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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.by John Jamieson.PREFACE.~The Etymol
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.by John Jamieson.PREFACE.~The Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language~, which was published in the year 1808, has been so favourably received, that although the impression was large, a set is no
- 701 1. Any long piece of wood, S. _Chr. Kirk._ 2. A coa.r.s.e 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 s.h.i.+p. _To_ RUNK, _v. a._ To deprive of, whet
- 702 _Kelly._ Isl. _raus-a_, jactabunde 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, pra
- 703 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
- 704 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._
- 705 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
- 706 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,
- 707 _Houlate._ SALSS, _s._ Sauce. _Barbour._ Germ. _salz-en_, sale condire. SALT, SAWT, _s._ a.s.sault. _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 anc
- 708 _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. _Du
- 709 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
- 710 SAT, _s._ A snare. _Sir Tristrem._ Su. G. _saett_, _sata_, id. SATE, _s._ Omission, trespa.s.s. _Douglas._ Fr. _saut_, a leap. ~Satoure~, _s._ A transgressor. _Kings Quair._ _To_ SATIFIE, _v. a._ To satisfy. O. Fr. _sattifier_, id. _Crosraguel._ SATTERDAY
- 711 _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
- 712 _Wallace._ _To_ SAWER, SAWR, SAUR, SARE, _v. n._ To savour. _Barbour._ ~Sawr~, _s._ Savour. _K. Hart._ SAWSLY, _adv._ In pickle. _Dunbar._ SAWT, _s._ a.s.sault. V. ~Salt~. SAWTH, _p. v._ Saveth. _Wallace._ SAX, _adj._ Six, S. _Burns._ Moes. G. _saihs_, id
- 713 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
- 714 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
- 715 _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
- 716 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
- 717 5. To direct ones 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._ _
- 718 SCHEYNE, SCHENE, SCHANE, SCHAND, _adj._ 1. s.h.i.+ning, 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,
- 719 _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_,
- 720 2. In comp. in the sense of _father_, S. V. ~Gudschyr~. Goth. _sihor_, lord; Isl. _saera_, _Sira_, a praenomen expressive of dignity. SCHIRE, SCHYRE, s.h.i.+RE, _adj._ 1. Bright, E. _sheer_. _Douglas._ 2. Clear, not muddy, S. B. _Gl. s.h.i.+rr._ 3. Thin i
- 721 SCHOR, SCh.o.r.e, 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, SCh.o.r.e, SCHOIR, _v
- 722 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_,
- 723 _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 pa.s.s any particular time that is attended with difficulty, S. 4. _To schute
- 724 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~, _a
- 725 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
- 726 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. _Cl
- 727 ~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. Sh
- 728 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._
- 729 SCRIM, _s._ Very thin coa.r.s.e 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, _
- 730 _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,
- 731 Sc.u.m, _s._ A greedy fellow, a mere hunks, Fife. Sc.u.mFIT, _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
- 732 _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 c.u.m sonitu.
- 733 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. _Moris
- 734 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 woolle
- 735 SEINYE, SENYE, SENYHe, 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. denot
- 736 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. ~s.h.i.+lfcorn~. SELLAT, _s._ A he
- 737 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. Ham
- 738 _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. _cr
- 739 ~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,
- 740 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_,
- 741 _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._ s.h.a.g, _s._ The refuse of barley, S. Su. G. _shaegg_, hair
- 742 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~. ~Shank.u.m~, _s._ A man or beast that has long small legs, Orkn. SHANNACH, _s._ A
- 743 _Courant._ Teut. _schawe_, umbra. SHEAL, SCHELE, SHEIL, s.h.i.+ELD, s.h.i.+ELLING, 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,
- 744 SHEEN _of the ee_, the pupil of the eye, S. B. SHEEVE, _s._ A slice. V. ~Shave~. SHEIMACH, _s._ A kind of ba.s.s made of straw or _sprot_-ropes plaited, on which panniers are hung, Mearns. _Gl. Sibb._ Gael. _sumag_, a pack-saddle, A. S. _seam_, sarcina ju
- 745 s.h.i.+LMONTS, 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. s.h.i.+LPIE, s.h.i.+LPIT, _adj._ 1. Insipid, applied to fermented liq
- 746 _Law Case._ _To_ SHOP, _v. n._ To rap. V. ~Chap~. _R. Bruce._ Sh.o.r.e, _s._ The prop used in constructing _flakes_ for inclosing cattle, S. A. _Battle Flodden._ Teut. _schoore_, fulcimen, Isl. _skur_, suggrundia. _To_ Sh.o.r.e, _v. a._ To count, to recko
- 747 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
- 748 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 manne
- 749 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;
- 750 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-a
- 751 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.
- 752 _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. _Bu
- 753 _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. _Wall
- 754 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. a.s.size, O. Fr. _Barbour._ 2. Doom, judgment. _Montgomerie._ SYSE, _s._ Six at dice. V. ~Syiss~. _To_ SIST, _
- 755 V. ~a.s.syith~. SITHE, SYITH, _s._ Satisfaction. _Sat. Invis. World._ ~Sithement~, _s._ V. ~a.s.sythment~. SYTHENS, _conj._ 1. Although. _K. Hart._ 2. Since, seeing. _Balnavis._ SYTHYN, _adv._ Afterwards. _Barbour._ SYVER, SIVER, _s._ A covered drain, S.
- 756 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 a.s.sembly, S. 3. To diffuse; applied to rumours. _Doug._ 4. To scatter, applied to the mind.
- 757 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 fis.h.i.+ng-rod, S. B. 2. The slice at the end of each part, to which the sliced end of another is fastened, S. A. Isl. _s
- 758 1. Timorous; _skair_, S. B. _Bannatyne P._ 2. Shy, affectedly modest, S. _Pop. Ball._ ~Skar~, ~Skare~, _s._ 1. A fright, S.; _skair_, S. B. _s.h.i.+rrefs._ 2. A scarecrow. _Lyndsay._ SKARRACH, _s._ 1. A flying shower, a blast of wind and rain, Ang. Fife.
- 759 ~Skeeggers~, _s. pl._ A whip; properly one made of sedges, Ang. SKEELY, _adj._ Skilful. V. ~Skilly~. SKEELING GOOSE, the s.h.i.+eldrake, Orkn. _Sibbald_. _To_ SKEY _off_, _v. n._ To fly. _Wallace_. Su. G. _sky_, Alem. _ski-en_, vitare. SKEICH, SKEIGH, _ad
- 760 _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 squ
- 761 _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
- 762 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
- 763 _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 li
- 764 SKYRE, _s._ A schirrus. _Dunbar._ Fr. _scyre_, id. SKYRIN, _part. pr._ 1. s.h.i.+ning, S. B. _Poems Buchan Dial._ 2. Making a great show, S. _Burns._ A. S. _scir_, Su. G. _skir_, s.h.i.+ning. _To_ SKIRL, SKIRLE, _v. n._ To cry with a shrill voice, S. _Ram
- 765 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 slat
- 766 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_, bis
- 767 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.
- 768 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
- 769 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
- 770 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. s.h.i.+rr._ 3. Thinly occupied, regarding place, S. 4. Not trust-worthy
- 771 _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 m
- 772 _To_ SLAMMACH, SLAMACH, _v. n._ To slabber, S. B. _s.h.i.+rrefs._ 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._
- 773 _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,
- 774 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_ ~Sl
- 775 _Pal. Hon._ _To_ ~Slidder~, _v. a._ To p.r.o.nounce indistinctly, S. Teut. _slidder-en_, celeriter tendere; Isl. _slodr-ar_, balbutio. ~Sliddery~, ~Sliddry~, ~Slederie~, _adj._ 1. Slippery, S. _Douglas._ 2. Escaping ones grasp, S. _Abp. Hamiltoun._ 3. Dec
- 776 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._ D
- 777 _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.
- 778 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. _sl
- 779 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
- 780 Su. G. _slask_, humor quicunque sordidus. s.l.u.tE, _adj._ Slovenly. _Dunbar._ Teut. _slodde_, sordida et inculta mulier. ~s.l.u.ttrie~, _adj._ Slovenly, Loth. SMA, _adj._ Small, S. Alem. _sma_, Su. G. _smaa_, tenuis. SMACHRY, _s._ Trash; a hodge-podge, S
- 781 1. The state of being s.h.i.+vered, S. _Journal Lond._ 2. The shreds of any thing broken, S. 3. The sound of breaking, S. Gael. _smuais_, broken in s.h.i.+vers. SMATCHET, SMATCHED, SMATCHER, _s._ 1. A contemptuous term for a man. _Leg. St Androis._ 2. App
- 782 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.
- 783 ~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 i
- 784 Su. G. _s.m.u.ts_, 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._ T
- 785 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
- 786 1. To stumble, S. _Kelly._ 2. To get into a sc.r.a.pe, S. _Maitland P._ Su. G. _snafw-a_, t.i.tubare; _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. _snapha
- 787 _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
- 788 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. _s.h.i.+rrefs._ 2. Keenly; applied to the weather, S. _Ferguson._ _To_ SNERE, SNEER, _v. a._ To
- 789 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,
- 790 _Statist. Acc._ _To_ SNOOK, _v. n._ V. ~Snoke~. _To_ SNOOL, _v. a._ To subjugate by tyrannical means, p.r.o.n. _snule_, S. Dan. _snovl-er_, to snub. _Ramsay._ _To_ ~Snool~, _v. n._ To submit tamely, S. _Burns._ ~Snool~, _s._ One who meanly subjects himsel
- 791 _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,
- 792 _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 a.s.size. _Stat. Rob. II._ 2. Attendance on an overlord by his va.s.sals, in the court
- 793 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._
- 794 _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-conditi
- 795 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
- 796 1. To emit a rus.h.i.+ng 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~, ~Su
- 797 _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 slee
- 798 Su. G. _sop-a_, id. _Lyndsay._ SOUP, SUP, _s._ 1. The quant.i.ty of spoonmeat taken into the mouth at once, S. 2. A mouthful of liquor, S. _Dunbar._ 3. A considerable quant.i.ty of drink, or of any thin food, S. _Forbes._ Isl. _sope_, a draught, _saup_, s
- 799 _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 thos
- 800 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 pa.s.ses between the horses, by which the plough is drawn, S. _