectious, S.
Ramsay.
Belg. smettelick, id.
~Smit~, ~Smyt~, s.
1. A stain.
Bannatyne P.
2. Used in a moral sense.
Wyntown.
A. S. smitta, Belg. smette, macula.
SMYTRIE, s. A numerous collection of small individuals, Ayrs.
V. ~Smatters~.
Burns.
SMLEFANGER, s. Sibbald.
SMOKE, s. An inhabited house, S.
Stat. Acc.
SMOLT, SMOUT, adj. Clear, mild; applied to the weather.
Douglas.
A. S. smolt, Su. G. smylter, serenus.
SMOLT, SMELT, SMELTE, s.
1. The fry of salmon, S. smout.
Acts Ja. VI.
Su. G. smol-a, to crumble; smotti, frustulum.
2. Used to denote a child. S.
SMOOTRIKIN, adj. Tiny and active.
Old Song.
Allied perhaps to smiadr-a, adulari.
To SMORE, SMURE, SMOIR, v. a.
1. To smother with smoke, S.
Journ. Lond.
2. To choke, to suppress.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
3. To extinguish, Aberd.
4. To conceal, to hide, S.
Douglas.
5. To prevent legal prosecution.
Balfour.
A. S. smor-an, Teut. smoor-en, suffocare, extinguere.
To ~Smore~, ~Smure~, v. n. To suffocate, S.
Lyndsay.
~Smor'd thow.~
V. ~Thow~.
SMOT, SMOTE, SMOIT, s.
1. A stain, in general, S. B.
Bannatyne P.
2. The mouldiness which gathers on what is kept in a damp place.
Ibid.
3. The distinguishing mark put on sheep, S. A.
4. Moral pollution.
Knox.
Su. G. smuts, Germ. schmutz, macula.
To ~Smot~, v. a.
1. To stain.
V. ~Smad~.
Douglas.
2. To mark with ruddle, tar, &c. S.
SMOTTRIT, part. pr. Besmeared.
V. ~Besmottrit~.
Douglas.
SMOUPSIE, s. A stripling, S. B.
To SMOUTTER, v. n. To eat often, although little at a time, S. B.
Su. G. smutt-a, pitissare, from smaa, parvus.
To SMUE, or SMUDGE, v. n. To laugh in one's sleeve. Loth.
Germ. schmuts-en, subridere.
SMUGLY, adj. Amorous, sly, being at the same time well dressed.
Gl. Sibb.
Su. G. smyck-a, Belg. smuyck-en, ornare.
SMULACHIN, adj. Puny, looking poorly, S. B.
Gael. smeilag, a pale puny female.
SMURACHIN, s.
V. ~Smirikin~.
To SMURE, v. a.
V. ~Smore~.
SMURR, s. A drizzling rain, Ayrs. Lanerks.
Teut. smoor, fumus, vapor.
To SMURTLE, v. n.
V. ~Smirtle~.
SMURLIN, s. The Mya truncata.
Neill.
SMUSH, s. A sulphurous smell, caused by smoke and dust, Fife.
Germ. schmutz, dirt, nastiness.
SNAB, s. The projecting part of a rock or hill, S.
Stat. Acc.
Belg. snabbe, a beak or snout.
SNAB, s. A shoemaker's or cobler's boy, S. A. snob, S. B.
Teut. snipp-en, to cut.
SNACK, adj.
1. Quick in action.
Semple.
Isl. snogg, celer, citus.
2. Quick of apprehension, S.
Ramsay.
3. Applied to the product of genius.
Id.
~Snackly~, adv.
1. Cleverly, S.
2. With intelligence, S.
Ramsay.
~Snackie~, adj. Full of tricks and quirks.
Pop. Ball.
SNACK, s. A slight repast, S.
V. ~Snak~.
Ramsay.
To SNACK, v. n. To snap as a dog.
Gl. Sibb.
To SNAG, v. n. To snarl, Fife.
Teut. snack-en, latrare, gannire; Isl. snagg-a, litigare.
~Snaggy~, adj. Sarcastical, Fife.
A. Doug.
~Snaggin~, s. Raillery.
A. Douglas.
To ~Snagger~, v. n. To snarl.
Ruddiman.
SNAK, s. The gnashing of a dog's teeth, when he aims at his prey, S.
Douglas.
Teut. snack-en, hianti ore captare.
To SNAP up, v.a.
1. To eat hastily, S.
2. To lay hold of suddenly, S.
Baillie.
Su. G. snapp-a, to catch hastily.
To SNAP, v. n. To make a hasty attempt to speak.
A. Nicol.
Belg. snapp-en, to tattle impudently.
~Snapsy~, adj. Tart, S. B.
A. Nicol.
~Snappert~, adj. Tart, hasty, S. B.
Isl. snaefur, tart, Teut. snapper, loquacious.
SNAP. In a snap, in a moment, S. B.
Belg. met een snap, id.
Ross.
~Snaply~, adv. hastily, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. snap, raptus.
SNAP DYKE, a stone fence, from four to six feet in height, strong and firmly locked together at the top, S. O.
Teut. snap, interceptio.
Stat. Acc.
To SNAPPER, v. n.
1. To stumble, S.
Kelly.
2. To get into a scrape, S.
Maitland P.
Su. G. snafw-a, titubare; snabb, celer.
~Snapper~, s.
1. A stumble, S.
2. A failure as to morals, S.
R. Bruce.
SNAP-WORK, SNAPWARK, s. A firelock.
Cleland.
Belg. snaphaan, a cock that snaps.
SNARRE, adj.
1. Tart, severe. S. B.
2. Rigid, firm to the grasp, S. B.
Isl. snar, acer; Belg. snar, snarling.
To SNASH, v. n. To talk saucily, S.
Su. G. snaes-a, verbis asperioribus corripere.
~Snash~, s. Abuse, Billingsgate, S.
Burns.
~Snash~, adj. Pert, saucy, S.
Morison.
SNATCH, s. A hasty repast.
V. ~Snack~, s.
Boswell.
SNAW, s. Snow, S. snauw, S. B.
Minstr. Bord.
A. S. snaw, id. Belg. sneeuw.
~Snaw-bru~, ~Snaw-broo~, s. Snow-water, S.
Burns.
~Snawie~, adj. Snowy, S.
Burns.
To SNECK, SNEG, v. a.
1. To cut with a sudden stroke of a sharp instrument, S.
Ramsay.
2. To sneg off at the web's end, to cut off one's hopes, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. schneck-en, scindere.
3. To sneck with lime, to make indentations in a wall, filling the blanks with lime; or, in building, to insert a small quantity between the stones in the outer side, S.
~Sneck, Sneg~, s. A small incision, a cut suddenly given, S.
Ross.
SNECK, SNICK, s.
1. The latch of a door, S.
Ross.
Teut. snack-en, captare.
2. A small bolt, S.
To ~Sneck~ the door, to fix it by a latch, S.
Ross.
~Sneck-drawer~, ~Snick-drawer~, s. Auld sneck-drawer, one who, from long experience, has acquired great facility in doing any thing; generally used in a bad sense, S.
Pop. Ball.
~Sneck-drawin~, adj. Crafty, S.
Burns.
To SNED, v. a.
1. To prune; S., snath, S. Bor.
Ruddiman.
2. To lop off, S.
Burns.
3. To remove excrescences.
Z. Boyd.
4. To emasculate, S.
Teut. snijd-en, secare; castrare.
~Sneddins~, s. pl. Prunings, or twigs lopped off, S.
Teut. snede, a slice.
SNEER, s.
1. The act of inhalation by the nostrils, Fife.
2. A snort, S.
Minstr. Bord.
SNEESHIN, SNEEZING, s.
1. Snuff, S.
Ritson.
2. A pinch of snuff, S.
Meston.
~Sneeshin-mill~, ~Snishin-box~, s. A snuff-box, S.
Colvil.
To SNEG, v. a. To cut.
V. ~Sneck~.
To SNEIR, v. n. Perh. move swiftly.
Bannatyne P.
Isl. snar-a, celeriter auferre.
SNEIRLY, adv. In derision.
Burel.
SNEIST, s. A taunt, Loth.
V. ~Snisty~.
SNEITH, adj. Uncertain.
Douglas.
SNELL, adj.
1. Keen, severe, S.
Wallace.
2. Sharp, piercing; applied to the temperature of the air, S.
Douglas.
3. Sarcastic; transferred to language.
Ross.
4. Firm, determined, S.
Ramsay.
5. Acute; in relation to mind, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. snel, Su. G. Teut. snell, acer, alacer.
~Snelly~, adv.
1. Sharply, S.
Shirrefs.
2. Keenly; applied to the weather, S.
Ferguson.
To SNERE, SNEER, v. a. To breathe forth.
Isl. snerri, sternutatio.
Doug.
SNET. L. suet, q. v.
Barbour.
To SNIB a door, to fasten it with a small bolt, S.
E. and S. snib, q. to put a check on it.
To SNIB a candle, to snuff it, Loth.
Su. G. snopp-a, emungere; de candela.
To SNIFFLE, v. n. To be slow in motion or action, S.
Belg. snefel-en, to hesitate.
SNIFTER, s.
1. A severe blast, S.
Ross.
Isl. snaefur, frigidus, austerus.
2. Any sudden reverse of fortune, S.
3. A cutting repartee, S. B.
4. The effect of a strong purgative, S. B.
To SNIFTER, v. n. To sniff, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. snyfst-a, id.
~Snifters~, s. pl. Stoppage of the nostrils from cold.
To SNYP, v. n. To nip.
Douglas.
Belg. snipp-en, id.
SNIPE, s. A sarcasm, Loth.
Isl. sneipa, convitium; sneip-a, contumelia afficere.
~Snippy~, adj. Tart in speech, S.
Isl. snaef-ur, acer, austerus.
SNIPPY, s. One who, in using the scissars, gives too short measure, Ang.
Teut. snipp-en, secare.
SNIPPIT, adj. Applied to a horse with a white face, S. B.
SNIPPIT, adj. A snippit niz, a snub nose, Ang.
Isl. snoppa, rostrum.
SNISTER, s. A severe blast in the face, Ang.
SNISTY, adj. Saucy in language or demeanour, S. B.
Su. G. snaes-a, Isl. snefs-a, to chide severely.
To SNITE, v. a. To snuff; applied to a candle, S.
Su. G. snyta liuset, emungere lucernam.
SNYTH, s. The coot, Orkn.
Barry.
Su. G. snoed, bald, from its head.
To SNOCKER, v. n. To snort, S.
Minstr. Bord.
Dan. snorck-er, Belg. snork-en, id.
~Snocker~, s. A snort, S.
SNOD, adj.
1. Lopped, pruned, S.
Hudson.
2. Neat; regarding the shape.
Doug.
3. Trim, S.; synon. trig.
R. Galloway.
4. Transferred to literary compositions.
The pret. of the v. ~Sned~.
R. Galloway.
To ~Snod~, v. a.
1. To prune, S.
2. To put in order, S.
Ferguson.
To SNOIF, v. a. To whirl, applied to the spindle.
V. ~Snoove~.
Douglas.
Su. G. sno, contorquere.
SNOIT, s. Mucus from the nose.
A. S. snote, id.
Watson.
To SNOKE, SNOOK, SNOWK, v. n.
1. To smell at objects like a dog, S. Douglas.
2. To range, prying into every corner, S.
Su. G. snok-a, insidiose scrutari.
SNOOD, s. A short hair-line, to which a fishing-hook is tied, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. snod, funiculus; sno, to twist.
SNOOD, SNOID, SNUDE, s. A fillet with which the hair of a young woman's head is bound up, S.
Pennant.
A. S. snod, vitta.
To ~Snood~, v. a. To bind up the hair with a fillet, S.
Statist. Acc.
To SNOOK, v. n.
V. ~Snoke~.
To SNOOL, v. a. To subjugate by tyrannical means, pron. snule, S.
Dan. snovl-er, to snub.
Ramsay.
To ~Snool~, v. n. To submit tamely, S.
Burns.
~Snool~, s. One who meanly subjects himself to the authority of another.
Ramsay.
To SNOOVE, (pron. snuve), v. n.
1. To move smoothly and constantly, S.
2. To walk with an equal and steady pace, S.
Burns.
3. To snuve awa', to sneak off, S.
Ir. snoimh-am, nere, torquere.
SNORL, s. A difficulty, a scrape, S. B.
Su. G. snoere, Teut. snoer, funis.
SNOTTER, s.
1. Snot at a child's nose, S.
2. Any thing that has no value.
Cleland.
Fland. snotter, rheuma, catarrhus.
To ~Snotter~, v. n. To breathe hard through the nostrils.
Ramsay.
SNOW-FLAKE, SNOW-FLIGHT, SNOW-FOWL, s. Snow-bunting, S.
Statist. Acc.
SNUDE, s.
V. ~Snood~, s. 2.
SNUFFE, s. A disorder in the nostrils.
Watson.
Teut. snuf, defluxio capitis ad nares.
To SNUG, v. a.
1. To push with the head or horn, Ang.
2. To reprimand with severity, Ang.
Isl. snaegg-ia, duris et asperis verbis excipere.
~Snug~, s. A stroke, a push, Ang.
SNUGS, s. pl. Small branches lopped off from a tree, S. B.
V. ~Sneck~.
SNUK, SNUKE, s. A small promontory.
Teut. snoecks, nasutulus.
Wallace.
To SNURL, v. a. To ruffle or wrinkle.
Dan. snurd-a, ruga.
Ramsay.
To SNURL, v. n. To contract like hard twisted yarn, S. O.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. snurd-a, id.
~Snurlie~, adj. Knotty, S. B.
SOAKIE, adj. Plump, in full habit, Loth.
SOAM, s.
V. ~Sowme~.
SOB, s. A land-storm, S. B.
V. ~Summer-sob~.
SOBIR, SOBYR, SOBER, adj.
1. Poor, mean, S.
Belg. sobere, id.
Douglas.
2. Little, small, S.
Rollocke.
3. Weak, feeble.
Bannatyne P.
4. In a poor state of health, S.
5. Sometimes denoting a moderate state of health, S.
6. Applied to a person or thing that does not merit commendation, S.
To ~Sober, Sobyr~, v. a. To compose, to keep under, S.
Wallace.
SOC, SOCK, SOK, s. The right of a baron, to hold a court within his own domains, S.
A. S. soc, curia, jurisdictio.
~Soccoman~, ~Sockman~, s.
1. One who holds lands by soccage.
Reg. Maj.
2. A tenant subjected to certain restrictions, and bound to perform certain services, Aberd.
Statist. Acc.
To SOCHER, (gutt.) v. n. To make much of one's self, to live delicately, particularly by the use of palatable draughts, S.
Gael. socair, ease, rest; sogh, delicacy.
SOCK, SOK, s. A ploughshare, S.
Fr. soc, id.
Pal. Hon.
SODDIS, SODDS, s. pl. A sort of saddle used by the lower classes, made of cloth stuffed, S.
Maitland P.
A. S. seod, pl. seodas, a sack.
SODIOUR, s. A soldier.
Barbour.
O. Fr. sodoier, id.
SODROUN, SUDROUN, SOTHROUN, s.
1. Englishmen.
Wallace.
2. The English language, as distinguished from the Scottish.
Douglas.
Q. southern, A. S. sutherne.
SOY, s. Silk.
Fr. soye.
Ritson.
SOILYIE, s. Soil.
V. ~Sulye~.
SOYME, s. A rope.
V. ~Sowme~.
SOIT, SOYT, s.
1. An assize.
Stat. Rob. II.
2. Attendance on an overlord by his vassals, in the court held by him.
Skene.
Fr. suite, sequela.
~Soytour~, ~Soyter~, s.
1. One appearing in a court, as the vassal of another.
Skene.
2. One employed by another to manage his business in court.
Quon. Att.
SOITH, s. Truth.
A. S. soth.
Douglas.
~Soithfast~, adj.
V. ~Suthfast~.
To SOKE, v. n. To slacken, Pink.
Teut. swijck-en, to subside.
K. Hart.
SOLACE, s. Sport.
Douglas.
~Solacious~, s. Cheerful.
Barbour.
SOLAND, SOLAND GOOSE, s. The gannet, S.
Houlate.
Norw. sule, Isl. sula, id.
To SOLD, v. a. To solder.
Acts Ja. IV.
Fr. soud-er, Ital. sold-are, id.
SOLD, s.
1. A weight, ingot, S. sowd.
Douglas.
2. Money in general.
Wallace.
Teut. sold, soud, stipendium; A. S. seod, a purse.
SOLESHOE, s. A piece of iron on that part of a plough on which the share is fixed, Fife.
Su. G. sko, denotes whatever strengthens the extremity of any thing.
SOLYEING, s. The act of solving.
O. Fr. sol-er, soivere.
Priests Peblis.
SOLIST, adj. Careful, anxious; Lat. solicit-us.
Compl. S.
To SOLIST, v. a. To solicit.
Douglas.
~Solistare~, s. A solicitor.
Acts Ja. V.
SON, s. The sun.
Belg. son, id.
Douglas.
SONCE, s. Prosperity.
V. ~Sons~.
To SONYIE, SUNYIE, v. n.
1. To care, to regard.
Bannatyne P.
2. To be anxious, as implying a fearful apprehension of the future.
Wallace.
3. To be diligent.
Lyndsay.
4. Denoting hesitation, in consequence of anxious thought.
Bellenden.
Fr. soign-er, to care, to be diligent.
~Sonyhe~, ~Sunye~, s.
1. Care.
Wallace.
2. Anxiety.
Priests Peblis.
3. Pains, industry.
Montgomerie.
Fr. soing, care, diligence.
To SONK, v. n. To drivel, to loiter.
Ramsay.
Su. G. siunk-a, to sink; sink-a, tardare.
SONK, s.
1. Such a seat as may be used as a couch.
Douglas.
A. S. song, Su. G. saeng, a couch.
2. A grassy seat, S.
Douglas.
3. A wreath of straw, used as a cushion, or a load saddle.
Godscroft.
SONOUNDAY, s. Sunday.
Barbour.
A. S. sunnan-daeg, id.
SONS, SONCE, s.
1. Prosperity, felicity, Loth.
Dunbar.
2. Abundance.
Wyntown.
Gael. Ir. sonas, prosperity, happiness.
~Sonsy~, ~Sonse~, adj.
1. Lucky, fortunate, S. B.
Lyndsay.
2. Good-humoured, well-conditioned, S.
Pop. Ball.
3. Having a pleasant look, S.
Burns.
4. Plump, thriving, S.
Ramsay.
5. Denoting fullness, conjoined with cordiality in the host.
Kelly.
To SOOCH, (gutt.) v. n. To swill, S.
E. swig; Isl. siug-a, sorbeo.
~Sooch~, s. A copious draught, S.
To SOOGH, v. n.
V. ~Souch~, v.
SOOTH, adj. True, S.
V. ~Soith~.
Kelly.
SOOTY-SKON, s. A cake baked with soot, to be eaten on Halloween, S. B.
SOP, s. A slight meal.
V. ~Soup~.
Barbour.
SOP, s. Juice, moisture.
Douglas.
Teut. sop, liquamen, liquor.
SOP, SOPE, s.
1. A crowd.
Barbour.
2. Any body, consisting of a variety of parts or particles conjoined.
Douglas.
Isl. sopp-ur, pila, sphaera.
To SOPE, SOUP, v. n. To become weary, to faint.
Douglas.
Moes. G. swaif, cessavit; A. S. swaef-ian, deficere.
SOPHAM, SOPHINE, s. A sophism; Fr. sophime.
Wallace.
SOPPES DE MAYN, some restorative cordial.
Sir Gawan.
SORDANE, adj. Perhaps, private.
Fr. sourdine, id.
Dunbar.
SORDES, s. Filth, S. B.
Law Case.
Lat. sordes, id.; Isl. saurd-a, to defile.
~Sordid~, pret. Defiled.
Barbour.
SORE, adj. A sorrel or reddish colour.
Fr. saure, id.
Douglas.
SORY. L. scry, cry.
Wallace.
SORING, part. pr. Bewailing.
Burel.
A. S. sorg-ian, lugere.
To SORN, SORNE, v. n.
1. To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board, S.
Macbean.
2. Denoting the depredations made by an invading army.
Muse's Thren.
O. Fr. sejourn-er, commorari.
To ~Soiorne~, v. a. To quarter, to lodge forcibly.
Acts Ja. I.
~Sornare~, ~Sorner~, s. One who takes free quarters, S.
Acts Ja. II.
SORROW, s. A term unwarrantably used in imprecations, or strong asseverations, equivalent to E. plague, pox, &c. or fiend, de'il.
Leg. St Androis.
SOSS, s. A mixture of incongruous kinds of food, S.
O. Fr. Teut. sausse, condimentum, sauss-en, condire.
To ~Soss~, v. a. To mix in a strange manner, S.
To ~Soss~, v. n. To use incongruous aliments or medicines mixed together, S.
SOSS, s. The flat sound caused by a heavy but soft body, when it comes hastily to the ground, or squats down, S. souse, E.
Ramsay.
SOT, s. A fool, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
To SOTTER, v. n.
1. To boil slowly, S.
A. S. seoth-an, Isl. siod-a, to boil.
2. Used to denote the bubbling noise made by any thing in boiling, S.
To SOUCH, SOOGH, SWOUCH, (gutt.) v. n.
1. To emit a rushing or whistling sound, S.
Douglas.
2. To breathe long as in sleep, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Sough~, v. a. To con over a tune, S. A.
J. Nicol.
A. S. swog-an, sonare, tinnire; part. pr. swogend, S. souchand.
~Souch~, ~Sowch~, ~Sugh~, ~Swouch~, s.
1. A rushing or whistling sound, S.
Burns.
2. The sound emitted during profound sleep.
Douglas.
3. A deep sigh, S. O.
Burns.
4. Equivalent to E. cant, S.
Meston.
A. S. sweg, swege, sonus, clangor.
SOUCH, adj. Silent, quiet, S. To keep souch, to be silent.
A. S. swig-an, swug-an, id.
~Souch~, s. Silence, S.
A. S. swig, id.
SOUCH, pret. v. Deserted.
Barbour.
A. S. swic-an, to deliver up; or Su. G. swig-a, loco cedere.
SOUCHT, pret. Assailed by arms.
Barbour.
Su. G. soek-a, violenter invadere.
SOUCYE, s. The heliotrope, S.
Compl. S.
Fr. souci, soulsie, a marigold, a heliotrope, q. sol sequens.
SOUD, s. A quantity, S. B.
V. ~Sold~.
Stat. Acc.
SOUDIE, s. A gross heavy person, S.
Isl. sodi, homo sordidus.
SOUDLAND, s. One who comes from the south country, S. B.
SOUDLY, adj. Soiled.
V. ~Suddle~.
Wall.
SOUDOUN LAND, the land of the Soldan or Sultan.
Bannatyne P.
SOVER, SOVIR, adj. Secure; Fr. seur.
Bannatyne P.
~Souerance~, s.
1. Assurance.
Wallace.
2. Safe conduct.
Wallace.
SOVERANIS, s. L. severanis, difference; O. Fr. sevr-er, to separate.
Dunbar.
To SOUF, SOUFF, v. n.
1. To sleep in a disturbed manner, S. B.
Su. G. sofw-a, A. S. swef-an, id.
2. To breathe high in sleep, S. B.
Teut. soeff-en, spirare; A. S. seof-ian, to moan.
3. To whistle in a low tone, S. A.
Ferguson.
4. To con over a tune on an instrument.
Ramsay.
~Souf~, ~Souff~, s.
1. A disturbed sleep, S. B.
2. High breathing in sleep, S. B.
3. Low whistle, S.
Gl. Shirr.
4. Strain, humour, S.
To SOUFF, v. n. To strike, S. B.
Isl. sweip-a, percutere.
SOUKS, SOUKIES, s. pl. The flower of red clover, S., from being sucked by children.
SOULDER CRAB, the cancer bernardus.
Sibbald.
SOULE, s. A swivel.
V. ~Sule~.
Lyndsay.
SOUM, SOWME, s. The relative proportion of cattle or sheep to pasture, or vice versa, S.
1. A soum of sheep, five sheep, in some places ten, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. A soum of grass, as much as will pasture one cow, or five sheep, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
Sw. sum is equivalent to tal, number.
To ~Soum~ land, to calculate and fix what number of cattle or sheep it can support, S.
Stat. Acc.
To ~Soum~ and ~Roum~, to pasture in summer, and fodder in winter, S.
V. ~Rowme~, v.
Stat. Acc.
SOUMS, s. pl. The sounds of the cod dried for food, Shetl.
Dan. swomm-e, to swim.
SOUNDS (of a fish), s. pl. The swimming bladder, S.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. sund, natatio.
To SOUP, SOOP, v. a. To sweep, S.
Su. G. sop-a, id.
Lyndsay.
SOUP, SUP, s.
1. The quantity of spoonmeat taken into the mouth at once, S.
2. A mouthful of liquor, S.
Dunbar.
3. A considerable quantity of drink, or of any thin food, S.
Forbes.
Isl. sope, a draught, saup, spoonmeat.
SOUPAND, part. pr. Sobbing, or groaning.
Dunbar.
A. S. seof-ian, ingemiscere.
SOUPLE, s. The part of a flail which strikes the grain, S.
Pop. Ball.
Isl. sweip-a, to strike.
SOUR-KIT, s. A dish of coagulated cream, S.
Compl. S.
SOURMILK, s. Buttermilk, S.
Sw. sur mioelk, id.
SOUROCK, SOURACK, s. Sorrel, S.
Lightfoot.
Germ. saurach, Teut. suerick, id.
~Sheep's Sourock~, a species of sorrel.
Lightfoot.
To SOURSE, v. n. To rise.
Douglas.
Lat. surg-o, -exi, id.
SOUSE, s. A French sol, O. Fr. solz.
Evergreen.
SOUST FEET, cow-heel, S.
Shirrefs.
SOUTAR, SOUTER, s.
1. A shoemaker, S. A. S. sutere, Lat. sutor.
Evergr.
2. One who makes brogues or shoes of horse-leather, Ang.
~Souter's Brandy~, a cant phrase for buttermilk, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
SOUTH, s. A whistling sound.
Dunbar.
Teut. sucht, a sigh; or a corr. of ~Souch~.
SOUTHRON, SOTHERON, SOUDRON, s. A contemptuous designation for an Englishman, corr. Southern.
V. ~Sodrown~.
Minstr. Bord.
To SOUTT, v. n. To sob, S. B.
Teut. sucht-en, suspirare, gemere.
SOW, s. A military engine anciently used in sieges, for covering those who were employed to undermine walls.
Barbour.
Isl. graf-suin, q. the digging sow, as meant to cover those who dug under the wall.
SOW, HAY-SOW, s. A large stack of hay erected in an oblong form, S. pron. soo.
L. Hailes.
Teut. soeuw, gleba qua agger conficitur.
To ~Sow~, ~Soo~, v. a. To stack, S.
SOW, s.
1. One who makes a very dirty appearance, S. B.
Teut. souwe, a common shore.
2. Any thing in a state of disorder, S. B.
To SOW, v. a. To pierce, to gall.
Barbour.
To ~Sow~, v. n. To smart, to feel tingling pain, S.
Wyntown.
Sw. swid-a, Dan. swi-e, to smart.
~Sowing~, s. The act, or effect, of piercing or galling, S. sooin; tingling pain.
Barbour.
SOW-BACK, s. A head-dress worn by old women, Ang. probably denominated from its curved shape.
SOWCE, s. Flummery; such as brose, sowens, or oat-meal pottage.
Gl. Sibb.
SOW-DAY, s. The name given to the 17th of December, in Sandwick, Orkney, from the custom of killing a sow, on that day, in every family that has a herd of swine.
Statist. Acc.
SOWE, s. A winding-sheet.
Second Sight.
Gael. soadh, a bed.
SOWEN, s. The paste employed by weavers for stiffening their yarn in working, S.
A. S. seawe, Belg. sogh, paste.
~Sowens~, s. pl. Flummery, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Sowens-porridge~, s. Pottage, made of cold sowens, by mixing meal with them while on the fire, Ang.
SOWERIT, part. pa. Assured.
Wallace.
SOWLIS, s. pl. Swivels.
Lyndsay.
SOWLPIT, drenched.
V. ~Sowp~.
To SOWME, v. n. To swim, S.
Philotus.
SOWME, s. Number.
Wyntown.
SOWME, s. A load carried by a horse.
Wallace.
Teut. somme, A. S. seom, onus.
~Sowmir~, s. A sumpter-horse.
Wallace.
Fr. sommier, id.
SOWME, SOYME, s.
1. The rope or chain that passes between the horses, by which the plough is drawn, S. soam.
Douglas.
2. The rope by which hay is fastened on a cart.
Barbour.
Su. G. soem, that which conjoins two bodies.
To SOWP, v. a.
1. To drench, S.
Doug.
2. Metaph. in reference to grief.
Houlate.
3. Applied to one who is much emaciated, S.
Teut. sopp-en, intingere; Fr. soupi, dull.
To SOWTH, v. n. To whistle in a low tone, S. O.
V. ~Souch~.
Burns.
SPAAD, s. A spade, Aberd.
Dan. spaad.
To SPACE, v. a.
1. To measure by paces, S.
2. To take long steps with a solemn air.
Knox.
Belg. pass-en, to measure; with s prefixed.
~Space~, s. A pace, S. B.
Law Case.
To SPACIER, v. n. To walk, S.
Belg. spacier-en, id.
Complaynt S.
To SPAE, SPAY, v. n.
1. To foretel, S.
Shirrefs.
2. To foretoken.
Douglas.
3. To bode, to forebode.
Ramsay.
Isl. spa, Dan. spaa-er, to foretel.
~Spae-book~, s. A book of necromancy.
Minstr. Bord.
~Spae-craft~, s. The act of foretelling. S.
Ramsay.
~Spayman, Spaman~, s.
1. A prophet, a diviner.
Bellenden.
2. A male fortuneteller, S.
Kelly.
Isl. spamadr; Dan. spaamand, vates.
~Spaywife~, s. A female fortuneteller, S.
Ferguson.
Isl. spakona, Dan. spaakone, q. a spay-quean.
SPAIG, s. A skeleton, Clydes.
Teut. spoocke, Su. G. spok, phantasma.
SPAIK, SPAKE, s.
1. The spoke of a wheel, S.
Douglas.
2. A bar (or lever) of wood.
Acts Ja. III.
Teut. spaecke, vectis; radius rotae.
3. In pl. the wooden bars, on which a dead body is carried to the grave, S.
Spalding.
4. Metaph. a personal designation, S.
Lyndsay.
SPAIL, s.
V. ~Spale~.
To SPAIN, SPANE, SPEAN, To wean, S.
Monroe.
Germ. spen-en, Belg. speen-en, ablactare.
~Spaining-brash~, s. A disorder of children, in consequence of being weaned, S.
To SPAYN, SPAN, v. a. To grasp.
Barbour.
Isl. spenn-a, amplecti, arripere.
To SPAIRGE, v. a.
1. To dash, applied to liquids, S.
2. To bespatter by dashing any liquid, S.
3. To sully by reproach, S.
Burns.
Lat. sparg-ere, Fr. asperg-er, to besprinkle.
~Spairge~, s.
1. A sprinkling, S.
2. The liquid that is sprinkled, or squirted, S.
3. A dash of contumely, S.
SPAIT, SPATE, SPEAT, s.
1. A flood, S.
Douglas.
2. Any thing that hurries men away like a flood.
More.
3. Fluency of speech, S.
Ruddiman.
Gael. speid, a great river flood; perh. from spe, froth.
SPALD, SPAULD, SPAWL, s.
1. The shoulder.
Polwart.
2. A joint; as, lang spauls, long limbs, S.
Douglas.
Fr. espaule, C. B. yspolde, the shoulder.
~Black spauld~, a disease of cattle, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
SPALE, SPAIL, SPEAL, s.
1. A lath used in wooden houses for filling up the interstices betwixt the beams, S. B.
Su. G. spiaell, segmentum, lamina.
2. A chip; Sw. spiaela, id.
Douglas.
3. A shaving of wood, S.
Fr. spolla, the shavings of wood.
To SPAN, v. a. To grasp.
V. ~Spayn~.
To SPANG, v. n.
1. To leap with elastic force, to spring, S.
Douglas.
2. v. a. To cause to spring.
Douglas.
3. To spang o'er, metaph. to overleap.
Ramsay.
Isl. spenn-a, Germ. spann-en, to extend.
~Spang~, s.
1. The act of springing, S.
Douglas.
2. A fillip.
Ruddiman.
~Spangie~, s. The game in E. called Boss and Span.
~Spangie-hewit~, s. A barbarous operation of boys to young yellow-hammers, S.
SPANGIS, s. pl. Spangles.
K. Quair.
Teut. spanghe, Isl. spaung, lamina.
SPANYEART, s. A spaniel.
Douglas.
To SPANYS, v. n. To blow fully.
Wyntown.
Fr. espanouissement, full blow of a flower.
To SPANK, v. n. To move with quickness and elasticity, S.
From Spang, v.; or Isl. spink-a, decursitare.
~Spanker~, s.
1. One who walks with a quick and elastic motion, S.
2. Spankers, in pl. long and thin legs, S.
To SPANK, v. n. To sparkle or shine.
Teut. spange, lamina.
Gl. Sibb.
SPAR, ~A-Spar~, adv. In a state of opposition, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. sperr-a, distendere; repagulis munire.
SPARE, s.
1. An opening in a gown or petticoat.
Skene.
2. The slit, formerly used in the forepart of breeches, S. spaiver, S. B.
SPARE, adj.
1. Barren.
Gawan and Gol.
2. Lean, meagre.
Morison.
A. S. spaer, parcus.
To SPARK, To soil, by throwing up small spots of mire, S.
~Spark~, s.
1. A small spot of mire, S.
2. A small portion of any thing.
Wife of Auchtermuchty.
SPARKLE, s. A spark.
SPARKLIT.
V. ~Spreckled~.
SPARLING, SPIRLING, s. A smelt, S.
Sibbald.
Germ. spierling; Lat. eperlan-us, id.
To SPARPELL, SPERPLE, v. a. To disperse; Fr. esparpill-er.
Douglas.
To SPARS, v. a. To spread, to propagate.
Knox.
Lat. sparg-o, spars-um, id.
To SPARTLE, v. n. To move with velocity and inconstancy, S. B.
Ruddiman.
V. ~Sprattle~.
SPAT, s. The spawn of oysters, Loth.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. spad, jus, humor.
To SPAVE, v. a. To spay, Galloway.
Statist. Acc.
Lat. spad-o, C. B. dyspaddu, id.
SPAUL, s. A limb.
V. ~Spald~.
SPEANLIE, adv. Uncertain.
Houlate.
SPECHT, s. A wood-pecker, S.
Houlate.
Germ. specht, Sw. specke, id.
SPECIALTÉ, s. Peculiar regard.
Barbour.
SPECTACLES (of a fowl), s. pl. The merry-thought, S.
To SPEDE, v. n. To speed, E.
Lyndsay.
A. S. sped-ian, Alem. id., Belg. spoed-en.
~Spede~, s. To cum spede, to have success, S.
Douglas.
SPEEN-DRIFT, SPINDRIFT, s. The snow when drifted from the ground by a whirling motion, S. B.; spune-drift, S. A.
Journ. Lond.
Q. spinning drift, from its whirling motion.
SPEERE, s. A hole in the wall of a house, through which the family received and answered the inquiries of strangers.
V. ~Spire~, s.
Ritson.
SPEICE, s. Pride.
Dunbar.
SPEIDFUL, adj. Expedient.
Barbour.
From A. S. sped, success.
SPEIK, s. Speech.
V. ~Spek~.
SPEIKINTARE, s. Supposed to be the sea-swallow.
Stat. Acc.
To SPEIL, v. n. To climb.
V. ~Spele~.
To SPEIR, v. a. To ask, S.
V. ~Spere~.
SPEK, SPEIK, s. Speech.
Barbour.
To SPELD, v. a. To expand.
Henrysone.
Germ. spelt-en, Su. G. spial-a, to divide.
~Spelding~, ~Speldev~, ~Speldrin~, s. A small fish split, and dried in the sun, S.
Boswell.
To ~Spelder~, v. a. To spread open, S.
To SPELE, SPEIL, v. n. To climb, S.
Douglas.
SPELING, s. Instruction.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. spell-ian, docere.
To SPELK, v. a. To support by splinters, S.
Rutherford.
A. S. spelc-ean, Su. G. spiaelk-a, id.
To SPELL, v. a. To tell, to narrate.
Houlate.
A. S. spell-ian, Isl. spial-a, narrare.
To ~Spell~, v. n. To discourse.
Pop. Ball.
~Spell~, ~Spele~, s. Narrative.
Wyntown.
Alem. spel, a discourse, a history.
To SPEND, v. n.
1. To spring, Loth.
2. To gallop, Loth.
V. ~Spyn~.
SPENS, SPENCE, s.
1. The place where provisions are kept, S.
Fr. despence, id.
Henrysone.
2. The interior apartment of a country-house, S.
3. The place where the family sit at meat, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
~Spens~, ~Spensar~, ~Spensere~, s. The clerk of a kitchen.
Wyntown.
To SPERE, SPEIR, SPYRE, v. n.
1. To search out.
Barbour.
A. S. spyr-ian, investigare.
2. To investigate.
Barbour.
3. To ask, to inquire, S.
Douglas.
A. S. spyr-ian, Isl. spyr-ia, to inquire. In this general sense, it is used in various forms.
To speir at, to interrogate, S.
Isl. spyr-ia ad, id.
To speir after, to inquire for, S.
A. S. spyrian aefter.
To spier for, especially as denoting an inquiry concerning one's welfare, S.
To speir about, id. S.
~Speryng~, s. Information in consequence of inquiry.
Barbour.
Teut. speuringhe, indagatio.
SPERE, SPEIR, s. A sphere.
Douglas.
L. B. spaer-a, id.
SPERK-HALK, s. A sparrow-hawk.
A. S. spaer-hafoc, id.
Houlate.
To SPERPLE, v. a. To disperse, S.
V. ~Sparpall~.
SPERTHE, s. A battle-axe.
Minstr. Bord.
Isl. sparda, spatha, securis genus.
SPETIT, part. pa. Pierced.
Douglas.
Isl. spiot, hasta; Teut. spet-en, fodicare.
SPEWEN, s. Spavin.
Montgomerie.
SPICE, s.
1. Appropriated to pepper, S.
Baillie.
2. Metaph. pride; from the stimulating effect of strong spices.
V. ~Speice~.
~Spicy~, adj. Proud, testy, S.
L. Hailes.
SPYLE, A palisado.
Douglas.
Su. G. spiale, lamina lignea.
SPILGIE, s. Long and slender, Ang.
~Spilgie~, s.
1. A tall meagre person, S.
2. A long limb, S.
Isl. spilk-ur, assulae; laths, splinters. Gael. spealg, a splinter.
To SPILL, SPYLL, v. a.
1. To destroy, in whatever way, S.
2. To mar, S.
3. To kill.
Douglas.
A. S. consumere, interficere.
4. To defile, to deflower.
Wallace.
A. S. spill-an, corrumpere, vitiare.
To ~Spill~, ~Spille~, v. n.
1. To perish.
Sir Tristrem.
2. To corrupt, to putrify, S.
3. To be galled, as the effect of heat, S.
To SPYN, v. n. To glide, S.
Douglas.
To ~Spynner~, v. n.
1. To run or fly swiftly, S.
Douglas.
2. To ascend in a spiral form, S. B.
From the motion of the distaff.
SPYNDILL, adj. Thin, slender.
Q. resembling a spindle.
Maitland.
SPYNDLE, SPINDLE, s. A certain quantity of yarn, including four hanks, S. pron. spynle.
Stat. Acc.
Perhaps q. spin-del, A. S. spinn-an, to spin, and del, a portion.
SPYNIST, part. pa. Fully spread.
V. ~Spanys~.
Dunbar.
SPINK, s.
1. The maiden pink, S.
2. Denoting pinks in general, S.
A. Douglas.
SPINKIE, s. A glass of ardent spirits, Fife.
SPINKIE, adj. Slender, and at the same time active, Fife.
Su. G. spinkog, gracilis.
SPINTIE, adj. Lean, thin, Loth.
SPIRE, s.
1. The stem of an earth-fast couple, reaching from the floor to the top of the wall, partly inserted in, and partly standing out of, the wall, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
2. A wall between the fire and the door, with a seat on it; also called the spire-wa, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. spira, tigillum; C. B. yspyr, the chimney-post.
To SPIRE, v. a. To wither; denoting the effect of wind or heat, Loth.
~Spiry~, adj. Warm, parching, ibid.
O. Fr. espir-er, Lat. spir-are, to blow.
SPIRLING, s.
V. ~Sparling~.
SPIRLING, s. A broil, Perths.
SPITTAL, L. pitall.
V. ~Pettail~.
Barbour.
To SPITE, v. a. To provoke, S.
Kelly.
SPITTER, s.
1. A very slight shower, S.
2. Snow in small particles, forcibly driven by the wind, S. A.
A. Scott.
~It's spitterin~, v. imp. A few drops of rain are falling, S. from spit, spuere.
SPLECHRIE, s.
1. Furniture of any kind, S.
2. More generally, the clothes and furniture provided by a woman, in her single state, or brought by her to the house of her husband, when married, S.
3. The executory of a defunct person, S.
Lat. supellex, supellectilis, household goods.
SPLENDRIS, s. pl. Splinters.
Wallace.
Belg. splenters, Dan. splinde, id.
SPLENTIS, s. pl. Armour for the legs; so denominated from their being applied as splints.
Acts Ja. I.
SPLEUCHAN, s. A tobacco pouch, S. Gael.
Davidson.
SPLIT-NEW, adj. That which has never been used or worn, S.
Persec. Ch. Scot.
Germ. splitter-neu, new as a splinter from the block.
SPLORE, s.
1. A frolic, S. O.
Burns.
2. A quarrel ending in blows, S. A.
Antiquary.
Ital. esplor-are; q. to search for sport.
To SPLUNT, v. n. To court, S. A.
J. Nicol.
SPOYN, s. A spoon.
Wallace.
SPON, s. Shavings of wood.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. spon, Isl. sponn, id., assula.
SPONK, s. Spark, &c.
V. ~Spunk~.
SPONSIBLE, adj. Admissible as a surety, S.
Wodrow.
Lat. spond-eo, spons-um, to be surety.
SPOOTRAGH, s. Drink of any kind, Loth.
Gael. sput, bad drink.
To SPORNE, v. n. To stumble.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. sporn-an, to stumble at.
SPOURTLIT,
V. ~Sprutillit~.
SPOUT, s. The razor-fish, S.
Sibbald.
SPOUT, s. A boggy spring in ground, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Spouty~, s. Marshy, S.
Stat. Acc.
To SPRACKLE, v. n. To clamber, S.
V. ~Sprattle~.
Isl. sprikl-a, membra concutere.
SPRAICH, SPRACH, SPREICH, s.
1. A cry, a shriek, S. B.
Douglas.
Su. G. sprak-a, strepere.
2. A multitude; as, a spraich of bairns, Ang.
To SPRAICH, v. n. To cry with a voice of lamentation, Ang.
SPRAYGHERIE, SPRECHERIE, s. Moveables of an inferior description; such especially as have been collected by depredation, S.
Waverley.
Gael. spreidh, cattle.
SPRAYNG, SPRAING, s.
1. A long stripe, including the idea of variegation, S.
Douglas.
2. The tail of a comet.
Spalding.
Teut. spreng-en, spargere, variare.
~Spraing'd~, ~Spraingit~, part. adj. Striped, streaked, S.
Journal Lond.
SPRAT, SPREAT, SPRETT, SPRIT, s. Jointed-leaved rush, S. sprot, S. B.
Isl. sproti, a reed.
Lightfoot.
~Spritty~, adj. Full of sprats, S.
Burns.
To SPRATTLE, v. n. To scramble, S.
J. Nicol.
Belg. spartel-en, to shake one's legs to and fro.
SPRECKL'D, adj. Speckled, S.
Su. G. sprecklot, id.
Ferguson.
SPREE, s. Innocent merriment,
Loth.
Fr. esprit, spirit, vivacity.
SPREE, adj. Trim, gaudy, spruce, S.
Sw. spraeg, formosus.
A. Douglas.
SPREITH, SPRETH, SPRAITH, SPREATH, SPREICH, s. Prey, booty.
Douglas.
To ~Spreith~, ~Spreth~, v. a. To plunder.
V. ~Spraigherie~.
Wyntown.
SPRENT, part. pa. Sprinkled.
Douglas.
A. S. spreng-an, spargere.
SPRENT, pret. v.
1. Sprung.
Douglas.
2. Ran, darted forth.
Barbour.
3. Rose up, ascended.
Douglas.
A. S. spring-an, to spring.
~Sprent~, s.
1. A leap.
Douglas.
2. The elastic force of any thing, S.
3. Any elastic body, S.
4. The clasp of iron that fastens down the lid of a chest or trunk, S.
Trans. Antiq. S. Edin.
The back-bone is called the back-sprent, S.
SPRETE, s. Spirit.
Douglas.
~Sprety~, adj. Sprightly, S. sprity.
Douglas.
~Spretit~, adj. Spirited.
Bellenden.
SPRETT, s.
V. ~Sprat~.
To SPREUL, v. n. To sprawl.
Douglas.
SPRIG, s. A thin nail, without a head, S.
SPRING, s. A quick and cheerful tune on a musical instrument, S.
Lyndsay.
O. Fr. espring-ier, to dance.
SPRINGALD, s. A stripling, S. B.
Douglas.
From spring, germinare, q. viri germen.
SPRYNGALD, s.
1. An ancient warlike engine, used for shooting large arrows, pieces of iron, &c.
Barbour.
2. The materials thrown from this engine.
Wallace.
Fr. espringalle, L. B. springald-us, id.
To SPRINKIL, SPRYNKIL, v. n. To move with velocity and unsteadiness, or in an undulatory way.
Douglas.
Teut. sprenckel-en, variegare.
SPRIT-NEW, adj. Entirely new, S.
SPRITTY, adj.
V. under ~Sprat~.
To SPROSE, v. n.
1. To make a great shew, S.
E. spruce.
2. To commend one's self ostentatiously, Fife, Ayrs.
3. To magnify in narration, Fife.
SPROT, s.
V. ~Spratt~.
SPRUSH, adj. Spruce, S.
Shirrefs.
SPRUTILL, s. A speckle.
Douglas.
~Sprutillit~, ~Spourtlit~, part. pa. Speckled. S. sprittilt.
Douglas.
Fland. sprietel-en, spargere.
SPUG, s. A sparrow, S. B.
SPULE, s. A weaver's shuttle, S.
Su. G. spole, Isl. spola, Ir. spol, id.
SPULE-BANE, s. The shoulder-bone, S.
V ~Spald~.
To SPULYE, SPULYIE, v. a.
1. To lay waste, S.
2. To carry off a prey, S.
Douglas.
Fr. spol-ir, Lat. spol-iare.
~Spulye~, ~Spulyie~, s.
1. Spoil, S.
2. Illegal intermeddling with moveable goods, S.
Balfour.
~Spulyear~, s. A depredator.
Acts Marie.
SPUNG, s.
1. A purse with a spring, S.
Bannatyne P.
2. A fob, S.
Ramsay.
Moes. G. pugg, A. S. Su. G. pung, a purse.
To ~Spung~, v. a. To pick one's pocket, S.
R. Galloway.
SPUNK, SPUNKE, SPONK, s.
1. A spark of fire, S.
Godly Sangs.
2. A very small fire, S.
Burns.
3. A match, S.
Johnson.
4. Spirit, vivacity, S.
Antiquary.
5. A mere spunk, a lively creature, S.
6. A small portion of any principle of action, or intelligence, S.
More.
7. A very slender ground.
Bellenden.
To ~Spunk~ out, v. n. To be gradually brought to light, S.
~Spunkie~, s.
1. An ignis fatuus, S.
Burns.
2. A lively young fellow, S.
J. Nicol.
3. An erroneous teacher.
Walker.
~Spunkie~, adj. Mettlesome, S.
Burns.
SPURDIE, s. Any thin object nearly worn out, S. B.
Su. G. Isl. spiaur, a worn-out garment.
To SPURE, v. a. To investigate.
Doug.
A. S. spurian, id.
SPURGYT, pret. Spread itself.
Wallace.
The same with S. Sparge, q. v.
SPUR-HAWK, s. The sparrow-hawk, Loth.
Dan. spurve-hoeg, id.
SPURTILL, SPIRTLE, s.
1. A wooden or iron spattle, for turning bread, Ang.
Knox.
2. A stick with which pottage, broth, &c. are stirred, when boiling, S.
A. S. sprytle, assula.
Ritson.
SQUAD, SQUADE, s.
1. A squadron, S.
Wodrow.
2. A party, S.
Teut. ghe-swade, cohors, turma.
To SQUATTER, v. n. To flutter in water, as a wild duck, &c., S.
V. ~Swatter~.
To SQUATTLE, v. n. To sprawl, S. O.
Burns.
Su. G. squalt-a, moveri motu inequali.
SQUIRBILE, SQURBUILE, adj. Ingenious, S. B.
Cant.
O. Fr. escoriable, courant, fluant; q. versatile.
To SQUISHE, v. a. To squash.
Dunbar.
To SQUISS, v. a. To beat up.
Z. Boyd.
Fr. escoussée, shaken.
SRAL. ~Stones of sral~.
Sir Gawan.
STAB, s. A stake.
V. ~Stob~.
~Stab and stow~, adv. Completely, S.
Hamilton.
Stab, a stake; Su. G. stuf, the remaining part of the stock.
STABLE, s. Station, where hunters placed themselves.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. establies, companies appointed to a certain station.
STACK, s. A columnar rock, Caithn. Orkn.
Pennant.
Teut. staeck, columna; Gael. stuaic, a round promontory.
To STACKER, STAKKER, v. n. To stagger, S. stacher, (gutt.)
Dunbar.
Sw. stagr-a, Isl. stak-a, id.
STACKYARD, s. The inclosure in which stacks of corn or hay are erected, S.
STAFFAGE, STAFFISCH, adj.
1. Obstinate, unmanageable.
Douglas.
Ital. staffeg-iare, to lose the stirrup.
2. Not easily swallowed, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
STAFF SUERD, a sword for thrusting.
Wallace.
Teut. staf-sweerd, sica, dolon.
STAGE, s. A step.
Douglas.
Germ. steg, Isl. stigi, gradus, scala.
STAY, STEY, adj.
1. Steep, S.
Barbour.
Teut. steygh, steegh, acclivus; A. S. stig-an, ascendere.
2. Lofty, haughty.
Maitland P.
STAID, STADE, s. A furlong.
Fr. stade, Lat. stad-ium.
Lyndsay.
STAIG, STAG, s.
1. A horse of one, two, or three years old, not yet broken for riding, nor employed in work, S.
Forrest Lawes.
2. A riding horse.
Montgomerie.
3. A stallion; sometimes a young one, S.
Pop. Ball.
4. A young courtier.
Cleland.
Isl. stegg-r, the male of birds, and of most wild beasts.
To STAIK, v. a. To accommodate, S.
Teut. steck-en, figere.
Acts Marie.
STAILL, s.
V. ~Stale~.
STAINYELL, s. The wagtail.
Burel.
Dan. stengylp, id.
STAIT, s. Obeisance.
Dunbar.
To STAIVE, STAIVER, STAVER, v. n.
1. To go about with an unstable and tottering motion, S.
Germ. staub-ern, to range as a dog.
2. To stagger, S. B. staivell, Loth.
Journal Lond.
STAKE and RISE.
V. ~Rise~.
To STAKKER, STACHER.
V. ~Stacker~.
STALE, STAILL, STEILL, STALL, s.
1. A body of armed men, stationed in a particular place; such especially as lie in ambush.
Wallace.
Germ. stell-en, Su. G. staell-a, collocare.
2. The centre of an army, as distinguished from the wings.
Pitscottie.
3. Any ward of an army, in battle array.
Wallace.
4. A compact body of armed men.
Barbour.
5. In stale, in battle array.
Douglas.
6. The principal body employed in the chace.
Bellenden.
7. Staill, the mother-hive; also, staill-skep, S.
STALE, s. A prison.
K. Quair.
A. S. horsa steal, carceres.
STALE FISHING, s. Fishing with a stell-net, q. v. S.
Statist. Acc.
STALKAR, STALKER, s.
1. A huntsman.
Douglas.
2. One who illegally kills deer.
Acts Ja. I.
From the use of a stalking horse.
STALL, s. Main army.
V. ~Stale~.
STALL, pret. v. Stole.
Douglas.
STALLENGE, s. Duty paid for liberty to erect a stall during a market.
Skene.
~Stallanger~, s. One who sets up a stall for selling his goods during a market.
L. B. stallangiar-ius, id.
STALLIT, part. pa. Set.
V. ~Stell~.
K. Quair.
STALWART, adj.
1. Brave.
Douglas.
A. S. stal-ferhth, chalybei animi homo.
2. Strong, powerful.
Douglas.
3. Strong, applied to inanimate objects.
Barbour.
4. Hard, severe.
Wyntown.
5. Stormy, tempestuous.
Lyndsay.
~Stalwartly~, adv. Bravely.
Barbour.
STAMFISH, adj. Unruly, unmanageable, W. Loth.
Teut. stamp-en, to kick.
STAMMACK, STAMMA, s. The stomach, S.
~Stammagust~, s. A disgust at food, S. B.
S. stamma, and gust, q. v.
To STAMMER, v. n. To stagger, S.
Isl. stumr-a, collabi.
Sir J. Sinclair.
STAMMEREL, s. Friable stone, S. B.
STAMP, s. A trap, S.
Su. G. stampa, Dan. stomp, id.
STAMP, s. Demur.
Spalding.
Belg. stemp-en, sistere.
STANCE, s.
1. A station, S. Fr.
Muses' Thren.
2. A pause, a stop, S.
Cleland.
~Stanc'd~, part. pa. Stationed.
Ritson.
To STANCHE, v. a. To assuage.
Doug.
Fr. estanch-er, id.
STANCHELL, s. A kind of hawk.
Dunbar.
Apparently the Steingal of Turner.
STAND, s.
1. The gaol.
Douglas.
Teut. stand, statio.
2. A stall, as in a market, S.
Burr. Lawes.
STAND, s. A barrel set on end, S.
STAND of claise, a complete suit, S.
Spalding.
To STAND one, v. a. To cost, S.
STANDFORD, s. Perhaps, one of mean extraction.
Dunbar.
A. S. stand-an feoran, stare procul.
STANE, s. A stone, S., steen, S. B.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. stan, Su. G. sten, Isl. stein, id.
~Stane-cast~, s. The distance to which a stone may be thrown, S.
Isl. steinkast, id.
~Stane-chaker~, ~Stone-checker~, s.
1. The stone-chatter, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. The wheat-ear, S. the chack or check, of Orkn.
Fleming.
Sw. stens-quette, Germ. steinsch-waker, the wheat-ear.
~Staneraw~, ~Steinraw~, s. Rock-liverwort, S.
Neill.
A. S. stan, Isl. stein, stone, and rawe hair.
STANERIE, adj.
V. ~Stannery~.
To STANG, v. a. To sting, S.
Douglas.
Isl. stanga, pungere.
To ~Stang~, v. n. To thrill with acute pain, S.
~Stang~, s.
1. The act of stinging, S.
2. The sting of a bee, S.
Douglas.
3. An acute pain.
Sir Egeir.
4. The beard of grain, S. B.
To ~Stank~, v. n. To ache smartly, Fife.
STANG, s. A long pole, S.
Antiquary.
Isl. staung, Dan. stang, Belg. stange, id.
To ~ride the stang~. He who beats his wife, is sometimes set astride on a long pole, which is borne on the shoulders of others. In this manner he is carried about from place to place.
Ramsay.
Goth. nidstaeng, the pole of infamy, Sw. stong-hesten, the roddle horse.
~Stang~ of the trump, the best member of a family, the most judicious or agreeable person in a company, S. B.
~Stang~, or ~Sting~, s. The shorter pipe-fish.
Sibbald.
~Stangril~, s. An instrument for pushing in the straw in thatching, Ang.
STANK, s.
1. A pool or pond, S.
Doug.
Su. G. staang, Arm. stanc, id.
2. The ditch of a fortified town.
Dunbar.
To STANK, v. n. To gasp for breath, S. B.
Isl. Su. G. stank-a, id.
To STANK, v. n.
V. under ~Stang~, s. 2.
STANERS, STANIRS, STANRYIS, s. pl.
1. The small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake.
Complaynt S.
2. Those within the channel of a river, which are occasionally dry, S.
Spalding.
Su. G. stenoer, gravel; glarea, locus scrupulosus; Norw. steinur, sand and stones together; oer, ur, signifying gravel.
~Stanner-bed~, s. A bed of gravel, S. B.
~Stannery~, ~Stanerie~, adj. Gravelly, S.
Pal. Hon.
STANSSOUR, s. An iron bar for defending a window, S. stenchin.
Wallace.
Fr. estançon, a prop.
STANT, s. A task.
V. ~Stent~.
To STANT, v. n. To stand.
Douglas.
STAP, STEPPE, s. A stave, S.
Su. G. staaf, id.
Acts Ja. VI.
To STAP, v. a.
1. To stop, S.
2. To cramm, to stuff, S.
Ross.
Su. G. stopp-a, obturare.
STAPALIS, s. pl. Fastenings.
Gawan and Gol.
Teut. stapel-en, stabilire.
STAPPIL, s. A stopper or stopple, S.
STARE, adj. Stiff, rough.
Douglas.
Su. G. Germ. starr, rigidus, durus.
STARF, pret. Died.
V. ~Sterue~.
STARGAND, adj. Perhaps, startling.
Sir Gawan.
To STARK, v. a. To strengthen.
Wallace.
Sw. staerk-a, Teut. starck-en, id.
STARN, STERNE, s.
1. A star, S. B.
Barbour.
Moes. G. Stairno, Isl. stiorn-a, Su. G. stierna, Dan. stierne, id.
2. A single grain, a particle, S.
Bellenden.
3. A small quantity, S.
4. The outermost point of a needle, S. B.
~Starny~, ~Sterny~, adj. Starry, S.
STARNOTING, part. pr. Sneezing.
Lat. sternut-are, id.
Burel.
STASSEL, STATHEL, s.
1. A prop for a stack of grain, to raise it from the ground, S. B.
2. The corn which lies undermost in a stack, S. B.
Belg. stutsel, a support; stathel, a foundation.
STATERIT, L. stakerit, staggered.
V. ~Stacker~.
Gawan and Gol.
To STAVE, v. a. To thrust.
Dunbar.
To STAVER.
V. ~Staive~.
STAUMREL, adj. Half-witted.
V. ~Stummer~.
Burns.
To STAW, v. a. To surfeit, S.
Ferguson.
Belg. het tegen me staat; I am disgusted at it.
~Staw~, s. A surfeit, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
STAW, pret. v. Stole, S.
Wallace.
STAW, s. Stall in a stable, S.
Dunbar.
STEAD, STEADING, STEDDYNG, s.
1. The ground on which a house stands, or the vestiges of a former building, S.
Ruddiman.
2. A farm-house and offices, S.
Complaynt S.
A. S. sted, Su. G. stad, locus, situs.
3. A farm itself.
Diallog.
STEADABLE, adj. Available.
Rollocke.
To STECH, STEGH, (gutt.) v. a.
1. To cram, S.
Burns.
O. Teut. staeck-en, stipare; to cram.
2. To confine one with a great quantity of body-clothes, S. B.
3. To confine one's self in a very warm room, S. B.
Germ. stick-en, suffocare, suffocari.
4. v. n. To stech in bed, to indulge sloth in bed, S. B.
To ~Stech~, v. n. To gormandize, S.
~Stech~, s.
1. A heap, or crowd, S. B.
2. A confused mass, S. B. stechrie, id.
3. It often conveys the idea of heat, as connected with that of a crowd, S. B.
To STED, v. a.
1. To place.
Wyntown.
2. To establish.
Wyntown.
Su. G. stad-ga, id.
STEDDYNG, s.
V. ~Stead~.
STEDE, s.
1. Place.
2. Fute stede, a footstep.
Douglas.
To STEEK, v. a. To shut.
V. ~Steik~.
STEELBOW GOODS, those goods on a farm, which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord, S.
Erskine.
Corresponding with Alem. stahline viehe, q. immoveable goods.
STEEP-GRASS, s. Butterwort, S.
Lightfoot.
To STEER, STIR, v. a.
1. To meddle with so as to injure, S.
2. To give ground a slight ploughing, S.
Stat. Acc.
3. To plough ground a second time, when it is to be ploughed thrice, S.
A. S styr-ian, to stir.
STEEVE, adj.
1. Firm, referring to a bargain, S.
2. Compacted, regarding the frame of an animal, S.
Burns.
3. Trusty; as, a steeve friend, S.
4. Sometimes used for obstinate, S.
Germ. steif, firm, stable.
~Stievelie~, adv. Firmly, S.
J. Nicol.
STEY, adj. Steep.
V. ~Stay~.
STEIDDIS, s. pl. States.
Dunbar.
Teut. stad, stede, urbs.
To STEIK, STEKE, v. a.
1. To pierce with a sharp instrument.
Barbour.
A. S. stic-an, Teut stick-en, pungere.
2. To stitch, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. stick-a, acu pingere.
3. To fix, to fasten.
Douglas.
Germ. steck-en, Teut. stick-en, figere.
~Steik~, ~Steek~, ~Styk~, s.
1. The act of stitching with a needle, S.
Ferguson.
2. The threads in sewed work.
Burns.
3. A small portion of work, S.
N. Burne.
4. To the steeks, completely.
A. Doug.
To STEIK, v. a.
1. To shut, to close, S.
Douglas.
2. To stop, to choke up.
Barbour.
Teut. steck-en, claudere ligneis clavis.
STEIK, s. A piece of cloth.
Acts Ja. V.
A. S. sticce, a piece; Su. G. staeck-a, decurtare.
STEIKIS, s. pl. Money.
P. 16th Cent.
A. S. styc, styca, a small brass coin.
STEIL, s. Handle, as, of a plough.
Teut. steel, caudex.
STEILBONET, s. A kind of helmet.
Acts Ja. V.
STEILD. part. pa. Set.
V. ~Stell~.
STEIN, s. A stone.
V. ~Stane~.
STEIN-BITER, s. The lump-fish, Orkn.
Sw. stenbit, id.
Stat. Acc.
STEING, s. A pole.
V. ~Sting~.
STEINRAW, s.
V. ~Staneraw~.
To STEIR, v. a. To govern.
V. ~Stere~.
STEIR, adj. Stout.
Priests Peblis.
Su. G starr, rigidus.
STEIT, pret.
V. ~Stoit~.
STEKILL, s.
1. A latch.
Peblis Play.
2. The trigger of a musket, S.
A. S. sticcel, Teut. stekel, aculeus.
To STELL, STEIL, STILE, v. a.
1. To place, to set.
Wallace.
2. To stell a gun, to take aim with it, Loth.
To stell to the horne, to put to the horn, to declare one a rebel.
Act Sed.
Belg. stell-en, Su. G. staell-a, to place.
~Stell-fishing~, s. Fishing with a stell-net, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Stell-net, Still-net~, s. A net stretched out by stakes into, and sometimes quite across, the channel of a river, S.
Stat. Acc.
STELL, STILL, STOLL, s.
1. A covert, a shelter, S. A.
Stat. Acc.
2. An inclosure for cattle, higher than a common fold, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Teut. stelle, locus tutus.
STELLIFYIT, part. pa. Converted into a star.
King's Quair.
STELLFITCH, STELLVITCH, adj. Dry, coarse; applied to rank grain, Fife.
Teut. stael, stele, caulis, stipes herbae.
STEM, s. The utmost extent of any thing, Loth.
Su. G. staemm-a, cohibere.
To STEM, v. a. To stanch, as, to stem blude, S.
Su. G. steamm-a bloden, id.
STENCHEN, s.
V. ~Stanssour~.
To STEND, v. n.
1. To spring, S.
Ramsay.
2. To rise to elevation.
Ramsay.
Fr. estend-re, Ital. stend-ere, to extend.
~Stend~, s.
1. A spring, S.
Douglas.
2. A long step or stride, S.
Ruddiman.
~Stendling~, s. The act of springing with great force.
Compl. S.
To STENYE, v. a. To sting.
Gl. Sibb.
To STENT, v. a.
1. To stretch, S.
Barbour.
2. To straiten; stent, at full stretch, S.
3. To restrain, to confine, S.
Ramsay.
4. To erect.
Douglas.
Fr. estend-re, from Lat. extend-ere.
~Stent-net~, s. A net stretched out and fixed by stakes or otherwise, S. B.
Law Case.
To STENT, v. n. To stop, to cease. S.
Douglas.
O. Sw. stynt-a, Isl. stunt-a, abbreviare.
To STENT, v. a. To assess, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
L. B. extend-ere, aestimare, appretiare.
~Stent~, ~Stant~, s.
1. A valuation of property, in order to taxation.
Bellenden.
L. B. extent-a, aestimatio.
2. A taxation, S.
Bellenden.
3. A task, S. stint, E.
Ruddiman.
~Stentmasters~, s. pl. Those appointed to fix the quota of any duty payable by the inhabitants of a town or parish, S.
Act Sed.
~Stent-roll~, s. Cess-roll, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
STENT, s. Aperture for receiving a bar.
Wallace.
STEP IN AGE, advanced in years.
Teut. stap, climacter, scalae.
Doug.
STEPPE, s. A stave.
V. ~Stap~.
STER, the termination of various names of trades, as Baxster, Webster, &c.
Germ. id.
STER, a termination of many names of places in Caithness.
Ster is said to signify an estate.
Stat. Acc.
STERDE, STERDY, adj. Strong.
Douglas.
Su. G. starr, Isl. styrd, rigidus.
To STERE, STEER, v. a. To govern, to rule.
Henrysone.
Teut. stier-en, Su. G. styr-a, id.
~Ster~, ~Stere~, ~Steir~, ~Stering~, s.
1. Government.
Douglas.
2. The helm.
Barbour.
A. S. steor, Su. G. styre, gubernaculum.
~Sterand~, part. pr. Active, lively.
Doug.
To STERE, STEIR, v. n. To stir, S. steer.
A. S. styr-ian, id.
Lyndsay.
~Stere~, ~Steir~, s. Commotion, S.
Doug.
~Sterage~, s.
1. Stir, motion.
Douglas.
2. Commotion caused by a throng.
Id.
STERK, adj. Strong.
Barbour.
Isl. sterk-ur, Germ. stark, robustus.
STERK, s. A bullock.
V. ~Stirk~.
STERLING, STRIUELING, adj. A term used to denote English money.
Bellenden.
Esterling, a name given to those Germans who are said to have been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England.
STERLING, s. The name of a fish; apparently for spirling, a smelt.
St. Acc.
STERN, s. A star.
V. ~Starn~.
~Sternyt~, part. adj. Starry.
Douglas.
To STERUE, STERF, v. n. To die.
Wallace.
Belg. sterv-en, Germ. sterf-en, id.
To ~Steruen~, v. a. To kill.
K. Quair.
A. S. steorf-an, Germ. sterf-en, id.
STEUG, STEWG, s.
1. A thorn; any thing sharp-pointed, S. B.
Germ. stich, punctum; stech-en, pungere.
2. A rusty dart, Aberd.
P. Buch. Dial.
3. A hasty stitch with a needle, S. B.
To ~Steug~, v. a. To sew slightly and coarsely, S. B.
STEUEN, s. Judgment.
Sir Tristrem.
STEUIN, STEVEN, s.
1. The voice, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Sound, a note.
Douglas.
Moes. G. stibna, A. S. stefne, vox.
STEUIN, s. The prow of a ship.
Doug.
Isl. stafn, stefn, Belg. steven, prora.
To ~Steuin~, v. a. To direct the course of a ship towards a certain point.
Doug.
Isl. stefn-a, proram aliquo dirigere.
STEW, STEWE, s.
1. Vapour, S.
Barbour.
2. Smoke, S.
Charteris.
3. Dust.
Douglas.
Isl. styfa, vapor; Su. G. stoef, dust.
~Mill-stew~, s. The dust which flies about a mill, S.
Germ. muhlstaub.
~Stewatt~, s. One in a state of violent perspiration.
V. ~Stuvat~.
Gl. Sibb.
STEWYN, s. Doom.
Wallace.
Moes. G. stau-an, to judge; Isl. stef-na, an action at law.
STY, s. A strait ascent.
Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. Isl. stig, A. S. stiga, semita.
STIBBLE, s. Stubble. S.
Kelly.
~Stibble-rig~, s. The reaper in harvest who takes the lead, S.
J. Nicol.
~Stibbler~, s.
1. A horse turned loose, after harvest, to feed among the stubble, S.
2. A ludicrous designation given to a probationer, as having no settled charge, S.
Ramsay.
To STICHLE, (gutt.) v. n. To rustle, S.
Pal. Hon.
To STICK, v. a. To bungle, S.
Germ. steck-en, impedire.
Hamilton.
STICK, s. A temporary obstacle.
Baillie.
STICK ~and~ STOWE, completely, S.
V. ~Stab~ and ~Stow~.
Burns.
STICKLE, s.
V. ~Stekill~.
To STYE, v. a. To climb.
Hudson.
Moes. G. steig-an, A. S. Alem. stig-an, id.
STIFFENIN, s. Starch, linens, &c. being stiffened by it, S.
Belg. styffel, Isl. stivelsi, id.
STYK, s. A stitch.
V. ~Steik~.
STILE, STYLE, s. A sparred gate, S.
P. Buchan Dial.
STYLIT, part. pa. Honoured.
Lyndsay.
To STILL, v. n. To be at rest, S.
Ross.
Teut. still-en, sistere.
To STILP, v. n.
1. To go on crutches, S. B.
Su. G. stolpe, a prop, a support.
2. To stalk, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Isl. stalpleg-r, praecox.
~Stilper~, s.
1. One who has long legs, and of course a long step, S. B.
2. Stilpers, pl. crutches, S. B.
3. Poles for crossing a river dry-shod, S. B.
To STILT, v. n.
1. To go on crutches, S.
2. To halt, to cripple, S.
Burns.
Su. G. stylt-a, grallis incedere.
3. To cross a river on poles, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Stilt~ of a plough, s. The handle of it, S.
Brand.
~Stilts~, s. pl. Poles for crossing a river.
Statist. Acc.
To STYME, v. n.
1. To look as one whose vision is indistinct, S. B.
2. Denoting the awkward motions of one who does not see well, S. B.
STYME, s.
1. The faintest form of any object, S.
Peblis Play.
Su. G. stomm, the elementary principle of any thing; C. B. ystum, form, figure.
2. Improperly, a disease of the eye.
Gl. Surv. Mor.
~Stymie~, s. One who sees indistinctly, S. B.
STIMIKET, Perh. for stinket, stunk.
Dunbar.
To STIMMER, v. n. To go about in a confused manner, S. B.
V. ~Stammer~.
STIMPART, s.
1. The fourth part of a peck, Ayrs.
Burns.
2. A young person who reaps the fourth part of a ridge instead of a half, which is the work of one full grown, ibid.
3. As much ground as will grow the fourth part of a peck of flax-seed, ibid.
STING, STEING, s.
1. A pole, S.
Wallace.
Isl. stanga, Su. G. staeng, fustis, pertica.
2. A pike or spear.
Douglas.
Isl. stang, steing, hasta.
3. An instrument for thatching, S.
Pennecuik N.
~Sting~ and ~ling~,
1. To carry sting and ling, to carry with a long pole, resting on the shoulders of two persons, S.
Bann. Journ.
2. To carry off sting and ling, to do so entirely, S.
V. ~Ling~.
Gl. Sibb.
3. The use of both pole and rope, especially in managing unruly horses or cattle.
Watson.
~Stinger~, s. A mender of thatched roofs, S.
~Stingisdynt~, s. A stroke with a baton.
Burr. Lawes.
STINKING-WEED, s. Common ragwort, S.
Lightfoot.
To STYNT, v. n. To stop.
Douglas.
To STIR, v. a. To plough slightly.
V. ~Steer~.
STIRK, STERK, s.
1. A bullock or heifer between one and two years old, S.
Dunbar.
2. A stupid fellow, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. styrc, styric, juvencus, juvenca.
To ~Stirk~, v. n. To be with calf, S. B.
STIRKIN, part. pa. Wounded, stricken.
Douglas.
STIRLIN, s. A silver coin, apparently ascribed to David I. of Scotland.
V. ~Sterling~.
Stat. Rob. III.
STIRLING, s. The starling, S.
Teut. sterlinck, sturnus.
Lyndsay.
STIRRAH, s.
1. A stout boy, S.
Ross.
2. A young fellow.
Ferguson.
Isl. strak-r, pusio, puellus; smastrak-r, a boy who is beginning to run.
STITH, STYTH, adj.
1. Steady, S.
Barbour.
2. Strong.
Wyntown.
A. S. stith, styth, durus, rigidus.
3. Dead, having the stiffness of death, Aberd.
Ross.
STITHILL, Perh. eagerly.
Gawan and Gal.
A. S. stithlice, strenuè.
STIVAGE, adj. Stout, fit for work, Aberd.
Perh. q. stiffish.
Gl. Shirr.
STIVE, adj. Firm.
V. ~Steive~.
STOB, s.
1. A prickle, or small splinter of wood, S.
Rutherford.
2. The puncture made by a prickle, S.
Germ. stupf, stipp, punctum.
To ~Stob~, v. a.
1. To pierce with a pointed instrument, S.
2. To point with iron.
Chr. S. P.
STOB, s.
1. Stump of a tree.
Lyndsay.
2. A palisade, S.; also stab.
Douglas.
3. A pole, a stake.
Spalding.
A. S. stubb, Belg. stobbe, stipes, truncus.
~Stob~, s. The stump of a rainbow; viewed as a prognostic of an approaching storm, S.
Su. G. stubb, a part of any thing broken off.
~Stob-feathers~, s. pl.
1. The short unfledged feathers which remain on a fowl after it has been plucked, S.
2. Those which appear first on a young bird, S.
~Stobbed~, ~Stob-feather'd~,
1. Unfledged, S.
2. Having no provision or furniture; applied to a young couple, S.
~Stob-thacker~, s. One who forms or mends thatched roofs with a stob, or stake, S. B.
~Stob-thacking~, ~Stob-thatching~, s. The act of thatching in this way, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
~Stob-thackit~, ~Stob-thatched~, adj. Thatched, as described above, S.
Statist. Acc.
To STOCK, v. n. To become stiff, S.
Su. G. stock-a, to harden.
~Stock~, s. One whose joints are stiffened by age or disease, S.
Belg. stok-oud, decrepid.
~Stock~, s. The hardened stem of a plant, as a kail-stock, S.
Burns.
Su. G. kaalstock, id.
STOCK, BED-STOCK, s. The forepart of a bed.
Z. Boyd.
Su. G. stock, pars lecti anterior.
STOCK-DUCK, s. The mallard, Orkn.
Barry.
Germ. stock ent, Kramer; Norw. stok-and.
STOCK ~and~ HORN, a musical instrument composed of the stock, which is the hinder thigh-bone of a sheep; the horn, the smaller end of a cow's horn, and an oaten reed.
Ramsay.
STOCK-HORNE, s. A horn anciently used by foresters in S.
Skene.
STOCK-OWL, s. The eagle owl, Orkn.
Barry.
STOCK-STORM, s. Snow continuing to lie on the ground, Aberd.
Isl. stakastormur, id.
STOCKERIT, pret.
V. ~Stacker~.
STOCKIE, s. A piece of cheese, or a bit of fish, between two pieces of bread, Fife.
STOER-MACKREL, s. The tunny fish, S.
Sibbald.
Sw. stor, great, and makrill, mackerell.
STOG SWORD.
V. ~Stok~.
STOIP, s. A measure.
V. ~Stoup~.
To STOIT, STOT, STOITER, v. n.
1. To stagger, to totter, S.
J. Nicol.
2. To stumble, S.
Sir Tristrem.
3. Applied to public affairs.
Ferguson.
Su. G. stoet-a, allidere, offendere.
~Stoiter~, s. The act of staggering, S.
To STOK, v. a. To thrust.
V. ~Stug~.
Douglas.
~Stok~, ~Stok swerd~, ~Stog sword~, s. A long small sword.
Bellenden.
Teut. stocke, sica, ensis.
STOKEN, part. pa. Inclosed.
V. ~Steik~, v.
To STOLL, v. a. To place in safety, or in ambush.
Douglas.
Teut. stell-en, ponere.
~Stoll~, s. A place of safety.
Gl. Sibb.
STOLLING, STOLLIN, s. The act of stowing a cargo on shipboard.
Acts Ja. III.
O. Teut. stouw-en, acervare.
STOLUM, s. As much ink as a pen takes up, S.
STOMOK, s. A shred.
Evergreen.
Su. G. stumpig, mutilated, id.
To STONAY, STUNAY, v. a. To astonish.
Barbour.
STONE-CHECKER, s.
V. ~Stane-chaker~.
STONE-FISH, s. The spotted blenny, S.
Sibbald.
STONE-RAW, s.
V. ~Staneraw~.
STONKERD, adj. Silent and sullen, S. stunkart.
Ramsay.
Isl. slygg-r, id.; Belg. stug, surly; Dan. stenkerd, litigator.
To STOO, v. a. To crop.
V. ~Stow~.
STOOK, STOUK, s. A rick of corn, consisting of twelve sheaves, S.
Teut. stock, meta, a heap.
Courant.
To ~Stook~, v. a. To put into shocks, S.
R. Galloway.
STOOL-BENT, s. Moss-rush, S.
Lightfoot.
To STOOM, v. n. To frown, S. B.
Su. G. stumm, Belg. stum, dumb.
STOOP, STOUPE, s.
1. A post fastened in the earth, S.
J. Nicol.
2. A prop, a support, S.
3. One who supports another, S.
Knox.
Su. G. stolpe, columna, fulcrum.
STOR, adj. Severe.
V. ~Sture~.
STORE, s. Applied to sheep or cattle, S.
~Store farm~, A farm principally consisting of a walk for sheep, S.
~Storare, Storour~, s. One who has the charge of flocks.
Douglas.
* STORY, s. A softer term for a falsehood, S.
* STORM, s. Snow, Aberd.
Spalding.
STORM-STEAD, STORM-STAID, adj. Stopped, or stayed, in a journey, by reason of a storm.
Spalding.
STOT, s.
1. A young bull or ox, S.
Douglas.
2. A bull of any age, S. B.
Su. G. stut, juvencus; Dan. stud, a bull.
To ~Stot~, v. n. To take the bull, S. B.
To STOT, v. n.
1. To rebound from the ground, S.
2. To bounce in walking, S.
Belg. stuyt-en, to bounce; Sw. stutt-a, to rebound.
To ~Stot~, v. a. To cause to rebound; as, to stot a ball, S.
~Stot~, s.
1. The act of rebounding, S.
Monro.
2. A bounce or spring, in walking, S.
3. Quick or sudden motion.
Rutherford.
To STOT, v. n. To stumble.
V. ~Stoit~.
To STOT, v. a. To stop.
Barbour.
Belg. stuyt-en, impedire.
To ~Stot~, v. n. To stop, to cease; pret. stotit.
Gawan and Gol.
To STOVE, v. a. To stew, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. stov-en, Su. G. stufw-a, id.
STOVE, STOUE, s. A vapour.
V. ~Stew~.
Douglas.
STOUND, s. A small portion of time, a moment.
Douglas.
A. S. Su. G. Isl. Teut. stund, tempus, momentum.
To STOUND, v. n. To ache, S.
Doug.
Isl. styn, doleo, stunde, dolui.
~Stound~, s.
1. An acute pain, affecting one at intervals, S.
2. Transferred to the mind, denoting any thing that causes a smarting pain, S.
Douglas.
STOUP, STOIP, s.
1. A deep and narrow vessel for holding liquids, S.
Dunbar.
A. S. stoppa, a pot or flagon; Teut. stoop, urna.
2. A pitcher or bucket used for carrying water, narrower at the top than at the bottom, for securing the iron-hoops. This is denominated a water-stoup, S.
STOUP, adj. Stupid.
V. ~Stupe~.
STOUP and ROUP, adv. Completely, S. i. e. stump and rump.
Ramsay.
STOUPE, s. A prop.
V. ~Stoop~.
STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, s.
1. The agitation of any body, the parts of which are easily separable.
Douglas.
2. Dust in motion, S. pron. stoor.
Burns.
3. Used improperly, with respect to dust that is laid, S. A.
Douglas.
4. The spray driven, in consequence of the agitation of a body of water.
Douglas.
5. Trouble, vexation. To raise a stour, to cause disturbance, S.
Ross.
6. Battle, fight, S.
Barbour.
Isl. styr, pugna, praelium; O. Fr. estour, id.
7. Perilous situation, hardship, S.
Wallace.
8. Force, violence.
Bellenden.
9. A paroxysm of rage.
Douglas.
10. Severe reproof, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. steore, reproof, correction.
11. A fright, Dumfr.
Belg. stoor-en, Teut. stoer-en, A. S. styr-an, turbare, E. to stir.
~Stourie~, adj. Dusty, S.
To ~Stour, Stowre, Stoor~, v. n.
1. To rise in foam or spray.
Douglas.
2. To move swiftly, making the dust or water fly about, S.
Watson.
~Stoor~, adv. Avast, get away, S.
STOUR, STOURE, s. A stake, a long pole, Dumfr.
Douglas.
Su. G. Dan. stoer, staur, id.
STOURNE, adj. Stern; used as a s.
A. S. styrne, id.
Sir Gawan.
STOUSSIE, s. A strong healthy child, S.
Corr. from stout, or Germ. stutz-en, to support.
STOUTH, s.
1. Theft, S.
Bellenden.
2. Stealth.
Su. G. stoeld, id.
Douglas.
~Stouthreif~, ~Stouthrie~, s. Theft accompanied with violence; robbery.
Acts Ja. V.
2. Stouthrie now denotes theft merely, S.
STOUTHRIE, s. Provision, furniture, Fife.
Teut. stouw-en, acervare; and ryck, A. S. ric, rich.
STOUTLYNYS, adv. Stoutly.
V. ~Lingis~.
Barbour.
To STOW, STOWE, STOO, v. a. To crop, to lop, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. stufw-a, amputare.
~Stowins~, s. pl. The tender blades or sprouts nipt from colewort or any other vegetable, S.
STOWLINS, adv. Clandestinely, from stouth, stealth, S.
Morison.
STOWN, STOWIN, part. pa. Stolen.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
STRA, STRAY, s.
1. A straw, S. strae.
Douglas.
2. A thing of no value.
Douglas.
3. To draw a strae before ane, to attempt to deceive one, S.
Godscroft.
Su. G. draga straa for gamla kattor, to deceive an old cat.
4. To bind with a strae, applied to one who is so overcome with laughter, as to be incapable of the slightest exertion or resistance, S.
~Strae-death~, s. A natural death on one's bed, as opposed to a violent or accidental one, S.
Skinner.
Su. G. straadoe, morte sicca obire.
~Straein~, adj. Of or belonging to straw, S.
STRABBLE, s. Any thing hanging loosely; a tatter, S. B.
Germ. straublein, a fritter.
STRABUSH, s. Tumult, uproar, S.
Ital. strabalz-are, to hurry up and down, to abuse; strapazz-are, id. O. Fr. strapass-er, quereller.
STRACK, adj. Strict, S. B.
A. S. strac, id.
STRACUMMAGE, s. The same with strabush, Fife.
Ital. stracciamento, pulling to pieces.
STRAE, s. Straw.
V. ~Stra~.
STRAY. On stray, adv. Astray.
Gawan and Gol.
STRAICT, STRAYTE, s. A narrow pass.
Wyntown.
STRAIGHT, s. A straight line, S.
Law Case.
To STRAIK, STRAYK, v. a.
1. To stroke, S.
Douglas.
A. S. strac-an, Germ. streich-en, molliter fricare.
2. To anoint with any unctuous substance, S.
To straik bread, to put butter on it.
3. Applied to the measurement of grain, S.
~Straik~, s.
1. The act of stroking, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. The act of anointing, S.
STRAIK, STRAKE, s.
1. A blow, S.
Douglas.
Germ. streich, Sw. streek, ictus.
2. Metaph., remorse.
R. Bruce.
3. Engagement in the field of battle.
Wallace.
4. Coinage.
Acts Ja. II.
STRAIK, s.
1. Upo' straik, in a state of activity, S. B.
2. An extent of country, S. B.
3. Ground travelled over, S. B.
Belg. streek, Germ. strecke, a tract.
STRAIK, pret. v. Struck.
Gawan and Gol.
STRAIKEN, s. Linen made of coarse flax, S. O.
R. Galloway.
Isl. stryge, linum rarum et vile, linum vilissimum.
STRAITIS, s. pl. Coarse woollen cloth, or kersey.
Chr. Kirk.
STRAK, adv. Straight.
Barbour.
A. S. strac, right, direct.
STRAMASH, s. Disturbance, broil, Loth.
Fr. estramaçon, a blow; Ital. stramayz-are, to beat, to strike down.
To STRAMP, v. a. To trample, S.
Germ. strampf-en, id. Lyndsay.
~Stramp~, s. The act of trampling, S.
STRAMULLION, s. A strong masculine woman, Fife.
STRAND, s.
1. A rivulet.
Douglas.
2. A gutter, S.
Wallace.
STRANG, adj.
1. Strong.
Minstr. Bord.
A. S. strang, Alem. streng, robustus.
2. Harsh to the taste, bitter, S. B.
Germ. streng, id., Isl. straung, asper.
To STRANGE, v. n. To wonder, S.
Shirrefs.
STRAPPING, STRAPPAN, part. adj. Tall and handsome, S.
Burns.
STRATH, s. A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs, S.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. srath, a country confined by hills on two sides of a river.
To STRAVAIG, v. n. To stroll, to go about idly, S.
Ferguson.
Ital. stravag-are, Lat. extravag-are, to wander abroad.
STRAUCHT, pret. Stretched.
Doug.
STRAUCHT, adj. Straight, S.
A. S. straecc, Germ. streck, rectus.
~Straucht~, s.
1. A straight line, S. B.
2. A district, S. B.
~Straucht~, ~Strawcht~, adv.
1. Straight.
Wyntown.
2. Directly, immediately.
K. Quair.
Germ. Belg. strack, cito.
STREAMERS, s. pl. The Aurora Borealis, S.
Minstr. Bord.
STREAPE, s.
V. ~Stripe~.
STREASE, s. pl. Straws.
Leg. St Androis.
To STREEL, v. n. To urinate forcibly, Fife.
V. ~Strull~.
STREICH, adj. Stiff and affected in speaking.
Dunbar.
Fr. estrechi, contracted, restrained.
To STREIK, STREEK, v. a.
1. To stretch, S.
2. To lay out a dead body, S.
Pop. Ball.
3. To engage in any work, S. B.
Morison.
A. S. strecc-an, expandere.
To ~Streik~, v. n. To extend.
Douglas.
To STREIK, STREEK, v. n. To go quickly, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. stryk-a, currere, vagari.
~Streik~, s.
1. Speed, S. B.
Isl. strok-a, fuga.
2. Exertion in whatever way, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
3. Bustle, tumultuous noise, S. B.
STREIN, STREEN, s. The strein, yesternight.
V. ~Yistrene~.
Sir Egeir.
STREK, adj. Tight, strait.
Maitland P.
Germ. strack, tensus, intensus.
STREMOURIS, s. pl. Streams of light.
Q. resembling streamers or flags.
Doug.
STRENEWITÉ, s. Fortitude, stoutness.
Lat. strenuit-as.
S. P. Repr.
To STRENYIE, v. a.
1. To strain, to sprain.
Douglas.
2. To constrain.
Barbour.
O. Fr. estraind-re, Lat. string-ere.
~Strenyeabill~, adj. Applied to one who is possessed of so much property, that he can relieve his bail by being distrained.
Quon. Att.
O. Fr. estren-er, straind-re, to force.
To STRENKEL.
V. ~Strinkil~.
To STRENTH, v. a. To strengthen.
Bellenden.
~Strenthly~, adv. By main strength.
Barbour.
STRESS, s.
1. An ancient mode of taking up indictments for circuit courts.
Erskine.
2. The act of distraining.
Acts Ja. II.
A. S. strece, violentia; or O. Fr. straind-re.
STRESTELY, adv. Perh. for trestely, faithfully.
V. ~Traist~.
Wallace.
To STRY, v. a. To overcome.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. estri-er, presser, empêcher d'échapper.
STRIAK. Striak of the swesch, sound of the trumpet.
Stat. Gild.
Perh. for straik, q. stroke; or like ~Streik~, s. sense 2.
To STRICK lint, to tie up flax in small handfuls, for being milled, S. B.
Teut. strick-en, nectare, connectare; Isl. strik-a, lineam ducere.
~Strick~, s. A handful of flax knit at the end, in order to its being milled, S. B.
Teut. strick, vinculum.
STRICT, adj. Rapid, applied to a stream, S.
Z. Boyd.
Sw. streke, main current of a river.
To STRIDDLE, v. n. To straddle, S.
Dan. strett-a, pedibus divaricare.
STRIDE-LEGS, adv. Astride, S.
J. Nicol.
STRIDELINGIS, adv. Astride.
Lyndsay.
To STRYK a battle, or field; to fight.
Wyntown.
STRYND, STREIND, s.
1. Kindred, race.
Wyntown.
E. strain, id., A. S. strynd, stirps, genus; strin-an, gignere.
2. A particular cast or disposition of any person, who in this respect is said to resemble another, generally used as to those related by blood, S.
Rudd.
~Strynd~, s. A spring; shallow run of water; synon. strype.
Douglas.
To STRING, v. a. To hang by the neck, S.
Burns.
To ~String~, v. n. To be hanged, S.
Carnwath.
STRINGIE, (g soft), adj. Stiff, affected, Loth.
O. Fr. estrang-ier, difficult of access; Lat. extrane-us.
To STRINKIL, STRENKEL, v. a.
1. To sprinkle, S.
Douglas.
2. To scatter, to strew, S.
Sir Gawan.
Teut. strekel-en, leviter tangere.
STRIP, STRYPE, STREAPE, s. A small rill, S.
Bellenden.
Ir. sreuv, rivus; Lhuyd.
To STROY, v. a. To destroy.
Wyntown.
Ital. strugg-ere, id.
STROKOUR, s. A flatterer.
Dunbar.
Isl. striuk-a, to flatter.
To STROMMEL, v. n. To stumble.
V. ~Strummal~.
Gl. Sibb.
STRONACHIE, s. A stickleback, S.
Sibbald.
To STRONE, STROAN, v. n.
1. To spout forth as a water-pipe, S.
Gl. Sibb.
2. To urine, to stale, S. synon. strule.
Burns.
Isl. streing-r, cataracta; stroningum, sparsim.
STRONTLY, adv. Strictly.
S. P. Repr.
Fr. estreinct, estreint, id.
STROP, STROAP, s. Treacle.
Belg. stroop, id.
STROUL, s. Any stringy substance found among sorbile food, Fife.
Isl. strial, rarum quid; strial-ast, dispergere; Gael. strabil-am, to draw after.
STROUNGE, STROONGE. adj.
1. Harsh to the taste, S.
Gl. Sibb.
2. Surly, morose, S.
Isl. striug-r, asper; O. Fr. truang-er, indignum in modum excipere.
STROUP, STROOP, s. The spout of a pump, tea-kettle, &c. S.
Su. G. strupe, Isl. strup, guttur.
STROW, (pron. stroo), s.
1. A fit of ill-humour, a tiff, Ang.
2. A quarrel, a state of variance, S.
3. Bustle, disturbance, S. A.
A. Scott.
Su. G. strug, stru, displeasure, secret hatred; O. Fr. estrois, fracas, bruit eclatant.
~Strow~, adj. Hard to deal with.
Kelly.
STROWBILL, adj. Stubborn.
Wallace.
Germ. streubel, strobel, id.
STROWD, s. A senseless silly song, S. B.
To STRULE, v. n.
1. To urine, S.
2. To pour water from one vessel to another, to emit any liquid in a stream, S. streel. Fife.
Fris. struyl-en, strull-en, streyl-en, reddere urinam, mejere.
STRUM, s. A pettish humour, S. B.
~Strum~, adj. Pettish, sullen, S. B.
From, strow, q. v. or Isl. strembinn, difficilis, superbus.
~Strummal~, ~Strummil~, adj. Stumbling, S. stumral.
Dunbar.
Teut. striemel-en, cespitare, nutare gressu.
~Strummel~, ~Strumbell~, s. A person so feeble that he cannot walk without stumbling.
Dunbar.
To STRUNT, v. n.
1. To walk sturdily, S.
Burns.
2. To walk with state, to strut, S.
Old Song.
STRUNT, s. Spirituous liqour of any kind, S. O.
Burns.
STRUNT, s. A pet, a sullen fit.
Ramsay.
O. Fr. estront-oier, attaquer, injurier; or, in contempt, from estrouen, L. B. strunt-us, stercus humanum.
STRUNTAIN, s. A sort of woollen network.
Stat. Acc.
Sw. strunt, trash, refuse.
STRUNTY, adj. Short, contracted, Ang.
Fr. estreint, pinched, shrunk up.
STRUTE, STROOT, adj.
1. Stuffed full, crammed, S.
2. Drunken, S.
Ramsay.
3. Metaph. vain-glorious.
O. E. strout, to protuberate, Germ. strotz-en, turgere.
STUDY, STUTHY, STYDDY, s. An anvil; stiddie, S. studdie, S. B.
Doug.
Isl. stedia, incus.
To STUFF, v. a.
1. To supply, to provide.
Bannatyne P.
Fr. estoff-er, id. Germ. stoff, apparatus.
2. To supply with men; referring to warfare.
Douglas.
~Stuff~, s.
1. Corn or pulse of any kind, S.
Burns.
2. Vigour, whether of body or mind; mettle, S.
O. Fr. gens d'estoffe, gens de courage.
3. The men placed in a garrison for its defence.
Wyntown.
4. A reserve in the field of battle.
Wallace.
STUFF, s. Dust, Ang.
Teut. stuyve, stof, pulvis.
STUFFET, s.
1. A lackey, a foot-boy.
Dunbar.
O. Fr. estaffier, id., Ital. staffetta, a courier.
To STUG, v. a. To stab, to prick with a sword.
Wodrow.
O. Belg. stocke, sica, ensis.
V. ~Stok~, v.
STUGGY, adj. Applied to stubble of unequal length, in consequence of carelessness in cutting down the corn, S. B.
Germ. stucke, pars a toto separata; Isl. stygg-r, asper.
STUGHIE, s. What fills very much; as, food that soon distends the stomach, Loth.
~Stughrie~, s. Great repletion, ibid.
V. ~Stech~.
STULT, adj. Having the appearance of intrepidity, or of haughtiness.
Wallace.
Su. G. stolt, Isl. stollt-ur, magnificus, fastuosus.
STUMFISH, adj. Strong, rank; applied to grain when growing, Loth. Tweed.
Germ. stumpf, blunt, denoting a trunk wanting the top.
To STUMMER, v. n. To stumble.
Isl. stumr-a, cespitare.
Douglas.
To STUMP, v. n.
1. To go on one leg, S.
Teut. stompe, mutilatum membrum.
2. To go about stoutly; at times implying the idea of heaviness, clumsiness, or stiffness in motion, S.
Burns.
~Stumpie~, adj. Mutilated, S.
Su. G. stumpig, curtus, mutilatus.
~Stumpie~, s. Any thing that is mutilated, S.
To STUNAY, v. a.
V. ~Stonay~.
To STUNGLE, v. a. Slightly to sprain any joint or limb, S. B.
E. stun, or Fr. estonn-er.
STUNKARD, adj.
V. ~Stonkerd~.
STUPE, s. A foolish person, S. B.
Teut. stuype, defectio animi.
STURDY, s. A vertigo, a disease to which black cattle when young, as well as sheep, are subject, S.
Stat. Acc.
O. Fr. estourdi, dizzy-headed, Su. G. stort-a, to fall or rush headlong.
STURE, STUR, STOOR, adj.
1. Strong, robust, S.
Barbour.
2. Rough in manner, austere, S.
Minstr. Bord.
3. Rough, hoarse, S.
Gl. Shirr.
Su. G. stor, anc. stur, ingens, Isl. styrdr, asper.
STURNE, s. Trouble, vexation.
Barbour.
Belg. stoor-en, to trouble, stoorenis, disturbance.
STUROCH, s. Meal and milk, or meal and water stirred together, Perths.
Teut. stoor-en, to stir.
To STURT, v. a. To vex, to trouble, S.
Burns.
Su.G. stoert-a, Germ. sturz-en, praecipitare, deturbare.
~Sturt~, s.
1. Trouble, vexation, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Wrath, indignation, S. B.
Chr. Kirk.
Dan. stird, styrt, strife.
To ~Sturt~, v. n. To startle, S.
Burns.
~Sturtsumnes~, s. Crossness of temper.
Maitland P.
To STUT, v. a. To prop, to support with stakes or pillars, S.; steet, Aberd.
Isl. styd-ia, stod-a, id.
Pop. Ball.
~Stut~, s. A prop, a support, S.
Belg. stut, A. S. studu, Isl. stud, id.
STUTHERIE, s. A confused mass, S. B. perhaps the same with ~Stouthrie~, s. 2.
STUVAT, STEWAT, s. A person in a state of violent perspiration.
Lyndsay.
O. Fr. estuv-er, to stew; Ital. stufat-o, stewed.
SUAWE, SWAY, conj. adv. So.
V. ~Sa~.
Barbour.
SUBCHETT, SUBDITT, s. A subject.
Dunbar.
Fr. soubject; Lat. subdit-us.
SUBERBYLLIS, s. pl. Suburbs.
O. Fr. suborbies, id.
Bellenden.
SUBMISSE, adj. Submissive; O. Fr. soubmis.
Godscroft.
SUCCUR, SUCCURE, SUCCRE, s. Sugar, S. sucker.
Compl. S.
Fr. sucre, Dan. sucker, id.
To ~Succre~, v. a. To sweeten with sugar, S.
Z. Boyd.
SUCKEN of a mill, s.
1. The jurisdiction attached to a mill, S.
Erskine.
2. The dues paid at a mill, S.; shucken, Moray.
Pop. Ball.
A. S. soc, Su. G. sokn, exactio, jurisdictio.
~Suckener~, s. One who is bound to grind his grain at a certain mill, S.
SUCKIES, s. pl. The flowers of clover, S.
V. ~Souks~.
A. Douglas.
SUCKUDRY, SUKUDRY, SUCQUEDRY, s. Presumption.
Barbour.
O. Fr. surcuiderie, surquiderie, id.; from surcuid-er, presumer.
SUDDAINTY, s.
1. Suddenness, S.
R. Bruce.
2. Slauchter of suddantie, accidental homicide.
Acts Ja. III.
To SUDDILL, SUDDLE, v. a. To sully, to defile, S.
Douglas.
Teut. sodel-en, Germ. sudel-en, inquinare.
SUDEREYS, s. pl. A name given to some of the Hebudae.
Pennant.
Isl. sudreyia, id.; from sudr, south, and ey, island; as lying to the south of the point of Ardnamurchan.
SUELLIEG, s. Burning ague.
Compl. S.
A. S. swael-an, urere, to burn, and ece, dolor.
SUERD, SWERD, s. A sword.
Wallace.
Su. G. Belg. swaerd, Isl. Dan. swerd, id.
SUET, SWETE, s. Life.
Barbour.
Su. G. swett, sudor; also sanguis.
* To SUFFER, v. n. To delay.
Wallace.
O. Fr. se souffr-ir, to forbear.
~Suffer~, adj. Patient in bearing injurious treatment.
Wallace.
SUFFISANCE, s. Sufficiency; Fr.
K. Quair.
SUFRON, s. Sufferance.
Houlate.
Fr. soufr-ir, to suffer.
To SUGG, v. n. To move heavily, somewhat in a rocking manner, S.
Su. G. swig-a, loco cedere.
SUGGIE, s.
1. A young sow, S. B.
2. A person who is fat, S. B.
A. S. suga, Su. G. sugga, a sow.
SUGH, s. Whistling sound.
V. ~Souch~, s.
To SUIT, v. a. To sue for.
V. ~Soyt~.
R. Bruce.
SUITH, adj. Credible, honest.
A. S. soth, true.
Montgomerie.
SUKERT, adj. Sweet, sugared, fondled, caressed.
Dunbar.
SUKUDRY, s.
V. ~Suckudry~.
To SULE, v. a. To soil.
V. ~Suddill~.
SULE, s. A ring with a swivel, S. B.
Isl. sweif, volva, Su. G. soelia, a ring into which a thong is put.
SULE, s. Perhaps for scule, school.
Kennedy.
SULFITCH, adj. Suffocating, applied to smell, Ang.
Isl. swael-a, fumigare, suffocare.
SULYE, SOILYIE, s. Soil, ground, country; O. Fr. soille.
Douglas.
SULYEART, adj. Clear, bright.
Doug.
Fr. soilier, splendens, rutilus.
SUM, a termination of adjectives.
1. Denoting conjunction; as, threesum, three together, S.
Compl. S.
Su. G. sam, plurium unitas.
2. Signifying similitude; as, lufsum, amiable, S.
A. S. sum, id., sibsum, pacificus, paci similis.
3. In some degree, S.
A. S. sum, Su. G. sam, id., lang-sum, diuturnus aliquantum.
SUM, adj. Some; used distributively, A. S. id.
Bellenden.
SUMDELL, SUMDELE, adv.
1. Somewhat, in some degree.
Barbour.
2. Respecting quantity or number.
Barbour.
A. S. sum daele, aliqua parte, partim.
SUMER, s. A sumpter-horse.
Barbour.
O. Fland. Fr. sommier, id.
SUMMER-BLINK, s.
1. A transient gleam of sunshine, S.
2. Used metaph. in relation to religious feelings.
V. ~Blenk~.
Rutherford.
SUMMER-COUTS, SIMMER-COUTS, s. pl. The exhalations, seen to ascend from the ground in a warm day, S. B.
Ross.
Perhaps q. summer-colts, in allusion to the frisking of young horses.
SUMMER-SOB, s. A summer storm, Ang.
Ross.
Teut. soeff-en, flare; Gael. siob-am, id.; siob-an, drift, blast.
SUMMYN, adj. Some.
Douglas.
All and summyn, all and every one.
A. S. sumne, aliquot.
SUMP, s. The pit of a mine.
Stat. Acc.
SUMPH, s. A soft blunt fellow, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. sumpf, Teut. sompe, a marsh; or Su. G. swamp, a spunge; also, a mushroom.
To ~Sumph~, v. n. To be in a state of stupor.
Cleland.
~Sumphish~, adj. Stupid, blockish, S.
Ramsay.
SUMPHION, s. A musical instrument.
O. Fr. symphonie.
Gl. Sibb.
SUNDAY'S CLAISE, dress for going to church in, S.
Ferguson.
SUN-FISH, s. The basking shark, S.
Stat. Acc.
To SUNYE, v. a. To care.
V. ~Sonyie~.
SUNK, s. Sunks, s. pl.
V. ~Sonk~.
SUNKETS, s. pl. Provision of whatever kind, S. A.
Perhaps a corr. of E. somewhat.
Ramsay.
To SUOUFE, v. n. To slumber.
V. ~Souf~.
Burel.
To SUP, v. a. To take food with a spoon, S.
Rutherford.
Su. G. sup-a, sorbillare. Usurpatur de cibis jurulentis.
SUPERFLEW, adj. Superfluous.
Fr. superflu,-ue, id.
Bellenden.
SUPERSAULT, s. The somerset.
Fr. soubresault, id.
Mellvill's MS.
To SUPIR, SYPYR, v. n. To sigh.
Fr. soupir-er, id.
Burel.
To SUPPEDIT, v. a. To supply; Lat. suppedit-o.
Compl. S.
SUPPOIS, SUPPOSE, conj. Although, S.
Douglas.
SUPPOIST, SUPPOST, s.
1. A supporter, an abettor.
Knox.
Fr. suppost, one put in the room of another.
2. A scholar in a college.
Spotswood.
L. B. suppositum, id.
To SUPPOSE, To substitute, in a supposititious way.
Spotswood.
Fr. suppos-er, to suborn, to forge.
SUPPOWALL, s. Support.
Barbour.
SURCOAT, s. An under-waistcoat, S.
Ross.
O. Fr. surcot, changed, unmeaning.
SURFET, adj. Extravagant in price.
Fr. surfaire, to overprize.
Bellenden.
SURGET, s. Perh. a debauched woman; O. Fr. surjet, id.
Sir Gawan.
SURNOWME, SURNOWNE, s. Surname; Fr. surnom.
Wyntown.
SURS, s. A hasty rising upwards.
Doug.
Lat. surg-o, surs-um, to rise.
To SUSHIE, v. n. To shrink, W. Loth.
SUSKIT, adj. Much worn, threadbare, S. B.
Dan. siaske, nastiness, siasket, nasty, negligent.
SUSSY, SUSSIE, s. Care, S.
Pitscottie.
Fr. souci, id.
~Sussie~, adj. Careful, attentive to.
Maitland P.
To ~Sussy~, v. n. To care, S. B.
Chr. S. P.
SUTE, adj. Sweet, pleasant.
Wyntown.
SUTE, s. A company of hunters.
Doug.
Fr. suite, a chace, pursuit.
SUTE HATE.
V. ~Fute Hate~.
SUTHFAST, adj. True.
Barbour.
A. S. sothfaest, id.
~Suthfastnes~, s. Truth.
Barbour.
SUWEN, 3 pl. v. Attend; wait on.
Fr. suivent, id.
Sir Gawan.
SWA, SWAY.
V. ~Sa~.
SWACK, adj.
1. Limber, pliant, S.
Ross.
2. Clever, active, nimble, S. B.
Teut. swack, flexilis; Isl. sweigia, incurvare.
SWACK, s. A large quantity, S. O.
Isl. swack, turba, motus.
SWADRIK, s. Sweden.
Bannatyne P.
In Sw. Swerike, from Swea rike, i. e. the kingdom of the Suiones.
SWAGAT, adv. So, in such way.
A. S. swa, so, and gat, a way.
Barbour.
To SWAY, SWEY, v. n. (pron. swey).
1. To incline to one side. S.
Doug.
Isl. sweig-ia, Su. G. swig-a, inclinare.
2. To swing, S.
~Sway~, s.
1. A moveable instrument of iron, of a rectangular form, fastened to one of the jambs of a chimney, on which pots and kettles are suspended over the fire, S.
2. A swing, S.
SWAIF, v. Perh. ponder.
Bannatyne P.
Isl. sweif-a, librari.
SWAIF, SUAIF, s. A kiss.
Chr. S. P.
Lat. suav-ium, id.
To SWAYL, v. a. To swaddle, S. B. sweal, S.
Ross.
A. S. swaethil, fascia; swed-an, vin-cire.
SWAITS, s. New ale or wort, S. swats.
A. S. swate, ale, beer.
Ramsay.
SWAYWEYIS, adv. Likewise.
Acts Ja. I.
To SWAK, SWAKE, v. a.
1. To cast with force.
Douglas.
2. To strike, S. B.
Teut. swack-en, vibrare.
~Swak~, ~Swake~, s.
1. A throw.
Ruddiman.
2. A hasty and smart blow.
Wyntown.
3. A violent dash.
Douglas.
4. Metaph. a little while.
Douglas.
To SWAK away, v. n. To decay, to waste.
Bannatyne P.
Dan. swackk-er, to waste; Teut. swack-en, to fail.
SWAK, s. Errat. for ~Snuk~, q. v.
Wallace.
SWALE, part. pa. Fat, plump.
Douglas.
Isl. swell-r, tumidus.
To SWALL, SWALLY, v. a. To devour.
Dunbar.
Su. G. swaelg-a, A. S. swelg-an, devorare.
SWALME, s. A tumor, an excrescence.
Dunbar.
A. S. swam, Teut. swamme, tuber, fungus.
SWAMP, adj.
1. Thin, not gross, S.
2. Not swelled, S.
SWANE, SWAYN, s.
1. A youngman, S.
2. A man of inferior rank.
Douglas.
Isl. swein, Su. G. swen, juvenis; servus.
SWANGE, s. Perh. groin.
Sir Gawan.
Su. G. swange, ilia.
SWANK, adj.
1. Slender, not big-bellied, S.
2. Limber, pliant, agile, S.
Ferguson.
Dan. swang, lean, meagre; Germ. schwank-en, motitare.
~Swanky~, s. An active or clever young fellow, S.
Douglas.
~Swanky~, adj.
1. Perh. empty, hungry.
Dunbar.
2. Applied to one who is tall, but lank, Fife.
To SWAP, v. a. To exchange, S.
Isl. skipt-a, mutare.
To SWAP, v. a.
1. To draw.
Barbour.
2. To throw with violence.
Barbour.
3. To strike.
Wallace.
Isl. swip-a, vibrare; sweip-a, percutere.
~Swap~, s. A sudden stroke.
Sir Gawan.
SWAP, SWAUP, s. The cast or lineaments of the countenance, S.
Isl. swip-ur, imago apparens; swipad-r, vultu similis.
Sax. and Gael.
~Swapit~, part. adj. Moulded.
Dunbar.
SWAPPIS, Perh. sedges.
Pal. Hon.
Teut. schelp, carex.
SWAPPYT, part. pa. Rolled or huddled together.
Wallace.
Isl. sweip-a, Su. G. swep-a, involvere.
SWAR, s. A snare.
Wallace.
Moes. G. swer-an, insidiari.
SWARE, SWIRE, SWYRE, s.
1. The neck.
Douglas.
2. The declination of a mountain or hill, near the summit, S. corr. squair.
Dunbar.
3. The most level spot between two hills, Loth.
A. S. sweor, a pillar; cervix, the neck.
To SWARF, v. n.
1. To faint, to swoon, S. swarth, Ang.
Ross.
2. To become languid.
Douglas.
Su. G. swoerfw-a, in gyrum agitari.
~Swarff~, ~Swerf~, s.
1. Stupor, insensibility.
Wallace.
2. A fainting-fit, a swoon; swarth, Ang.
Cleland.
SWARFE, s. The surface.
Rollocke.
SWARYN, s.
V. ~Syvewarm~.
SWARRACH, s. A large unseemly heap, Ang.
Su. G. swaer, gravis.
SWARTBACK, s. The great black and white gull, Orkn.
Barry.
Norw. swartbag, id.
SWARTH, s. A faint.
V. ~Swarf~.
SWARTRYTTER, s. Properly, one belonging to the German cavalry.
G. Buchanan.
Teut. swerte ruyters, milites nigri.
SWASH, s. The noise made in falling upon the ground S.; squash, E.
Ruddiman.
To SWASH, v. n. To swell.
Z. Boyd.
Su. G. swassa, to walk loftily.
~Swash~, s.
1. One of a corpulent habit, S.
2. A large quantity viewed collectively, S.
~Swash~, ~Swashy~, adj.
1. Of a broad make, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
2. Fuddled; q. swollen with drink, S.
Ramsay.
SWATCH, s.
1. A pattern, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. A specimen of whatever kind, S.
Wodrow.
3. Metaph. a mark, S.
SWATHEL, s. A strong man.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. swithlic, ingens, vehemens.
SWATS, s. pl. New ale, S.
V. ~Swaits~.
To SWATTER, SQUATTER, v. a.
1. To move quickly in any fluid, generally in an undulating way, S.
Lyndsay.
2. To move quickly in an awkward manner.
Watson.
Teut. swadder-en, turbare aquas, fluctuare; Su. G. sqwaettr-a, spargere.
~Swatter~, s. A large collection, especially of small objects in quick motion, Loth.
SWATTLE, s. The act of swallowing with avidity, Stirlings.
To SWAVER, v. n. To walk feebly, as one who is fatigued, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. sweyv-en, vacillare, nutare; sweyver, vagus.
To SWEAL, v. a. To swaddle, S.
V. ~Swayl~.
To SWEAP, v. a. To scourge, S.
Isl. swipa, a scourge.
Ruddiman.
SWECHT, s. The force of a body in motion.
Su. G. swigt-a, vacillare.
Doug.
To SWEE, SWEY, v. n. To incline to one side.
~Swey~, s. V. ~Sway~.
SWEEK, s. The art of doing any thing properly, S. B.
Su. G. swik, swek, dolus; Isl. mer-um swig, ultra meas vires.
To SWEEL, v. n. To drink copiously. S. swill, E.
* SWEET, adj. Not salted, S.
A. Douglas.
SWEETBREAD, s. The diaphragm in animals, S.
SWEETIES, s. pl. Sweetmeats, S.
Ramsay.
~Sweetie-bun~, ~Sweetie-scon~, s. A cake baked with sweetmeats, S.
Pop. Ball.
SWEG, SWEIG, s. A quantity, a considerable number, Loth.
This seems merely a variety of ~Swack~, q. v.
SWEY, s. A long crow for raising stones, Ang.
Isl. sweig-ia, inclinare.
SWEYNGEOUR, SWYNGEOUR, s. A drone, a sluggard, S.
A. S. sweng, lazy; swongornes, torpor.
SWEIR, SWERE, SWEER, SWEAR, adj.
1. Lazy, indolent, S.
Dunbar.
A. S. swaer, swere, piger, deses.
2. Reluctant, unwilling, S.
Ramsay.
3. Niggardly, unwilling to part with any thing, S. O.
~Dead-sweir~, adj. Extremely lazy, S.
Rutherford.
~Sweir-kitty~, s. An instrument for winding yarn, S. B.
Sweir, and Kitty, a contemptuous term for a woman.
~Sweirnes~, s. Laziness, S.
Dunbar.
~Sweir-tree~, s. An amusement, in which two persons are seated on the ground, and holding a stick between them, each tries who shall first draw the other up; Fife.
SWELCHIE, s. A seal.
V. ~Selch~.
Brand.
SWELCHIE, s. A whirlpool, Orkn.
V. ~Swelth~, s.
SWELL, s. A bog, S. B.
V. ~Swelth~.
To SWELLY, v. a. To swallow, S.
Douglas.
A. S. swelg-an, Su. G. swael-ja, vorare.
To SWELT, v. n. To die.
Barbour.
A. S. swealt-an, swelt-an, mori.
To SWELT, v. n. To have a sense of suffocation, especially from heat, S.
Ross.
Isl. swael-a, swaelt, suffocare.
SWELTH, adj. Voracious.
Douglas.
A. S. swelgeth, devorat, q. that which swalloweth; Isl. swaelt-a, esurire.
SWELTH, s. A gulf, a whirlpool.
Doug.
Su. G. swalg, Teut. swelgh, a gulf; Isl. swelg-r, Dan. swaelg, vorago, gurges.
SUENYNG, s. Dreaming.
V. ~Sweuin~.
SWERD, s. A sword.
V. ~Suerd~.
SWERF, s. A swoon.
V. ~Swarf~.
SWERTHBAK, s. The great black and white gull.
V. ~Swartback~.
Houlate.
Isl. swartbak-ur, the lesser guillemot.
SWESCH, s. A trumpet.
Stat. Gild.
A. S. sweg, pl. swegas, sound in general, any musical instrument; Moes. G. swiga-jon, to pipe.
SWEUIN, SWEVING, SWEVYNYNG, SWENYNG, s. A dream, the act of dreaming.
Douglas.
A. S. swef-en, Isl. sueffn, id. from swaef-a, dormire.
SWYCHT, adj. Perh. for wicht, powerful, with s. prefixed.
Barbour.
SWICK, adj. Clear of any thing, Banffs.
Su. G. swig-a, loco cedere.
To SWICK, v. a.
1. To deceive, to illude, Fife.
2. To blame, Ang.
A. S. swic-an, decipere; also, offendere.
~Swick~, ~Swyk~, s.
1. Fraud, S. B.
Wyntown.
Su. G. swik, anc. swick, id.
2. Blameableness.
I had nae swick o't, I had no blameableness in it, S. B.
A. S. swica, swic, offensa.
3. A deceiver, Fife.
A. S. swice, deceptor.
~Swicky~, adj.
1. Deceitful, Ang.
2. Sportively, tricky, Ang.
V. ~Swik~.
To SWIDDER, v. n. To hesitate, pron. swither, S.
Ross.
A. S. swaether, which of the two; Su. G. swaefw-a, fluctuare.
To ~Swidder~, v. a. To cause to be irresolute.
V. v. n.
Douglas.
~Swidder~, ~Swiddering~, ~Swither~, s. Doubt, hesitation, S.
Ross.
SWIFF, s. Rotatory motion, or the humming sound produced by it, Loth.
Isl. swef-ast, Su. G. swaefw-a, circumagere.
To SWIG, v. n. To turn suddenly, S. A.
~Swig~, s. The act of turning suddenly, S. A.
Isl. sweig-a, to bend.
Gl. Complaynt.
To SWIK, v. a. To assuage pain or grief, by fixing the attention upon some interesting object.
Douglas.
A. S. swic-an, fallere.
SWYK, s. Fraud, deceit.
V. ~Swick~.
To SWYKE, v. a. To cause to stumble.
Sir Gawan and Sir Gal.
A. S. swic-an, facere ut offendat.
SWIKFUL, adj. Deceitful.
Wyntown.
~Swikfully~, adv. Deceitfully.
Wyntown.
SWILK, adj. Such.
Barbour.
A. S. swilk, talis; Moes. G. swaleik, id. from swa, so, and leik, like.
To SWILL, v. a. to swaddle; S. sweal.
V. ~Swayl~.
Montgomerie.
SWINE-FISH, s. The wolf-fish, Orkn.
Barry.
SWINE'S ARNUTS, s. Tall oat grass, with tuberous roots, S.
SWINE'S MOSSCORTS, s. Clown's allheal, S.
Sw. swinknyl, from swin, swine, and knyl, a lump.
SWING, s. A stroke.
A. S. id.
Barbour.
SWYNGYT. L. fwyngyt, foined, pushed.
O. Fr. foine, a sword.
Barbour.
To SWINGLE lint, to separate flax from the core, by beating it, S.
A. Scott.
Teut. swinghel-en het vlas, id.; A. S. swing-an, flagellare.
~Swingle-wand~, s. The instrument with which flax is swingled, S. B.
SWINGLE-TREE, s.
1. One of the moveable pieces of wood put before a plough or harrow, to which the traces are fastened, S.
2. Used improperly for the poles of a coach.
Journ. Lond.
Teut. swinghel-en, to move backwards and forwards.
To SWINK, SWYNK, v. n. To labour.
A. S. swinc-an, laborare.
Henrysone.
~Swink~, s. Labour.
Sir Tristrem.
SWIPPER, adj.
1. Nimble; S. B. swippert.
Douglas.
2. Sudden, S. B.
Ross.
3. Hasty, tart, S. B.
A. S. swip-an, Isl. swip-a, cito agere; Isl. swipr, subita apparentia.
~Swipperlie~, ~Swippertly~, adv. Swiftly.
Douglas.
SWYRE, s. The neck, &c.
V. ~Sware~.
To SWIRK, v. n. To spring with velocity.
Allied perh. to E. jerk, or Belg. schrikk-en, to start.
Dunbar.
To SWIRL, v. n.
1. To whirl like a vortex, S.
2. Used improperly to denote the motion of a ship in sailing.
P. Buch. Dial.
Su. G. swarfw-a, Isl. swirr-a, to be hurried round.
~Swirl~, s. The whirling motion of a fluid body, S.
Douglas.
SWIRL, s. A twist or contortion in the grain of wood, S.
~Swirlie~, adj.
1. Full of twists, contorted; applied to wood.
Burns.
2. Entangled; applied to grass that lies in various positions, S.
SWITH, SWYTH, SWYITH, adv.
1. Quickly; als swyth, as soon.
Douglas.
2. Equivalent to "be gone," "avast," S.
Shirrefs.
Isl. swey, apage; Su. G. swig-a, loco cedere.
~Swithnes~, s. Swiftness.
Bellenden.
To SWOICH, SWOUCH, v. n. To emit a hollow whistling sound.
V. ~Souch~, v.
SWONCHAND, part. pr. Vibrating.
Germ. swenck-en, motitare.
Houlate.
SWOON, s. Corn is in the swoon, when, although the strength of the seed is exhausted, the plant has not fairly struck root, S. B. In this state, the blade appears sickly and faded.
A. S. swinn-an, to decay.
SWORDICK, s. Spotted blenny; so denominated from its form, Orkn.
Barry.
SWORDSLIPERS, s. pl. Swordcutlers.
Knox.
Teut. slyp-en, acuere, exterere aciem ferri; Su. G. slip-a, id.
SWORL, s. A whirling motion.
V. ~Swirl~.
Douglas.
SWOURN. L. smoryt, smothered.
Wall.
T
To TA, v. a. To take.
Barbour.
TA, adj. One after the.
Barbour.
TA ~and~ FRA, To and fro.
Barbour.
TAANLE, s.
V. ~Tawnle~.
To TAAVE, v. a.
1. To make tough, by working with the hands, Moray. Banffs.
Dan. tave, a filament, taved, stringy; or a variety of ~Taw~, v. 2.
2. To touse.
Gl. Surv. Mor.
3. To entangle.
Ibid.
~Taavin~, ~Tawin~, s. Wrestling, tumbling.
Teut. touw-en, agitare.
Journ. Lond.
TAAVE, TYAAVE, s. Difficulty, Banffs.
V. ~Tawan~.
TAAVE-TAES, s. pl. Pitfir split into fibres for making ropes, Moray.
V. ~Taave~, v.
TABETS, TEBBITS, s. Bodily sensation, S. B.
C. B. tyb-io, tyb-ygio, to feel.
~Tabetless~, ~Tapetless~, ~Tebbitless~, adj.
1. Benumbed, S. B.
2. Heedless, S. O.
Burns.
TABRACH, s. Animal food nearly in a state of carion, Fife.
Dan. tab-e, to lose; or corr. from ~Cabrach~, q. v.
To TACH, TATCH, v. a. To arrest.
Wallace.
Fr. attach-er, id.; Isl. tak-a, tak-ia, to take.
TACHT, adj. Tight, S. B.
Sw. tact, id.
TACK, TAK, s. Act of seizure.
Acts Ja. IV.
TACK, s. A slight hold, S.; E. tack, v.
TACK, s. Act of catching fishes, S.
Isl. tek-ia, captura.
Monroe.
TACK, TAKKE, TACKE, s.
1. A lease, S.
Acts Ja. II.
2. Possession for a time, S.
~Tacksman~, s.
1. One who holds a lease, S.
Erskine.
2. In the Highlands, a tenant of the higher class.
Stat. Acc.
TACKET, s. A nail for the shoe, S.; E. tack, id.
Morison.
TACKIT. Tongue-tackit, adj. Having the tip of the tongue fastened by a small film, S.
2. Tongue-tied, S.
TAE, s.
1. The toe, S. A. Bor.
2. Prong of a fork, &c. S.
TAFFIL, TAIFLE, s. A table, S. B.
Germ. tafel, tabula cujuscunque generis.
Spalding.
TAFT, TAFTAN, s. A messuage, S. B.
Su. G. tofft, Isl. topt-r, area domus.
TAG, s.
1. A latchet, S.
2. Any thing used for tying, S.
Balfour.
3. A long and thin slice, S.
4. In pl. Trumpery.
Chron. S. P.
TAGGIT, part. pa. Confined.
Priests Peb.
TAGGLIT, adj. Harassed; encumbered, S. B.
V. ~Taigle~.
TAY, TAE, s. A toe, S.
Douglas.
A. S. ta, id.
TAID, s. A toad, S.
A. S. tade.
TAIDREL, s. A puny creature.
Polwart.
A. S. tedre, imbecillis.
TAIGIE, TEAGIE, TYGIE, s. A cow with some white hairs in her tail, Fife; also taigit.
A. Douglas.
To TAIGLE, v. a. To detain, S.
Sw. taaglig, slow of motion; Isl. toegl-a, taediose instare alicui rei.
TAIL, TALE, s. Account.
Wyntown.
Su. G. tael-ia, A. S. tel-an, to reckon.
TAIL-ILL, s. An inflammation of the tail of cattle, Loth.
TAIL-RACE, s.
V. ~Race~.
To TAILE, v. a. To flatter one's self.
V. ~Teal~.
Barbour.
TAILE, s. A tax; Fr. taille.
Barbour.
TAILE, TAILYE, TAILYIE, TAILLIE, TAYLYHE, s.
1. A covenant.
Barbour.
2. An entail, S.
Barbour.
O. Fr. taillier, id. Du Cange.
To ~Tailye~, ~Tailie~, v. a.
1. To bind by a bond or indenture.
Wyntown.
2. To entail, S.
Bellenden.
L. B. talli-are.
TAILYIE, TELYIE, s. A piece of meat, S.
Douglas.
Fr. tailler, Su. G. taelia, to cut.
To TAILYEVÉ, v. n. To reel, shake.
Douglas.
TAINCHELL, s. Tainchess, pl. A mode of catching deer.
V. ~Tinchell~.
Monroe.
To TAYNT, v. a.
1. To convict.
Wynt.
2. Legally to prove.
Acts Ja. I.
O. Fr. attaind-re.
~Taint~, s. Proof.
Acts Ja. I.
O. Fr. attaint, L. B. attaynt-um.
To TAIR, v. n. To bray.
Compl. S.
Teut. tier-en, vociferare.
To TAIS, v. a. To poise.
Douglas.
O. Fr. tes-er, to bend a bow.
TAIS, TAS, TASSE, s. A cup, S. Alem.
Fr. tasse, id.
Douglas.
~Tassie~, s. A cup, S. O.
Burns.
TAISSLE, TEASLE, s.
1. The fatigue and derangement of dress, produced by walking against a boisterous wind, S.
Ross.
2. A severe brush, S.
A. S. taes-an, to tease, whence taesl, fuller's thistle, used in raising a nap.
To TAIST, v. n. To grope.
Barbour.
Belg. tast-en, Su. G. tast-a, id.
TAISTE, s. The black guillemot.
V. ~Tyste~.
TAIT, TYTE, adj. Gay.
Douglas.
Isl. teit-r, hilaris, exultans.
TAIT, s. A small portion.
V. ~Tate~.
To TAIVER, v. n.
1. To wander.
V. ~Dauren~.
2. To rave as mad, S.
Teut. toover-en, incantare.
~Taiversum~, adj. Tiresome, S.
~Taivert~, part. adj. Fatigued, S.
TAIVERS, s. pl. Tatters; as, boiled to taivers, Fife.
To TAK, v. a. To take, S.
To ~Tak~ upon, v. a. To conduct one's self.
To ~Tak~ in hand, v. a. To make prisoner.
Barbour.
To ~Tak~ on, v. a. To buy on credit, S.
To ~Tak~ on, v. n. To enlist, S.
Spalding.
To ~Tak~ on hand, v. n.
1. To affect state.
Wallace.
2. To undertake.
Barbour.
To ~Tak~ the fute, v. n. To begin to walk as a child, S.
To ~Tak~ the gate, v. n. To set off on a journey, S.
To ~Tak~ with, or wi', v. n. To catch fire, as fuel of any kind, S.
TAKYL, TACKLE, s. An arrow. C. B. tacel, id.
Douglas.
TAKIN, s. A token, S.
Douglas.
Moes. G. taikns, Isl. takn, id.
To ~Takin~, v. a. To mark.
Acts Ja. II.
Isl. teikn-a, Su. G. tekn-a, signare.
~Takennar~, s. A portent.
Douglas.
~Takynnyng~, s. Notice.
Barbour.
TALBRONE, TALBERONE, s. A kind of drum.
Acts Marie.
Fr. tabourin, a small drum.
TALE, s. Account.
V. ~Tail~.
TALENT, s. Desire, purpose.
Barbour.
O. Fr. talent, id.
TALE-PIET, s. A talebearer, S.
Perhaps from piet, the magpie, because of its chattering.
TALER, TALOR, s. State, condition, S. B., Fife.
O. Fr. taillier, disposition, état, pouvoir.
TALLOUN, s. Tallow, S.
Acts Ja. V.
To ~Tallon~, v. a. To cover with tallow or pitch, to caulk.
Douglas.
TALTIE, s. A wig, Angus.
TAMMEIST, L. rammeist.
V. ~Rammis~.
Montgomerie.
TAMMY-HARPER, s. The cancer araneus, Loth.
TAM-TARY. To hold ane in tamtary, to disquiet him, S. B.
Ruddiman.
Perh. originally a military term, q. to keep on the alert; from Fr. tantarare, a word formed to represent a certain sound of the trumpet.
TANE, TAYNE, adj. One, after the, S.
Douglas.
TANE, part. pa. Taken, S.
Douglas.
~Tane-awa~, s. A decayed child, S.
TANG, s. Large fuci, Orkn. Shetl.
Su. G. tang, Isl. thang, id.
~Tangie~, s. A sea-spirit, Orkn.
~Tangle~, s.
1. The same with tang.
2. A tall lank person, S. B.
Ross.
TANGLE, s. An icicle, S.
Isl. din-gull, id.
TANG-WHAUP, s. The whimbrel, Orkn.
TANGS, TAINGS, s. pl. Tongs, S.
A. S. tang, Belg. tanghe, forceps.
TANNER, s.
1. The part which goes into a mortice, S.
2. In pl. small roots of trees, Loth.
Isl. tannari, laths, chips.
TANNERIE, s. A tan-work.
Fr. id.
TANTERLICK, s. A severe stroke, Fife.
TANTONIE BELL, s. A small bell.
Fr. tinton-er, to resound.
Godly Sangs.
TANTRUMS, s. High airs, S. Cant E.
Fr. tantran, nick-nack.
TAP, s.
1. The top, S.
2. Head, S.
Gl. Shirrefs.
3. Crest of fowls, S.
4. The quantity of flax put upon the distaff at one time, S.
5. A playing top.
Colvil.
To TAPE, v. a. To use sparingly, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. tept-r, restrained; Su. G. taepp-a, to stop up.
TAPEIS, s. Tapestry.
Fr. tapis.
Maitland Poems.
TAPETLESS, adj. Heedless.
V. ~Tabets~.
TAPETTIS, s. pl. Tapestry.
Douglas.
Lat. tapetes.
TAPISHT, part. pa. In a lurking state.
Fr. tappiss-ant, lurking.
A. Hume.
TAPONE-STAFF, s. The stave in which the bung-hole is.
Acts C. II.
Q. tapping-staff.
TAPOUN, s. A long fibre at a root, S. B.
Belg. tappen, to draw out.
Baillie.
TAPPIE-TOUSIE, s. A play among children, S., exhibiting a memorial of the ancient feudal mode of receiving a person as a bondman, by taking hold of the hair of his forehead.
From tap, and tousie dishevelled.
TAPPILOORIE, s. Any thing raised high on a slight tottering foundation, S.
Teut. tap, extremitas rotunda et acuta, and loer-en, speculari.
TAPPIN, s. A crest, S. O.
Falls of Clyde.
Dimin. from tap, top.
TAPPIT HEN, s.
1. A crested hen, S.
2. A measure containing a quart, S. A.
Ritson.
TAPSALTEERIE, adv. Topsyturvy, S.
Burns.
TAPTHRAWN, adj. Perverse, S.
Q. having the tap, or top thrawn, or distorted.
To TAR, v. n.
Balnevis.
Perhaps allied to Isl. taera, donare; Su. G. nutrire.
TARANS, s. pl. Souls of unbaptized children.
Pennant.
Gael. taran, id.
To TARGAT, v. a. To border with tassels.
Su. G. targ-a, lacerare.
Knox.
~Targat~, s.
1. A tatter, S.
Ferguson.
2. A tassel.
Minstrelsy Border.
3. A long thin slice of dried fish, Ang.
Su. G. targ-a, to split by light strokes.
TARY, s. Delay.
Douglas.
~Tarysum~, adj. Lingering.
Douglas.
To TARY, v. a. To distress.
Wyntown.
Su. G. targ-a, lacerare.
~Tarye~, s. Vexation.
Maitland P.
TAR-LEATHER, s. A strong slip of a hide, salted and hung, used for uniting the staves of a flail, S. B. perh. from Isl. tarf-r, taurus, q. a bull's hide.
TARLIES, s. A lattice, S. tirless.
Fr. treillis.
Hist. Ja. Sext.
TARLOCH, s. Perhaps, a begging friar.
A. S. thearflic, poor.
Philotus.
TARLOCH, adj. Slow at meat, squeamish, Clydes.
V. ~Tarrow~.
TARRY-FINGERED, adj. Light-fingered, S.
From tarry, adj. belonging to tar.
To TARROW, v. n.
1. To delay.
Henrysone.
2. To haggle in a bargain.
Bann. P.
3. To feel reluctance.
Ross.
4. To complain, Clydes.
A. S. teor-ian, to fail, to tarry.
TARTAN, s. Cloth checkered with stripes of various colours, S.
Chr. S. P.
Fr. tiretaine, linsey-woolsey.
~Tartan~, adj. Of or belonging to tartan, S.
Ritson.
~Tartan-purry~, s. A pudding of red colewort mixed with oat-meal.
Forbes.
Tartan, q. parti-coloured colewort, and Teut. purreye, jus, sive cremor pisorum.
To TARTLE at ane, v. n.
1. To view as not recognising with certainty, Loth. Perths.
2. To boggle, Loth.
3. To hesitate as to a bargain.
Ramsay.
4. To scruple.
Cleland.
Perh. allied to Isl. tortallit, difficult to reckon.
TARTUFFISH, adj. Sulky, stubborn, Renfrews.
Fr. tortu, perverse; or tartuffe, a hypocrite; tartuffi-er, to assume a false appearance.
To TARVEAL, v. a.
1. To fatigue, S. B.
Ross.
2. To vex.
Gl. Sibb.
Fr. travaill-er, to vex, to trouble.
~Tarveal~, adj. Fretful, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
To TASH, v. a.
1. To soil, S.
Ritson.
Fr. tacher, id.
2. To injure by calumny, S.
3. To upbraid, S. B.
~Tash~, s.
1. A stain, S. Fr. tache.
2. An affront, S.
Wodrow.
TASK, s. Angel or spirit of any person, Ross-shire. Gael. taisc, ghosts.
Stat. Acc.
TASKER, s. A labourer who receives his wages in kind, for a certain task, E. Loth.
Stat. Acc.
TASS, TASSIE, s. A cup, S.
V. ~Tais~.
~Tasses~, s. pl.
V. ~Tishe~.
Sir Gawan.
TASTER, s. A sea-fowl.
Sibbald.
TATE, TAIT, TEAT, TATTE, s.
1. A small portion of any thing not liquid, S.
Ramsay.
2. Lock, applied to hair.
Douglas.
3. Division, applied to a precept.
Skene.
Isl. taeta, lanugo; minimum quid; Sw. tott, totte, handful of lint or wool.
TATH, TAITH, TAITHING, s.
1. Cow's dung, S.
Isl. tada, dung, manure.
2. The luxuriant grass arising from the application of manure, S.
To ~Tath~, v. n. To dung, S.
To ~Tath~, v. a. To make a field produce grass in rank tufts by the application of any manure, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Tathing~, s. A raising of rank grass by manure, S.
Stat. Acc.
TATHIS, s. pl. Fragments.
Sir Gawan.
Isl. taet-a, lacerare; tet-ur, tatters, shreds.
TATTER-WALLOPS, s. pl. Fluttering rags, S.
TATTY, TATTIT, TAWTED, adj. Matted.
Isl. taatt-a, to tease wool.
Doug.
TAVART, s. A short coat without sleeves.
V. ~Talbart~.
TAUCHEY, adj. Greasy, S.
V. ~Taulch~.
TAUCHT, pret. v. Gave, committed.
Barbour.
S. Betaucht, abbreviated, q. v.
TAUDY, TOWDY, s.
1. A child, Aberd.
Isl. tata, a baby, or puppet.
2. Podex, Perths.
Gl. Everg.
~Taudy-fee~, s. Fine paid for having a child in bastardy.
Forbes.
TAULCH, TAUGH, s. Tallow, S. tauch.
Acts Ja. I.
Belg. talgh, Su. G. Germ. talg, id.
TAUPIE, TAWPIE, s. A foolish woman; generally as implying the idea of inaction and slovenliness, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. tapig, simple, foolish; Dan. taabe, a fool.
To TAW, v. n. To lay hold of, to tumble about.
Gl. Sibb.
Su. G. tae-ja, Isl. tae-a, carpere lanam.
To TAW, v. a.
1. To make tough by kneading, Ang.
2. To work, like mortar, Ang.
Teut. touw-en, depsere.
TAW, s. The point of a whip, S.
V. ~Tawis~.
TAWAN, s. Reluctance, hesitation, Ang.
Isl. tauf, toef, mora; tef-ia, morari, impedire.
TAWBERN, TAWBURN, s. The tabour or tabret.
V. ~Talbrone~.
Doug.
TAWIE, adj. Tame, tractable, S. O.
Burns.
Su. G. tog-a, trahere, ducere; q. allowing itself to be led.
TAWIS, TAWES, TAWS,
1. A whip, a lash.
Douglas.
Isl. taug, tag, vimen, lorum.
2. The ferula used by a schoolmaster, S. tawse.
Montgomerie.
3. An instrument of correction of whatever kind, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Taz~, v. a. To whip, to scourge, to belabour, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
TAWM, s. A fit of ill-humour, so as to render one unmanageable, S.
Gael. taom, a fit of sickness, madness, or passion.
TAWNLE, TAANLE, s. A large fire, kindled at night about Midsummer, especially at the time of Beltein, S. O.
Statist. Acc.
C. B. tanial, to set on fire, tannli, a fire glow, tanlhuyth, a burning flame.
TAWPY, s. A foolish woman.
V. ~Taupie~.
TAWSY, s. A cup or bowl.
V. ~Tais~.
Evergreen.
TEAGIE, s. A designation for a cow.
V. ~Taigie~.
To TEAL, TILL, v. a. To wheedle, to inveigle by flattery, Ang.
Chr. S. P.
Su. G. tael-ja, Isl. tael-a, pellicere, decipere.
~Tealer~, ~Tealer~ on, s. One who entices, Ang.
TEASICK, s. A consumption; E. phthysick, id.
Montgomerie.
TEAZLE, s. A severe brush.
V. ~Taissle~.
TEBBITS, s. pl. Sensation.
V. ~Tabbets~.
TEDD, adj. Ravelled, entangled, S. B.
Su. G. tudd-a, intricare.
TEE, s.
1. A mark set up in playing at coits, &c. S. B.
Isl. ti-a, demonstrare, Teut. tijgh-en, indicare.
2. The nodule of earth, from which a ball is struck off at the hole in the play of golf. S.
Ramsay.
To ~Tee~, v. a. To tee a ball, to raise it a little on a nodule of earth, giving it the proper direction, S.
Ramsay.
TEE, adv. Too, also. Aberd.
To TEEN, v. a. To provoke.
V. ~Teyne~.
TEENGE, s. A colic in horses, S. perh. from E. twinge.
TEES, s. pl. Perh. cords.
Sir Egeir.
TEES, s. pl. Apparently for taes, toes.
Leg. St Androis.
TEESIE, s. A gust of passion, Fife.
Teut. tees-en, vellicare.
To TEET, v. n. To peer.
V. ~Tete~.
~Teet-bo~, s.
V. under ~Tete~.
To TEETH, v. a. To indent a wall with lime on the outside, S.
Stat. Acc.
TEETHY, adj. Crabbed, ill-natured, S.
Q. to shew the teeth.
TEEWHOAP, s. The lapwing, Orkn.
TEHEE, s.
1. A loud laugh, S.
Ross.
2. interj. Expressive of loud mirth.
Watson.
TEICHER, s. A dot, a small spot, S. ticker.
Teut. tick, a point, or Belg. tikk-en, to touch lightly.
To TEIL, v. a. To cultivate the soil, S.
Chart. Ja. V.
A. S. til-ian, to labour, to cultivate.
To TEYM, TEME, v. a. To empty, teem, S. B.
V. ~Tume~.
Wallace.
Isl. taem-a, evacuare.
TEINDIS, TENDIS, s. pl. Tithes, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Moes. G. taihund, the tenth part, Belg. teind.
To ~Teind~, ~Teynd~, v. a. To tithe, S.
Godly Sangs.
Sw. tiend-a, Belg. teind-en, decimare.
TEYND, s. Uncertain.
Gawan and Gol.
To TEIND, TYNDE, TINE, v. n. To kindle, S.
A. S. tend-an, tynan, Su. G. taend-a, accendere.
~Teind~, ~Tynd~, ~Tine~, s.
1. A spark of fire, S. B.
2. A spark at the side of the wick of a candle, S. B.
To TEYNE, TENE, TEEN, v. a. To vex, to irritate.
Charteris.
A. S. teon-an, Belg. ten-en, irritare.
~Teyne~, ~Tene~, adj. Mad with rage.
Wallace.
~Teyne, Tene~, s.
1. Anger, rage, S.
Barbour.
2. Sorrow, vexation, S.
Wallace.
A. S. teon, injuria, irritatio.
~Teynfull~, adj. Wrathful.
Lyndsay.
TEIR, s. Fatigue.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. teor-ian, tir-ian, to tire.
~Teirfull~, adj. Fatiguing.
Gawan and Gol.
TEIS, s. pl. Ropes, by which the yards of a ship hang; q. ties.
Douglas.
To TELE, v. a. To cultivate.
V. ~Teil~.
Maitland P.
TELYIE, s. A piece of meat.
V. ~Tailyie~.
TELLYEVIE, s. A violent or perverse humour.
Semple.
Fr. talu-er, to take an oblique direction; or O. Fr. taillier, disposition, and vif, lively, spurting.
To TEME, v. a. To empty.
V. ~Teym~.
TEMED, pret. Enticed.
Sir Tristrem.
Isl. tem-ia, assuefacere.
TEMPER-PIN, s. The wooden pin used for tempering, or regulating the motion of a spinning wheel, S.
Ritson.
TENCHIS, s. pl. Taunts, reproaches.
Douglas.
O. Fr. tence, tance, tenche, querelle, dispute.
TEND, adj. The tenth.
V. ~Teinds~.
Wyntown.
To TEND, v. n. To intend.
Acts Ja. V.
Fr. tend-re, id.
* TENDER, adj. Sickly, S.
Baillie.
Fr. tendre, puling, delicate.
TENE, s. Anger.
V. ~Teyne~, s.
To TENE, v. a.
V. ~Teyne~, v.
TENEMENT, s. A house; often denoting a building which includes several separate dwellings, S.
L. B. tenementum.
Ruddiman.
To TENT, v. a. To stretch out.
Douglas.
Fr. tend-re, id.
TENT, s. Care, attention.
1. To tak tent, to be attentive, S.
Barbour.
2. To tak tent to, to exercise concern about, S.
Lyndsay.
3. To tak tent of, to be on one's guard against, S.
Herd.
To ~Tent~, v. n. To attend, generally with the prep. to, S.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. attend-re, or Lat. attend-ere.
To ~Tent~, v. a.
1. To observe, to remark, S.
Burns.
2. To put a value on, S.
Ramsay.
~Tentie~, adj.
1. Watchful, attentive, S.
Fr. attentif.
Maitland Poems.
2. Intent, keen, Galloway.
Davidson.
~Tentily~, adv. Carefully, S.
Ross.
~Tentless~, adj. Inattentive, S.
Burns.
TER, s. Tar.
Barbour.
Teut. terre, Su. G. tiaera, id.
TERCE, s. A liferent competent by law to widows who have not accepted of a special provision, of the third of the heritable subjects in which their husbands died infeft.
Erskine.
Lat. tertia, Fr. tiers.
~Tercer~, s. A widow who enjoys a terce, S.
Balfour.
TERE, s. Perhaps, expense.
Teut. teer, sumptus.
Douglas.
TERE, adj. Tender, delicate.
Pal. Hon.
Teut. tere, tener, delicatus.
TERLYST, TIRLLYST, part. pa. Grated.
O. Fr. trellicié, id.
Wallace.
TERNE, TERNED, adj. Fierce, choleric.
Dunbar.
Belg. toornig, wrathful, toorn, anger.
TERNYTE, s. Corr. of Trinity.
Wynt.
TERSE, s. A debate, a dispute, S. B.
To ~Terse~, v. n. To debate, to contend, S. B.
Teut. trots-en, irritare, instigare.
TERSEL, s. Table companion.
Montgomerie.
Teut. teer-ghe-selle, id., from teer, sumptus, and selle, ghe-selle, socius.
TESTOON, TESTONE, s. A Scottish silver coin, varying in value.
Cardonnel.
O. Fr. teston, capitatus nummus.
To TETE, TEET, v. n.
1. To peep out, to look in a sly or prying way, S. teet.
Ruddiman.
2. v. a. To cause to peep out.
Douglas.
Su. G. titt-a, inspicere, per transennam veluti videre.
~Teet-bo~, s.
1. Bo-peep, S.
Ferguson.
2. Used metaph. to denote inconstancy, or infidelity.
Morison.
TETH, s. Temper, disposition.
Ill-teth'd, ill-humoured, Fife.
A. S. tyht, instructio, teting, disciplina.
TETHERFACED, adj. Having an ill-natured aspect, S.
Isl. teit-a, rostrum beluinum.
TEUCH, TEUGH, TEWCH, adj.
1. Tough, S.
Douglas.
A. S. toh, id., from Moes. G. tioh-an, to draw.
2. Tedious, lengthened out, S.
3. Dry as to manner, stiff in conversation, S.
Bannatyne Poems.
4. Pertinacious, S.
A. Douglas.
5. To make any thing teuch, to do it reluctantly.
Gawan and Gol.
TEUCH, s. A draught of any kind of liquor, S.
Su. G. tog, haustus, potantium ductus; from tog-a, trahere; Teut. teughe, haustus.
TEUG, TUG, s. A rope, a halter, Loth.
Su. G. tog, Isl. tog, taug, id.
TEUKIN, adj. Quarrelsome, including the idea of fraud, S. B.
Teut. tuck, fraus; Isl. tulk-a, pellicere.
To TEW, v. a. To make tough, S. O.
V. ~Taave~ and ~Taw~, v. 1.
To ~Tew~, v. n. Grain is said to tew, when it becomes damp, and acquires a bad taste, S. B.
Su. G. taef, odor, taefk-a, gustare.
~Tew~, s. A bad taste, S. B.
THA, THAY, THEY, pron. These, S.
A. S. thaege, id.
Wyntown.
THACK, s. Thatch.
V. ~Thak~.
~Thacker~, s. A thatcher, S.
Ramsay.
~Thack-stone~, s. Stone fit for covering houses.
Acts Ja. VI.
THAFTS, s. pl. The benches of a boat, on which the rowers sit, S.
Isl. thopte, trabs seu sedile in nave.
THAI, THAY, pron. Pl. of he or she.
Gawan and Gol.
THAINS, s. pl. Perhaps, gossamer.
A. S. than, madidus, humidus.
A. Hume.
THAIR, used in composition, like E. there.
Originally the genit., dat. and abl. of the A. S. article, thaere; Isl. dat. and abl. theirre.
~Thairanent~, adv. Concerning that.
Acts Sed.
~Thairattour~, adv. Concerning.
Priests Peblis.
~Thairbefor~, ~Tharbefor~, adv. Before that time.
Barbour.
~Thairben~, ~There-ben~, adv. In an inner apartment of a house; sometimes the-ben. S.
Acts Sed.
~Thair-but~, adv. In an outer apartment; also, the-but, S.
Many.
Teut. daer-binnen, intro, intus. Belg. daar-buyten, without that place.
~Thairby~, ~Thare-by~, adv.
1. Thereabout, as to place.
Barbour.
2. Thereabout, regarding time, S.
Wynt.
3. Denoting number or quality, S.
Belg. daerbey, ad hoc, penes, prope.
~Thair-doun~, ~Ther doun~, adv. Downwards, S.
Dunbar.
~Thair-east~, adv. In the east, towards the east, S.
Baillie.
~Thairfurth~, adv. In the open air, S.
Bellenden.
~Thairintill~, ad. Therein.
Acts Sed.
~Thairour~, ~Thar our~, adv. On the other side, in relation to a river,
Wallace.
~Thairowt~, ~Tharout~, adv. Without; denoting exclusion from a place, S.
Wall.
To lie thairout, to lie in the open air during night, S.
~Thairtill~, ~Thertyll~, adv. Thereto.
Douglas.
~Thair up~, adv. Out of bed.
G. Buchanan.
THAK, s.
1. Thatch, a covering of straw, rushes, &c., thack, S.
Douglas.
Thack and rape, the covering of a stack, S.
Burns.
In thack an' rape, in order.
Burns.
Out of aw thack and raip, applied to one who acts quite in a disorderly way, S.
2. The covering of a roof, whatever be the materials.
Acts Ja. V.
A. S. thac, thaec, Isl. thak, Lat. tectum.
To ~Thak~, ~Thack~, v. a. To thatch, S.
~Thakburd~, s. The thatch-board, the roof.
Barbour.
THAN, adv. Then, at that time, S.
Barbour.
Be than, by that time; Or than, before that time.
V. ~Be than~.
THANE, THAYNE, s.
1. A title of honour, used among the ancient Scots, which seems to have been at first equivalent to Lat. comes, as denoting presidency in a county, and sometimes in a province; as well as the command of the forces, and collection of the royal revenues raised in the district.
Wyntown.
2. An officer, not superior in rank to a knight, who has been viewed as serving under the superior Thane.
Stat. Alex. II.
A. S. thegen, thegn, primarily a servant. Cyninges thegen; Thanus regius; medmera thegen, mediocris vel inferior Thanus. Isl. thegn, dominus.
~Abthane~, s. A title of honour, the meaning of which is uncertain.
G. Buchanan.
~Thanedom~, ~Thanage~, ~Thanrie~, s. The extent of the jurisdiction of a Thane.
Wyntown.
~Abthanrie~, s. The jurisdiction of an Abthane.
Harl. MS.
THANE, s. Apparently, a fane.
Pal. Hon.
THANE, THAIN, adj. Not thoroughly roasted, rare, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
A. S. than, moist, humid.
To THARF, v. n. To need, to require.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. thearf-an, indigere, opus habere.
THE, THEY, s. Thigh.
Douglas.
A. S. theo, thegh, id.
~The-pess~, s. Thigh-piece, or armour for the thigh.
Wallace.
To THE, v. n. To thrive, to prosper.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. the-an, proficere, vigere.
THEDE, s.
1. A nation, a people.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. Su. G. thiod, thiud, populus.
2. A region, a province.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. theod, gens; provincia.
3. Species, kind.
Sir Tristrem.
THEETS, s. pl.
V. ~Thetis~.
THE-FURTH, adv. Out of doors, abroad, S.
Ross.
THEGITHER, adv. Corr. of together, S.
Ross.
A' thegither, altogether.
Macneill.
THEI, conj. Though.
Sir Tristrem.
To THEIK, THEK, v. a.
1. To give a roof, of whatever kind, S.
Wyntown.
2. To cover with straw, &c. to thatch, S.
A. S. thecc-an, Alem. thek-en, Isl. thaeck-a, id.
THEIVIL, THIVEL, s. A stick for stirring a pot; as, in making porridge, broth, &c. S. B. thivel, Ayrs. Fife, A. Bor. theil.
Ross.
A. S. thyfel, stirps, a stem or stalk.
THEME, THAME, s.
1. A serf, one attached to the soil.
Wyntown.
2. The right of holding servants in such a state of bondage, that their children and goods might be sold.
Skene.
A. S. team, offspring; or from Isl. thi-a, in servitutem reducere.
THEN, conj. Than, S.
THERE-BEN, adv.
V. ~Thairben~.
THETIS, THETES, s. pl.
1. The ropes or traces, by which horses draw in a carriage, plow or harrow, S.
Douglas.
2. To be quite out of thetes, to be quite disorderly in one's conduct, S.
Rudd.
Isl. thatt-r, a thread, cord, or small rope.
THEW, s. Custom, manner, quality.
A. S. theaw, mos, modus.
Wyntown.
~Thewit~, part. pa. Disciplined, regulated.
A. S. theaw, institutum.
Pal. Hon.
~Thewless~, ~Thowless~, ~Thieveless~, adj.
1. Unprofitable.
Douglas.
A. S. theow, a servant, or theow-ian, to serve, and the privative particle les, less.
2. Inactive, remiss, S.
Ramsay.
3. Not serving the purpose; as, a thieveless excuse, S.
4. Cold, forbidding, S.
Burns.
To look thieveless to one, to give one a cold reception, S. O.
5. Shy, reserved, Renfrews.
6. Applied to weather in an intermediate or uncertain, state, Renfrews.
7. Feeble.
J. Nicol.
8. Insipid, destitute of taste, S.
Ramsay.
THEWTILL, THEWITTEL, s. A large knife.
Wallace.
A. S. hwitel, id.; thwitan, cultello resecare.
THICK, adj. Intimate, familiar, S.
Burns.
THIEVELESS, adj.
V. ~Thewles~.
To THIG, THIGG, v. a.
1. To ask, to beg.
Wallace.
Alem. thig-en, Su. G. tigg-a, petere.
2. To go about, receiving supply, not in the way of common mendicants, but rather as giving others an opportunity of manifesting their liberality, S.
Rudd.
Isl. thygg-ia, gratis accipere, dono auferre.
3. To beg, to act the part of a common mendicant, S.
Henrysone.
4. To borrow; used improperly.
Ramsay.
~Thiggar~, s. A beggar, a common mendicant.
Su. G. teggare, id.
Acts Ja. I.
THIMBER, adj. Gross, heavy.
Ritson.
Isl. thungber, gravis, portatu molestus.
THINARE, s. A title of honour, apparently equivalent to Lady.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. the-on, vigere, pollere; theond, potens; theonden, dominus; theonest, potentissimus. Thinare, q. theonare, the comparative.
THINE, THYNE, adv. Thence.
A. S. thanon, inde, illinc.
Barbour.
THINE-FURTH, adv. Thenceforward.
Wyntown.
A. S. thanon furth, deinceps.
THING, s.
1. Affairs of state.
Barbour.
2. It seems to signify a meeting, or convention, concerning public affairs.
Wallace.
Isl. thing, Su. G. ting, a meeting of the citizens concerning public affairs.
To THINK SHAME, to feel abashed, to have a sense of shame, S.
Priests Peblis.
THIR, pron. pl. These, S.
Barbour.
Isl. theyr, illi; thaer, illae.
To THIRL, THYRL, v. a.
1. To perforate, to drill, S.
P. Buch. Dial.
2. To pierce, to penetrate.
Wyntown.
3. To pierce, to wound.
Bannatyne P.
A. S. thirl-ian, perforare.
To ~Thirl~, v. a. To thrill, to cause to vibrate, S.
Burns.
To ~Thirl~, ~Thirle~, v. n. To pass with a tingling sensation, S.
Ramsay.
To THIRL, v. a. To furl.
Complaynt S.
Teut. drill-en, trill-en, gyrare, conglomerare.
To THIRL, THIRLL, v. a.
1. To enslave, to thrall.
Bellenden.
A. S. Isl. thrael, a bond-servant.
2. To bind or subject to, S.
Bar. Courts.
3. To bind, by the terms of a lease, or otherwise, to grind at a certain mill, S.
Erskine.
~Thirl~, s. The term used to denote those lands, the tenants of which are bound to bring all their grain to a certain mill, S.
Erskine.
~Thirlage~, s.
1. Thraldom, in a general sense.
Douglas.
2. Servitude to a particular mill, S.
Erskine.
~Thirldome~, s. Thraldom.
Barbour.
THO, adv. At that time.
Douglas.
A. S. Isl. tha, Su. G. Dan. da, tum, tunc.
THO, pron. pl. These.
Pal. Hon.
Moes. G. tho, nom. and acc. pl. of the article.
THOCHT, THOUCHT, conj. Although.
V. ~Allthocht~.
Wallace.
THOCHTY, adj. Thoughtful.
Wyntown.
THOF, conj. Although, Loth.; Provincial E.
Ferguson.
THOILL, TOLL, s. Ancient privilege of a baron; denoting, either an immunity from payment of custom in buying, or the liberty of buying and selling on his own lands.
Reg. Maj.
To THOLE, THOILL, v. a.
1. To bear, to suffer, S.
Barbour.
A. S. thol-ian, Moes. G. thul-an, Isl. thol-a, id.
2. To bear with, not to oppose.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
3. To bear patiently, S.
Douglas.
4. To restrain one's self; as a v. n.
Wallace.
5. To tolerate, in relation to heresy.
Knox.
6. To exempt from military execution.
Barbour.
7. To permit, to allow, S.
Wallace.
8. To wait, to expect, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
9. To thole the law, to be subjected to a legal trial.
Acts Ja. I.
~Tholmude~, ~Thoilmude~, adj. Patient; tholemoody, S. B.
Douglas.
A. S. thole-mod, tholmoda, patiens animi.
THONE, pron. Yonder, Loth. yon, S.
Moes. G. thana, id.; O. Su. G. thoen, ille, iste.
THOR, s. Durance, confinement.
Sw. thor, carcer.
Gl. Sibb.
THORROWS. s. pl. Troubles.
Burel.
A. S. threow-ian, pati.
To THORTER, v. a. To oppose, to thwart, S.
Calderwood.
~Thortour~, s. Opposition, resistance, S.
Bellenden.
~Thorter-ill~, ~Thwarter-ill~, s. A kind of palsy to which sheep are subject, Tweedd.
Stat. Acc.
~Thortour~, ~Thuortour~, adj. Cross, transverse.
Wallace.
Su. G. twertoefwer, transverse; Dan. twertover, transversely.
To THOW, v. a. To address in the singular number, as a token of contempt.
Wallace.
THOUGHT, THOUGHTY, s.
1. A moment, as respecting time, S.
2. At a little distance, in respect of place, S. B.
Ross.
To THOUT, v. n. To sob, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
~Thout~, s. A sob. S. B.
Ross.
To THOW, v. n. To thaw, S.
To ~Thow~, v. a. To remove the rigour produced by cold, S.
Ramsay.
~Thow~, ~Thowe~, s. Thaw, S.
Burns.
~Smore thow~, A heavy snow, accompanied with a strong wind, which, as it were, threatens to smore, or smother one, Ang.
THOWEL, s. The nitch or hollow in which the oar of a boat acts, Loth.
A. S. thole, scamnus a quo pendet remus; E. thole.
THOWLESS, adj. Inactive.
V. ~Thewles~.
~Thowlesnes~, ~Thowlysnes~, s. Inactivity.
Wyntown.
THOWRROURIS, s. pl. Perh. skorrowris.
V. ~Scurrour~.
Wallace.
THRA, THRO, adj.
1. Eager, earnest.
Sir Tristrem.
2. Brave, courageous.
Wallace.
3. Obstinate, pertinacious.
Barbour.
4. Reluctant, averse.
Douglas.
Isl. thra, pertinacia; thraa-r, thra, pertinax.
~Thra~, s.
1. Eagerness.
Wallace.
2. Debate, contention.
Douglas.
Isl. thrai, rancor.
~Thra~, ~Thraw~, ~Thraly~, adv. Eagerly.
Houlate.
THRAFTLY, adv. In a chiding or surly manner.
Pitscottie.
A. S. thraf-ian, increpare; Isl. thref-a, sublitigare.
THRAIF, THRAVE, THREAVE, s.
1. Twenty-four sheaves of corn, including two shocks, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. A considerable number, S.
Dunbar.
Sw. trafwe saad, strues segetum viginti quatuor fascibus constans.
To THRAIP, v. n. Apparently, to thrive, to prosper.
Dunbar.
Isl. thrif-ast, Su. G. trifw-a, id.
To THRAM, v. n. To thrive, Aberd. Moray.
Gl. Shirr. Ross.
Isl. thro-a, incrementum capere; throan, throtte, incrementum.
THRANG, pret. and part. pa. Pressed.
V. ~Thring~.
To THRANG, v. a. To throng, S.
Sw. traang-a, to crowd; A. S. thring-en, to press.
To ~Thrang~, v. n. to crowd towards a place, S.
~Thrang~, adj.
1. Crowded, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
Isl. thraung-ur, Su. G. traang, arctus.
2. Intimate, familiar, S.
Morison.
3. Busily engaged, S.
Hutcheson.
~Thrang~, s.
1. A throng, a crowd, S.
2. Constant employment, S.
Ramsay.
3. State of hardship or oppression.
Wall.
4. Pressure of business, S.
A. S. thrang, turba; Isl. thraeng, angusta.
To THRAPPLE, v. a. To throttle or strangle, S.
V. ~Thropill~.
THRASH, s. A rush.
V. ~Thrush~.
To THRATCH, v. n. To gasp convulsively, as in the agonies of death, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
Isl. threyte, certo, laboro; thraute, labor.
~Thratch~, s. The oppressed and violent respiration of one in the last agonies, S. B.
Bp. Forbes.
THRAVE, s.
V. ~Thraif~.
To THRAW, v. a. To cast, to throw.
A. S. thraw-an, jacere.
Douglas.
To THRAW, v. a.
1. To wreathe, to twist, S.
Ferguson.
2. To wrench, to sprain, S.
Gl. Shirr.
3. To wrest, metaph. used.
Crosraguel.
4. To oppose, to resist.
Hist. Ja. Sext.
5. To thraw out, to extort.
R. Bruce.
A. S. thraw-ian, torquere.
~Thrawin~, part. adj.
1. Distorted, S.
2. Having the appearance of ill-humour; applied to the countenance, S.
Douglas.
3. Cross-grained, of a perverse temper, S.
Anderson.
4. Expressive of anger or ill humour, S.
Ramsay.
~Thrawynlye~, adv. In a manner expressive of ill humour.
Douglas.
~Thrawn-muggent~, adj. Having a perverse disposition, Ang.
V. ~Ill-muggent~.
THRAW, s. A pang, an agony, S.; throe, E.
Douglas.
A. S. threa, poena, inflictio; threow-an, agonizare.
THRAW, s. Anger, ill humour, S.
V. ~Thra~, s.
R. Galloway.
THRAW, s. A little while, a trice.
Doug.
A. S. thrah, Isl. thrauge, cursus temporis.
THRAW, s. Perh. favour.
Douglas.
Su. G. traa, Isl. thra, desiderium.
THRAW, adv.
V. ~Thra~.
THRAWART, THRAWARD, adj.
1. Froward, perverse.
Balnavis.
2. Backward, reluctant, S.
Baillie.
Isl. thrayrdi, pervicax contentio.
~Thrawart~, prep. Athwart, across.
Doug.
THRAW-CRUK, s. An instrument for twisting ropes of straw, hair, &c. S.
Bannatyne P.
THREFT, adj. Reluctant, perverse, Loth.
V. ~Thraftly~.
To THREPE, v. n. To aver with pertinacity, in reply to denial, S.
Douglas.
A. S. threap-ian, redarguere.
~Threpe~, ~Threap~, s. A pertinacious affirmation, S.
Ross.
THRESUM, adj. Three together.
V. ~Sum~.
THRESWALD, s. Threshold.
Doug.
A. S. threscwald, id.; thresc-an, ferire, and wald lignum.
THRETE, s.
1. A throng, a crowd.
Douglas.
2. In thretis, in pairs.
Douglas.
A. S. threat, caterva; on threate, in choro.
To ~Threte~, v. n. To crowd, to press.
A. S. threat-an, urgere.
Douglas.
THRETE. In threte, in haste, eagerly.
Douglas.
Isl. threyte, certo, laboro; thraa, thratt, assiduus.
THRETTENE, adj. Thirteen, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. threottyne, Isl. threttan, id.
~Thretteint~, adj. Thirteenth.
Crosraguel.
THRETTY, adj. Thirty, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. thrittig, Isl. thriatio, id.
THREW, pret. v. Struck.
Wallace.
Isl. thrug-a, premere, vim inferre.
THRY, adj.
1. Cross, perverse, S. B.
Ross.
2. Reluctant, S. B.
V. ~Thra~.
THRID, adj. Third, S.
Barbour.
A. S. thridda, Isl. thridie, id.
To ~Thrid~, v. a. To divide into three parts.
Acts Ja. II.
To THRYFT, v. n. To thrive.
Dunbar.
Isl. thrif-ast, Su.G. trifw-as, proficere.
~Thryft~, s. Prosperity.
Douglas.
Isl. thrif, nutritio.
To THRYLL, v. a. To enslave, to enthrall.
V. ~Thirl~, v.
Bellenden.
~Thryll~, ~Thril~, ~Threll~, s. A slave.
A. S. Isl. thrael, Su. G. id.
Barbour.
~Thrillage~, s. Bondage.
Wallace.
THRILWALL, s. The name of the wall, between Scotland and England, erected by Severus.
Fordun.
Lat. murus perforatus; because of the gaps made in it.
To THRIMLE, THRIMBLE, v. a. To press, to squeeze.
Douglas.
To ~Thrimle~, ~Thrimmel~, ~Thrumble~, v. n. To press into, or through, with difficulty and eagerness, S.
R. Bruce.
Teut. dromm-en, premere; or V. next word.
To THRIMLE, v. n. To wrestle, to fumble, S. B.
Muse's Thren.
Isl. eg thrume, certo, pugno.
THRYNFALD, adj. Threefold.
Doug.
A. S. thrynen, trinus.
To THRING, v. a. To press, to thrust.
K. Quair.
A. S. thring-an, Isl. threing-ia, urgere.
To ~Thring~, v. n. To press on, or forward.
Barbour.
THRISSILL, THRISLE, s. The thistle, S.
Lyndsay.
THRISSLY, adj. Testy, crabbed, S. B.
Germ. verdriesslich, fretful, uncivil, rude.
To THRIST, v. a.
1. To thrust.
Doug.
2. To oppress, to vex.
Douglas.
Isl. thrijst-a, thriost-a, trudere, premere.
~Thrist~, s. Difficulty, pressure.
Douglas.
To THRIST, v. n. To spin; often, to thrist a thread, S. B.
A. S. thraest-an, to wreathe, to twist.
To THRIST, v. a. To trust, to give on credit.
Bur. Lawes.
THROCH, THROUCHE, THRUCH, (gutt.) s.
1. A sheet of paper.
Pitscottie.
2. A small literary work; as we now say, a sheet.
L. Scotland.
THROLL, s. A hole, a gap.
Douglas.
A. S. thyrel, foramen.
THROPILL, s.
1. The windpipe, S. thrapple.
Barbour.
2. Used improperly for the throat, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
A. S. throt-boll, id. q. the throat-bowl.
THROUCH, s. Faith, credit.
Barbour.
Su. G. trogen, trygg, faithful.
THROUCH, (gutt.) prep. Through, S.
Douglas.
To ~Throuch~, ~Through~, (gutt.) v. a. To carry through.
Baillie.
To ~Through~, v. n. To go on, literally; To mak to through, to make good, S.
Burns.
~Through~, adj. Thorough.
Mellvill's MS.
~Throuch~, ~Thruch~, adj. Active, expeditious; as, a throuch wife, an active woman, S. B. from the prep.
Isl. thrug-a, however, signifies, vim inferre.
~Through other~, ~Throw ither~, adv. Confusedly, promiscuously; S. throuther.
Pitscottie.
~Throwgang~, s. A thoroughfare, S.
Doug.
Belg. doorgang, a passage.
~Throwgang~, adj. Affording a thoroughfare, S.
~Throughpit~, s. Activity. _Throughpit of wark.
Through_ and put.
To THROW, v. a. To twist.
V. ~Thraw~.
THRUCH-STANE, s. A flat gravestone, Loth. Ayrs.
Satchels.
A. S. thruh, thurruc, sarcophagus, a grave, a coffin, Isl. thro, id. Alem. steininer druho.
THRUNLAND, part. pr. Rolling, tumbling about.
Peblis Play.
A. S. tryndled, orbiculatus.
To THRUS, THRUSCH, v. n.
1. To fall, or come down, with a rushing or crashing noise.
Wallace.
2. To cleave with a crashing noise.
Isl. thrusk-a, strepere.
Wallace.
THRUSH, THRUSH-BUSH, s. The rush; Loth. thrash.
Cleland.
THUD, s.
1. The forcible impression made by a tempestuous wind; as including the idea of the loud, but intermitting, noise caused by it, S.
Burel.
2. Impetus, resembling that of a tempestuous wind.
Douglas.
3. Any loud noise, as that of thunder, cannons, &c.
Polwart.
4. A stroke, causing a blunt and hollow sound.
Douglas.
5. A violent assault of temptation.
Rollocke.
A. S. thoden, turbo, noise, din; Isl. thyt-r, fremitus venti proruentis.
To ~Thud~, v. n.
1. To rush with a hollow sound.
Montgomerie.
2. To move with velocity, S.
Rudd.
To ~Thud~, v. a.
1. To beat, to strike, S.
Ruddiman.
2. To drive with impetuosity, S.
Ramsay.
To THUMB, v. a. To wipe any thing by applying the thumbs to it, S.
Ross.
THUMBIKINS, s. pl. An instrument of torture, applied as a screw to the thumbs, S.
Stat. Acc.
THUMBLICKING, s. An ancient mode of confirming a bargain, S.
Ersk.
THUNNERIN, adj. A thunnerin drouth, a strong drought, S. B., apparently expressing that which is viewed as the effect of fire in the air, or lightning.
THOURT, THOURTOUR.
V. ~Thortour~.
THURCH, uncertain.
Barbour.
THURST, s. Could.
Barbour.
Su. G. troesta, valere, posse.
THUS-GATE, adv. In this manner.
Wyntown.
THWAYNG, s. A thong, S. whang.
Wyntown.
A. S. thwang, Isl. thweing, id.
THWARTER-ILL.
V. ~Thorter-ill~.
TYAL, s. Any thing used for tying a latchet. S. B.
Isl. tigill, ligula.
TYBER, s. Perh. warrior.
Sir Gawan.
Isl. tifar, viri alacres.
TIBRIC, TIBRICK, s. The young of the coal-fish, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
TICHT, pret. Tied.
V. ~Tight~.
To TICK, v. n. To click, as a watch, S.
Belg. tikk-en, id.
TICK, TICKER, s.
1. A dot of any kind, S.
Teut. tick, punctus.
2. A very small spot on the skin, S. B.
V. ~Teicher~.
TICKET, s. A pat, a slight stroke, S.
Belg. tik, a pat, tikk-en, to pat.
TID, s.
1. Proper time, season, S.
2. Humour, S. as, I'm just in the tid.
Ferguson.
A. S. Su. G. tid, time, season.
To ~Tid~, v. a. To choose the proper season, S.
TID, TYD, v. impers. Happened.
Doug.
A. S. tid-an, Su. G. tid-a, contingere.
TYDY, TYDIE, adj.
1. Neat, S.
2. Plump, fat, S.
Douglas.
3. Lucky, favourable.
Ramsay.
Su. G. tidig, decorus; Teut. tydigh, in season, ripe.
TIFT, s. Condition, plight, S.
Wodrow.
Isl. tif-a, tyf-a, manus celeriter movere.
To ~Tift~, v. a. To put in order, S. B.
Morison.
TIFT, s. Used as expressive of tediousness, S.
Isl. tef-ia, Su. G. toefw-a, to delay.
TIFT, s.
1. The act of quarrelling, Loth. tiff, E.
2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, Loth.
3. The action of the wind.
Ritson.
Isl. tyft-a, to chastise.
To TIFT, v. a. To quaff.
Hamilton.
E. tiff, drink, or a draught.
To TIG, v. n.
1. To touch lightly, to dally, S.
Evergreen.
2. To trifle with, to treat in a scornful and contemptuous manner.
Rutherford.
Isl. teg-ia, teig-ia, lactare, allicere.
~Tig-tow~, s. To play at tig-tow, to pat backwards and forwards, to dally, S.
Tig, and Su. G. toefw-a, morari.
TIG, TEYG, s. A pet, a fit of sullen humour.
Ferguson.
Gael. taoig, a fit of passion; Su. G. tig-a, to be silent.
~Tiggy~, adj. Petty, prone to pettishness, S.
To TIG-TAG, v. n. To trifle, to be busy while doing nothing of importance.
E. ticktack, a game at tables.
Baillie.
TIGHT, TICHT, part. pa. and pret.
1. Tied.
Sir Gawan.
2. Prepared, girt for action.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. tyg-an, to bind, Isl. ty-ia, instruo.
TYISDAY, s. Tuesday.
V. ~Tysday~.
TIKE, TYKE, TYK, s.
1. A dog, a cur; properly one of a larger and common breed, S.
Dunbar.
Su. G. tik, Isl. tyk, a little bitch.
2. A selfish snarling fellow, S.
Gl. Surv. Moray.
~Tike-tyrit~, adj. Dog-weary, tired like a dog after coursing or running, S.
Minstr. Bord.
~Tyked~, adj. Having the disposition of a degenerate dog, currish.
Watson.
TYKE ~and~ TRYKE, adv. Higgledy-piggledy, in an intermingled state, S. B.
Su. G. tiock, densus; and tryck-a, angustare.
TIL, TILL, prep.
1. To, S.
Barbour.
Moes. G. A. S. Isl. til, Su. G. till, id.
2. With, in addition to.
Wyntown.
3. From, improperly.
Wyntown.
TIL, TILL, as a mark of the infinitive, instead of to.
Douglas.
To TYLD, v. a. To cover, S. B.
Pal. Hon.
Isl. tialld-a, tentorium figere, aulaeum extendere.
~Tyld~, s. Covert.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. tyld, Isl. tiald, a tent, an awning.
TYLD, s. Tile.
Bellenden.
TILL, adv. While, during the time that.
Barbour.
To TILL, v. a. To entice.
V. ~Teal~.
TILL, s. A cold unproductive clay, S.
Stat. Acc.
TILLIESOUL, s. A place, to which a gentleman sends the servants and horses of his guests, when he does not choose to entertain the former at his own expense, Loth.
Fr. tillet, a ticket, and sould, soldiers' pay.
TILLING, s. Perh. for titling the titlerk.
Statist. Acc.
TILLIT, pret. v. Coaxed.
Wallace.
Isl. tael-ia, pellicere.
TILT, s. L. tint, proof, as in first edition.
V. ~Taint~, s.
Ross.
TYMBER, TYMMER, TYMBRELL, TYMBRILL, s. Crest of a helmet.
Fr. timbre, id.
Douglas.
~Tymbrit~, part. pa. Crested.
Douglas.
TIMEABOUT, adj. Alternately, S.
Spalding.
TIMMER, s.
1. Timber, S.
Sw. timmer, id.
2. A legal quantity of forty skins packed up within two boards of timber.
Skene.
~Timmertuned~, adj. Having a harsh unmusical voice, S.
TIMMING, TEMMING, s. A kind of coarse thin woollen cloth, S.
Stat. Acc.
Fr. etamine, id.
TYMPANE, s. The sistrum.
Douglas.
Lat. tympanum.
TIN, s. Loss.
Sir Tristrem.
TINCHELL, TINCHEL, s. A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding a great space, and gradually narrowing, brought great quantities of deer together.
Pittscotie.
Ir. Gael. tinchioll, circuit, compass.
To TYND, v. n. To kindle.
V. ~Teind~.
~Tynd~, s. A spark.
TYND, s.
1. A harrow-tooth, S.
Isl. tindr, Su. G. tinne, id.
2. One course of the harrow over a field, S.
3. Tyndis, s. pl. The horns of a hart.
Douglas.
Su. G. tinne, any thing sharp like a tooth.
TINDE, s. On tinde, in a collected state.
Isl. tynt, collectum.
Sir Tristrem.
To TINE, TYNE, v. a.
1. To lose.
Wallace.
2. To forfeit.
Acts Ja. I.
3. To kill or destroy.
Wyntown.
4. To tine the saddle, to lose all, S.
Isl. tyn-ast, perdere.
Baillie.
~Tineman~, s. An appellation given to one of the Lords of Douglas, from his being unfortunate in losing almost all his men in battle.
Godscroft.
~Tynar~, ~Tiner~, s. A loser, S.
Acts Ja. V.
~Tynsaill~, ~Tinsall~, ~Tynsell~, s.
1. Loss, S.
Barbour.
2. Forfeiture.
Acts Ja. I.
To ~Tinsall~, v. a. To injure, from the s.
Baron Courts.
To TING, v. a. To ring, S.
Henrysone.
~Ting-tang~, s. Sound of a bell, S.
Teut. tinghe-tangh-en, tintinare.
To ~Tinkle~ on, v. n. To ring chimes about.
Baillie.
TINT NOR TRIAL.
V. ~Taint~.
TIP, s. A ram. Galloway.
Davidson.
To ~Tip~, v. n. To take the ram, S.
Kelly.
Used also actively.
To TIP, v. a. To nettle from disappointment. S.
A metaph. use of E. tip, to strike slightly.
To TIPPENIZE, v. n. To tipple small beer, S. from two-penny.
Ramsay.
TIPPERTY, adj.
1. Unstable, S. B.
2. To gang tipperty-like, to walk in a flighty, ridiculous manner, S. B.
V. ~Tippertin~.
TIPPERTIN, s. A bit of card, with a pin passed through it, resembling a te-totum, Loth.
Hence, to loup like a tippertin.
TYRANE, s. A tyrant.
Bellenden.
Fr. tyran, id.
Hence,
~Tyrane~, adj. Tyrannical.
Lyndsay.
~Tyrandry~, s. Tyranny.
Wallace.
~Tyranlie~, adv. Tyrannically.
Douglas.
TYRE, s. A hat of tyre, part of the dress of Bruce at Bannockburn.
Barbour.
A. S. tyr, tiara.
TYREMENT, s. Interment.
Douglas.
Abbrev. from entyrement, id., used by the same writer.
TIRL, s. A substitute for the trundle of a mill, Shetl.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. trill-a, to trundle.
TIRL, TIRLE, s.
1. A smart stroke, S.
V. ~Dirle~.
2. A touch, in the way of intermeddling,
Cleland.
3. A dance.
Ramsay.
4. A gentle breeze, S.
Ramsay.
To TIRL, TIRLE, v. a.
1. To uncover, S.
Burns.
2. To pluck off expeditiously; applied to dress.
Priests Peblis.
3. To strip; applied to property.
Ramsay.
Isl. thyrl-a, turbidire versari subito.
To TIRLE, v. n. To produce a tremulous sound by slightly touching, S.
E. trill, v. n.
Muse's Threnodie.
TIRLES, s. pl. Some disease.
Montgomerie.
Fr. tarle, a wood-worm.
TIRLESS, TIRLASS, TIRLIES, s.
1. A lattice, S.
Baillie.
2. A wicket, S. B.
Law Case.
Fr. treillis; Teut. traelie.
~Tirlest~, part. adj. Trellised, S.
TIRLIEWIRLIE, s.
1. A whirligig, S.
2. An ornament consisting of a number of intervolved lines, S.
Forbes's Shop Bill.
Su. G. trill-a, and hworl-a, rotare.
TIRMA, s. The sea-pie.
Martin.
To TIRR, TIRUE, v. a.
1. To tear.
Douglas.
2. To uncover forcibly.
Douglas.
3. To unroof.
Spalding.
4. To strip one of his property.
Morison.
5. To pare off the sward, S.
Stat. Acc.
A. S. tyr-an, tyrw-an, to tear.
To TIRR, v. n. To snarl, S.
Teut. tergh-en, to irritate.
~Tirr~, adj. Crabbed, S. B.
V. v.
TIRRIVEE, s. A fit of passion, S.
Fr. tir-er, to dart forth, and vif, lively; denoting the lively action of rage.
TIRWIRR, TIRWIRRING, adj. Habitually growling, S.
Teut. tergh-en, to irritate, and werren, to contend.
TISCHE, TYSCHE, TYSCHEY, TUSCHÉ, s. A girdle.
Douglas.
Fr. tissu, id.; Belg. tessche, a scrip.
TYSDAY, TYISDAY, s. Tuesday, S.
Knox.
A. S. Tiwesdaeg, from Tuisco, a Saxon deity; or Goth. Tijs; Isl. Tijsday, id.
TYSE, TYIST, TYST, v. a. To entice, S. B.
Douglas.
Arm. tis, a train. Su. G. tuss-a, to incite dogs.
TYST, TAISTE, (Orkn.) TYSTIE, (Shetl.) s. The sea-turtle.
Barry.
Isl. teist-a, Norw. teiste, id.
TYSTRE, s. A case, a cover.
Wyntown.
L. B. tester-um, covering of a bed.
TIT, s. A snatch.
V. ~Tyte~, s.
TIT. A tit, a gog.
V. ~Tid~.
Bruce.
To TYTE, v. a.
1. To snatch, to draw suddenly, S.
Wyntown.
2. To move by jerks, S.
A. S. tiht-an, Teut. tyd-en, trahere.
~Tyte~, ~Tyt~, s.
1. A quick pull.
Wyntown.
2. A tap, S.
V. the v.
TYTE, adj. Direct, straight, S. B.
Ross.
Sw. taett, close, thick.
TYTE, TYT, adv. Soon.
Barbour.
Isl. titt, ready.
~Titly~, adv. Speedily.
Sir Tristrem.
~Tyttar~, adv. Rather, sooner.
Barbour.
Isl. tidari, compar. of tid-r, frequentior.
TITHING, TITHAND, s. Tidings.
Houlate.
Belg. tijding, Isl. tidende, id.
TITGANDIS. L. tithandis, as in MS. tidings.
Houlate.
To TITLE, v. n. To prate idly, S.
Melvil.
Su. G. twetalen, double-tongued.
~Titlar~, ~Tittillar~, s. A tatler.
Henrysone.
TITLENE, TITLING, s. The hedge-sparrow.
Isl. tytling-r, id.
Compl. S.
TITTY, s. Dimin. of sister, S.
Ritson.
TITTY, adj.
1. Coming in gusts, S. B., from tit, a stroke.
V. ~Tyte~.
2. Testy, ill-humoured, Renfr.
~Tittish~, adj. Captious, testy, S. B.
TITTS, s. pl. A disease in the dugs of cows.
Teut. titte, udder.
Montgomerie.
TITUP, s. A trigger.
Bellenden.
From tit, a tap, and the prep. up.
TO, adv. Too, A. S. id.
Barbour.
TO, adv. Preceding a v. part. or adj. quite, entirely, very.
Wyntown.
To is prefixed to many A. S. words, and has various powers; to-faegen, perlaetus, to-braecan, disrumpere, to-cwys-an, quatere, dissipare.
TO, shut. The door is tue, S.
Belg. toe, id. De duur is toe.
TOCHER, TOUCHQUHARE, TOCHER-GOOD, s. The dowry brought by a wife, S.
Bellenden.
Ir. tochar, a dowry.
To ~Tocher~, v. a. To give a dowry to, S.
Pitscottie.
~Tocherless~, adj. Having no portion, S.
Shirrefs.
To TO-CUM, v. n. To approach.
Doug.
A. S. to-cum-an, advenire.
~Tocum~, ~To-cumming~, s.
1. Approach.
Douglas.
2. Encounter.
Douglas.
A. S. to-cyme, an approaching.
TOD, s. The fox, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Isl. toa, tove, vulpes.
~Tod's birds~, an evil brood; sometimes Tod's Bairns.
R. Bruce.
~Tod and lambs~, a game played on a perforated board, with wooden pins, S.
~Tod's tails~, s. pl. Alpine club-moss, an herb, S.
To TODLE, TODDLE, v. n.
1. To walk with short steps, in a tottering way, S.
Burel.
2. To purl, to move with a gentle noise, S.
Ferguson.
3. It denotes the murmuring noise caused by meat boiling gently in a pot, Fife; more generally tottle, S.
A. Douglas.
Isl. dudd-a, segnipes esse; Su. G. tult-a, minutis gressibus ire.
TOFALL, TOOFALL, s.
1. A building annexed to the wall of a larger one.
Wyntown.
2. It now properly denotes one, the roof of which rests on the wall of the principal building, S.
Spalding.
Teut. toe-vall-en, adjungere se, adjungi.
TO-FALL, TOO-FALL, s. The close.
To-fall o' the day, the evening, S.
Teut. toe-val, eventus; toe-vall-en, cadendo claudi.
Pop. Ball.
TOFORE, prep. Before.
Douglas.
A. S. to-for, ante, coram.
~Tofore~, adv. Before.
Douglas.
TOHILE. L. to hile, to conceal.
Isl. hyl-ia, occultare.
Wyntown.
TOY, s. A head-dress of linen or woollen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes, S.
Burns.
Su. G. natt-tyg, a night-cap; Belg. tooij-en, to tire, to adorn.
To TOIR, v. a. To beat, S. toor.
Su. G. torfw-a, verberare.
Douglas.
TOIT, s. A fit, whether of illness, or of bad humour.
V. ~Tout~.
Semple.
TOYT, s. Toyts of Tay, the fresh water mussels found in Tay.
Muse's Thren.
Teut. tote, tuyt, cornu, extremitas instar cornu.
To TOYTE, TOT, v. n. To totter like old age, S.
V. ~Todle~.
Burns.
* TOKEN, s. A ticket of lead or tin, which every private Christian receives as a mark of admission to the Sacrament of the Supper, S.
Spalding.
TOKIE, s. An old women's head-dress, resembling a monk's cowl, S. B.
Fr. toque, a bonnet or cap; tocqué, coiffed.
TOKIE, s. A fondling term applied to a child, S. B.
Germ. tocke, a baby, a puppet.
TOLL, s. A turnpike, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
TO-LOOK, TOLUIK, s. A prospect, matter of expectation, S.
Knox.
A. S. to-loc-ian, adspicere.
To TOLTER, v. n. To move unequally, to totter.
King's Quair.
Su. G. tult-a, vacillare; Lat. tolutaris, ambling.
~Tolter~, ~Toltir~, adj. Unstable, in a state of vacillation.
K. Quair.
TO-LUCK, s. Boot, what is given above bargain, S., from the vulgar idea of giving luck to a bargain.
V. ~Lucks-penny~.
TOME, s. A line for a fishingrod, including the whole length, S. O.
TOMMY NODDIE, TOM-NODDY, The puffin, a bird, S., Orkn. The Tam Norie of the Bass.
Barry.
TO-NAME, s. A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname; or used instead of it.
Minstr. Bord.
TONE, part. pa. Taken.
Dunbar.
TONGUE-FERDY, adj. Loquacious, glib of the tongue, Ang.
Su. G. tung, lingua, and faerdig, paratus.
TONGUE-RAKE, s. Elocution, S.
Su. G. tung, and rek-a, vagari.
To TOOBER, v. a. To beat, to strike, S. O. tabour, E. and Loth.
Fr. tabour-er, to strike or bump on the posteriors, q. as on a drum.
~Toober~, s. A quarrel, S. O.
TOOFALL, s.
V. ~To-fall~.
TOOLYE, s. A broil.
To ~Toolye~, v. n. To quarrel.
V. ~Tuilyie~.
TOOM, adj. Empty.
V. ~Tume~.
To TOOT, TOUT, v. a. To blow or sound a horn, S.
Fountainhall.
Su. G. tut-a, Isl. taut-a, ululare; Su. G. tuta i horn, to blow a horn.
To ~Toot~, v. n.
1. To cry by prolonging the voice, S.
Urquhart.
2. To make a plaintive noise, as when a child cries loud and mournfully, S.
~Toot~, ~Tout~, s. The blast of a horn or trumpet, S.
Ramsay.
~Touting horn~, a horn for blowing, S.
J. Nicol
To TOOT, v. n. To express dissatisfaction or contempt.
Isl. taut-a, murmurare.
TOOTHFU', s. To tak a toothfu', to take a moderate quantity of strong liquor, S.
J. Nicol.
TOOT-NET, s. A large fishing-net anchored, Ang.
Law Case.
Belg. tootebel, a certain square net.
~Tootsman~, s. One who gives warning, by a cry, to haul the toot-net, S.
TOP OUR TAILL, adv. Topsyturvy.
Lyndsay.
TOP ANNUEL, a certain annuity paid from lands or houses.
Acts Marie.
To TOPE, v. a. To oppose.
Baillie.
TOPFAW, s. Soil that has fallen in, or sunk from the surface, Fife.
TO-PUTTER, s. Taskmaster.
Ramsay.
TOR (of a chair), s. Perhaps the round, or the semicircular arm of a chair of state.
Knox.
Fr. tour, Teut. toer, circulus.
TORE (of a saddle), s. The pommel, the forepart of which is somewhat elevated, S.
Colvil.
A. S. tor, a tower, an eminence.
To TORE, v. a. To tear.
Douglas.
A. S. teor-an, rumpere.
TORFEIR, TORFER, s. Hardship, difficulty.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. torfaer-a, iter difficile et impeditum.
To TORFEL, TORCHEL, v. n. To pine away, to die.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. torfellde, torvellde, difficilis, arduus.
TORYT. L. taryt, tarried.
Wallace.
To TORN, v. a. To turn.
Douglas.
TORN BUT, retaliation.
Barbour.
Fr. tourn-er, to turn, but a but, on equal terms.
TORNE, s. A turn, an action done to another.
Douglas.
TORRIE, s. A term applied to peas roasted in the sheaf, Fife.
Lat. torreo, q. what is scorched.
TORRY-EATEN, adj. Torry-eaten land, poor moorish soil, exhausted by cropping, very bare, and bearing only scattered tufts of sheep's fescue, S. B.
Isl. torgiat-r, aegre reparabilis; or Fris. torre vermis, and eet-en, q. worm-eaten.
TORRIS, pl. Towers.
Gawan and Gol.
TORT, part. pa. Tortured; distorted.
O. Fr. tort, Lat. tort-us.
Douglas.
TOSCH, TOSCHE, adj. Neat, trim, S.
Douglas.
O. Fr. touzé, clipped; Belg. doss-en, to clothe.
TOSCHEODERACHE, s.
1. The deputy of a Mair of fee.
Reg. Maj.
2. The name given to the office itself.
Skene.
Gael. Ir. teachdaire, a messenger; teachdairacht, a message.
TOSIE, adj.
1. Tipsy, intoxicated in some degree, S.
Meston.
2. Intoxicating.
Hamilton.
Mod. Sax. dosig, giddy; Isl. dus, drunken.
TOSTIT, part. adj. Tossed with severe affliction, S. B.
TOT, s. A fondling designation for a child, S.
V. ~Toyte~.
Ramsay.
TOTHIR, TOTHYR, adj.
1. The other, S. pron. tither.
Wallace.
2. The second.
Wyntown.
3. Indefinitely, in the sense of another, or posterior.
Barbour.
TOTTIE, adj. Warm, snug, Perths.
Gael. teoth-am, to warm.
TOTTIS, s. Refuse of wool.
Leg. St Androis.
Su. G. totte, a handful of flax or wool.
To TOTTLE, v. n.
1. A term used to denote the noise made by any substance, when boiling gently, S.
A. Nicol.
2. To purl, applied to a stream, Dumfr.
V. ~Todle~.
Nithsdale Song.
To TOVE, v. n. To talk familiarly, prolixly, and cheerfully, S., often, to tove and crack.
A. Scott.
Norw. toeve, to prattle, to be talkative.
~Tovie~, adj. Tipsy, Loth.
TOUK, s. A hasty pull, a tug, S.
A. S. twicc-an, vellicare.
Ruddiman.
To TUCK, v. a. To beat.
Spalding.
Teut. tuck-en, icero.
To ~Touk~, ~Tuck~, v. n. To emit a sound, in consequence of being beaten.
Evergr.
~Touk~, s.
1. A stroke, a blow.
Douglas.
2. Touk of drum, beat of drum, S.
Gl. Sibb.
TOUNDER, s. Tinder.
Lyndsay.
Alem. tundere, Isl. tunthere, id.
TOUSIE, TOWZIE, adj.
1. Disordered, dishevelled, S., sometimes touslie.
2. Rough, shaggy, S.
Burns.
To ~Tousle~, v. a.
1. To put into disorder; often, to rumple, S.
2. To handle roughly, as dogs do each other.
Polwart.
Isl. tusk-a, luctari, tusk, lucta lenis et jocosa.
~Tousle~, ~Touzle~, s. Rough dalliance, S.
R. Galloway.
To TOUT, v. a.
V. ~Toot~.
To TOUT, TOOT, v. n. To take large draughts, S.
Ferguson.
~Tout~, s.
1. A copious draught, S.
2. A drinking match, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Perh. from Teut. tocht, a draught.
To TOUT, TOWT, v. a.
1. To toss, to put in disorder, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. To throw into disorder by quibbling or litigation.
Melvill's MS.
3. To teaze, to vex, S.
~Tout~, s.
1. An ailment of a transient kind, S.
Belg. tocht, togt, wind; een zwaare togt, a sore bout.
2. A transient displeasure, a fit of ill-humour, Ang.
Shirrefs.
~Touttie~, adj.
1. Throwing into disorder; as, a touttie wind, S.
Belg. togtig, windy.
2. Irritable, easily put in disorder, S.
TOW, s.
1. A rope of any kind, S.
Leg. St Androis.
Su. G. tog, Isl. tog, taug, Belg. touw, id.
2. A halter, S.
Muse's Thren.
To TOW, v. n. To give way, to fail, to perish, S. B.
Alem. douu-en, Su. G. do, to die.
To TOWEN, v. a. To tire, to weary out, Fife.
Isl. thion-a, laborare.
To TOWIN, TOWN, v. a. To tame, Loth. Berwicks.
Ramsay.
Teut. touw-en, premere, subigere.
TOWMONT, TOWMON, TOWMOND, s. A year; corr. of twelve-month, used in the same sense, S.
~Towmontell~, s. A cow of a year old, Ayrs.
TOWNNYS, pl. Tuns, large casks.
Barbour.
TRACED, adj. Laced; as a traced hat, S.
O. Fr. tress-ir, faire un tissu.
To TRACHLE, TRAUCHLE, v. a.
1. To draggle, to trail, S.
Mellvill's MS.
Alem. dregel-en, per incuriam aliquid perdere.
2. To dishevel.
Complaynt S.
Gael. trachladh, to loosen.
3. To drudge, to overtoil, S. B.
Sw. traal-a, duro labore exerceri.
TRACK, s. Feature, lineament, S.
Belg. trek, id. from trekk-en, to dilineate.
TRACK-BOAT, s. A boat used on a canal, S.
Belg. trek-schuyt, id. from trekk-en, to draw.
TRACK-POT, s. A tea-pot, S.
From Belg. trekk-en, to draw.
TRACTIUE, s. A treatise.
Crosraguel.
Fr. traité, id.
TRAD, s. Track, course in travelling or sailing.
Wyntown.
Isl. troeda, terra, quod teratur et calcetur.
TRAGET, TRIGGET, s. A trick, a deceit, S. triget.
Douglas.
O. Fr. trigaud-ier, to embroil.
TRAY, s. Trouble, vexation.
Barbour.
A. S. treg, Su. G. traege, Alem. trege, dolor.
To TRAIK, v. n. To go idly from place to place, S.
~Trackit~, part. adj. Much fatigued, S.
Dunbar.
~Traikit-like~, adj. Having the appearance of great fatigue from ranging about.
Belg. treck-en, to travel; Sw. traek-a, niti.
TRAIK, s.
1. A plague, a mischief.
Douglas.
2. The flesh of sheep that have died of disease or by accident, S.
Pennecuik, N.
To TRAIK, v. n. To be in a declining state of health.
Baillie.
Su. G. trak-a, cum difficultate progredi.
TRAILSYDE, adj. So long as to trail on the ground.
V. ~Side~.
Douglas.
To TRAYN, v. a. To draw, to entice.
Fr. train-er, to draw.
Barbour.
~Train~, s. A rope used for drawing, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
To TRAIST, TREST, TREIST, v. a.
1. To trust.
Lyndsay.
2. v. n. To pledge faith, by entering into a truce.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. treist-a, Su. G. traest-a, confidere.
~Traist~, ~Trest~, s. Trust, faith.
Complaynt S.
Isl. traust-r, Su. G. troest, fiducia.
~Traist~, ~Traisty~, adj.
1. Trusty, faithful.
Wallace.
Isl. traust-r, Su. G. troest, fidus, fidelis.
2. Confident.
Barbour.
Germ. treist, Su. G. troest, audax.
3. Secure, safe.
Barbour.
~Traist~, s. An appointed meeting.
V. ~Tryst~.
Barbour.
~Traistis~, s. pl. A roll of the accusations brought against those who, in former times, were to be legally tried.
Acts Ja. III.
~Traistly~, adv. Confidently, securely.
Barbour.
TRAIST, s. Frame of a table.
V. ~Trest~.
TRAYT, s. Bread of trayt, a superior kind of bread made of fine wheat.
Panis de Treyt, Fleta.
Chalm. Air.
TRAKIT, part. pa. Much fatigued.
V. ~Traik~.
TRAM, s.
1. The shaft of a cart or carriage of any kind, S.
Dunbar.
Su. G. traam, that part of a tree, which is cut into different portions.
2. A beam or bar.
Spalding.
3. In a ludicrous sense, the leg or limb; as, lang trams, long limbs, S.
TRAMALT NET, corr. from E. trammel.
Lyndsay.
TRAMORT, s. A corpse.
Dunbar.
Su. G. tra, to consume, mort, dead.
To TRAMP, v. a.
1. To tread with force, S.
Lyndsay.
Sw. trampa pa, conculcare.
2. To tread, in reference to walking, S.
Ferguson.
To ~Tramp~, v. n.
1. To tread with a heavy step, S.
Su. G. tramp-a, id.
2. To walk; as opposed to any other mode of travelling, S.
Pop. Ball.
~Tramp~, s.
1. The act of striking the foot suddenly downwards, S.
2. An excursion, properly a pedestrian one. S.
Burns.
TRANCE, TRANSE, s.
1. A passage within a house, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. Used metaph. in relation to death.
Rutherford.
To TRANE, v. n. To travel.
Burel.
Su. G. tren-a, incedere, gressus facere.
To TRANONT, TRANOYNT, TRANOWNT, TRANENT, TRAWYNT, v. n.
1. To march suddenly in a clandestine manner.
Barbour.
2. To march quickly, without including the idea of stratagem or secrecy.
Wallace.
3. To return, to turn back.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. traine, a snare, an ambush.
~Tranowintyn~, s. A stratagem of war.
Barbour.
To TRANSE, v. n. To determine, to resolve.
Burel.
Fr. tranch-er, decider, parler franchement.
TRANSS, s. A species of dance anciently in use.
Chr. Kirk.
To TRANSMUGRIFY, v. a. To transform, to transmute, S.
Burns.
* To TRANSPORT, v. a. To translate a minister from one charge to another, S.
Pardovan.
~Transportation~, s. The act of translating a minister, S.
Acts Assembly.
TRANTLE, s. The rut made by a cartwheel, when it is deep, Ang.
TRANTLES, TRITLE-TRANTLES, TRANTLIMS, s. pl.
1. Trifling or superstitious ceremonies.
Cleland.
2. Moveables of little value, petty articles of furniture, S.
Ross.
3. Toys used by children, S. Loth. trantles.
V. ~Trentalis~.
TRAP, s. A sort of ladder, S.
Sw. trappa, Teut. trap, gradus.
TRAPPYS, s. pl. Trappings.
Douglas.