Chapter 38

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.

ToShank,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.

ToSCHAPE,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.

SCHARETSV.Scherald.

SCHAVELLING,s.One who has the Romish tonsure, oneshaven.Charteris.

ToSCHAW,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.

ToSCHED,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.

ToSched,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.

ToSCHEYFF,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.

ToSchent,v. a.To destroy.Douglas.

ToSchent,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.

ToSCHERE,v. n.To divide.Doug.

Schere,Shear,s.The parting between the thighs, S.Douglas.

Schere-bane,Shear-bane,s.Theos pubis, S.

SCHERENE,s.Syren.Bannatyne P.

ToSCHETE,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, ToSchid,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 offather, 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.

ToSCHIRE,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.;oas Gr. υ.Barbour.

Moes. G.so,soh, Isl.su, A. S.seo, id.

ToSCHOG,v. a.To jog, S.Bannatyne P.

Teut.schock-en,schuck-en, id.

ToSchog,Shog,v. n.To move backwards and forwards, S.

ToSchog about,v. n.To survive, S. B.Ross.

Schog,Shog,s.A jog, S.Ramsay.

ToSchoggle,v. a.To shake, S.

Teut.schockel-n, id.

ToSchoggle,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.

ToSCHOR,v. a.To soar.Douglas.

Fr.essor-er, Ital.sor-are, in altum volare.

ToSCHOR, 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.

ToSCHORT,v. n.To grow short.

Isl.skort-a, to be deficient.

Dunbar.

ToSchort,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.

ToSCHOW,v. a.1. To shove.Doug.2.v. n.To glide or fall down.Doug.

A. S.scuf-an, Belg.schuyff-en, trudere.

ToSCHOWD, 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.

ToSCHREW, SCHRO,v. a.To curse.Bannatyne P.

Schrewit,part. adj.1. Wicked, accursed.Douglas.2. Unhappy, ill-boding.Id.3. Poisonous, venomous.Id.

ToSCHRYFF, 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.

ToSCHUDDER,v. a.To withstand.

E. toshoulder.

Douglas.

SCHUGHT, SHUGHT,part. adj.Sunk, covered, S. B.Poems Buch. Dial.

Su. G.skygg-a, obumbrare; or fromSeuch. 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.

ToSCHUTE,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 easilyshot about, satisfied with a slight or homely meal, S.

ToSCHWNE,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.

ToSCLANDER, 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.

ToSCLATCH,v. a.To huddle up, S.V.Clatch.

ToSCLATCH,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.

ToSCLENT, 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.

ToSCOB,v. n.To sew clumsily, S.

SCOB,s.1. A splint, S.2. In pl. the ribs of a basket, Ang.

Teut.schobbe, squama.

ToScoba 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.

ToSCOMFICE, 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.

ToSCONCE,v. a.To extort, Ang.

ToSCONE,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.

ToSCORN,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.

ToSCORP, 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.

ToSCOUG,v. n.V.Skug,v.2.

ToSCOUNGE,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.

ToSCOUP, orSkoup 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.

ToSCOUP, 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.

ToSCOURout,v. a.To drink off, S.

A metaph. use of the E.v.

J. Nicol.

ToSCOURGEthe ground, to exhaust the strength of the soil, S.Stat. Acc.

ToSCOUT,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; asscouth 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.

ToSCOWDER, 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.

ToSCRALL,v. n.To crawl.Hudson.

ToSCRAPE,v. n.To express scorn, Fife.V.Scorp.

SCRAPIE,s.A miser, S.

ToSCREED, 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.

ToScreed aff,v. a.To do any thing quickly, S.Ferguson.

SCREG,s.A cant term for a shoe, S.

ToSCREIGH, 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.

ToSCRIBBLE, 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.

ToSCRIEVE,v. a.To scratch, scrape, Ang.

Flandr.schraeff-en, radere.

Scrieve,s.A large scratch, Ang.

ToSCRIEVE, 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.

ToSCRIEVE,v. n.To talk familiarly in continuation, S.

Scrieve,s.A conversation of this kind, S.

Su. G.skraefw-a, to rant, to rattle.

ToScrift,Skrift,v. n.To magnify in narration, to fib, S.

Isl.skraf-a, fabulari,scraef, nugae.

Scrift,s.A fabrication, S.

ToScrift,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.

ToSCRYM,v. n.To skirmish.Barbour.

Germ.schirm-en,scrim-en, pugilare.

Scrymmage,s.A skirmish.Wallace.

ToSCRIMP, 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, thescurfof a wound.

Scrufan,s.A thin scurf; as, ascrufan 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.

ToSCUD,v. a.1. To dust with a rod, S.

Su. G.skudd-a, excutere.

2. To beat with the open hand, S.

ToSCUD,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.

ToScuff,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, orscuff about, to wear as a drudge, S.

ToSCUG,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.

ToSCULT, 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.

ToSCUNNER, 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., fromscurf.

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.

ToSCUTCH,v. a.1. To beat.Baillie.2.To scutch lint, to separate flax from the rind, S.

Ital.scutic-are, id. E.scotch.

ToSCUTLE,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, andfugl.

ToSEEK,v. a.To attack.V.Soucht.

ToSEEK one'smeat, to beg, S.

SEELFU',adj.Pleasant.V.Seilfu'.

To SEETHE,v. n.To be nearly boiling, S. B.

ToSEFOR,v. a.To save.V.Safer.Priests Peblis.

ToSEG, 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.

ToSEY,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.

ToSEY,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 thefore-sey, the other theback-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.

ToSEYG,v. n.To sink.V.Seg.

ToSEIL,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, andSeely 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.

ToSEYNE,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.

ToSEJOYNE,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.

ToSEMBLE,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.

ToSEMBYL,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.


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