SKARTFREE,adj.V.Scart,v.
SKARTH,s.Puny creature, S.scart.Dunbar.
Su. G.skort-a, deficere;skard-a, diminuere.
ToSKAT,v. a.To tax.Henrysone.
Teut.schatt-en; Su. G.skatt-a, taxare.
ToSKAUDE,v. a.To scald, S.Doug.
Fr.eschaud-er, Ital.scald-are, id.
ToSkaude,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.
ToSKEEG,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.
ToSKEYoff,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.
ToSkeich,v. n.To startle.Douglas.
Su. G.skygg-a, meticulose recedere.
ToSKEYG,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.
ToSkeitch,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.
ToSkellie,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.
ToSKELLOCH,v. n.To cry with a shrill voice, S. B.
Isl.skell-a, clangere.
Skelloch,s.A shrill cry, S. B.
ToSKELP,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.
ToSkelp,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.
ToSKELVE,v. n.To separate inlamina, 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 variouslamina, 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, andey, 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.
ToSkew,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.
ToSKEWL,v. a.To distort, S. B.V.Showl.
SKY,s.A small board, used in the Shetland plough in place of amould-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.
ToSKIFF, SKIFT,v. n.To move lightly and smoothly along, S.Maitland P.
Q. to move as askiff; or Isl.skaf-a,skef, radere, q. to graze.
ToSkiff,v. a.To cause a flat stoneskipalong the surface of a body of water, S.
ToSkift,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.
ToSKYLE,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.
ToSKILT,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.
ToSKYNK,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.
ToSKINKLE,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 acoble, 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.
ToSKIRL, 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.
ToSKYRME,v. n.To make a feint.
Isl.skrum-a, fingo.
Houlate.
ToSKIRP,v. a.To mock.V.Scorp.
SKIST,s.Chest; forkist.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.
ToSKITE, 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.
ToSkyte,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.
ToSKLENT,v. n.V.Sclent.
ToSKLICE,v. a.1. To slice, S.J. Nicol.2. Denoting the abbreviation of time.Z. Boyd.
ToSKLYRE,v. n.To slide, Loth.
Sklyre,s.A slide, ibid.
ToSKLOY,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 fromklute, S. a hoof.2. A lout, S. B.
ToSklute,v. n.To set down the feet clumsily, S.
SKODGE, SKODGIE,s.A kitchen drudge, S.
Su. G.skoswen, literally, ashoe-servant.
ToSkodge,v. n.To act as a drudge, S.
SKOLDIRT, SKOWDERT.V.Scowder.
ToSKOLE, 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.
ToSKONCE,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.
SKOURof 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.
ToSKRAIK, 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.; alsoskraich.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.
ToSKREED,v. n.To cry, to scream.Watson.
Franc.screiot, Sw.skrijt, clamor.
ToSKREED,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.; alsoskrieh.V.Creek.Ross.
ToSKREENGE,v. a.To scourge, S.
Skreenge,s.A lash, a stroke, Fife.
ToSKRY,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.
ToSKRIFT,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.Unboiledsowens, 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.
ToSKRUNT,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.
ToSkug,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.
ToSkug,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.
ToSKULT,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.scurraandvag-or.
SKURRIOUR,s.A scout.V.Scurrour.
SKUWES,s. pl.Groves.Sir Gawan.
A. S.scua, umbra.
ToSLA,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 withLaggery.
ToSLAIK, 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 beenslain, acknowledging that satisfaction had been given, or otherwise soliciting for the pardon of the offender.Acts Ja. VI.
ToSLAIRG, 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.
ToSlairtabout, to go about sluggishly, S. B.
Teut.sloordigh, sordidus.
ToSLAISTER, 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.
ToSlaister,v. a.To bedaub, S.Ferguson.
Slaister,Slyster,Slaistery,s.A heterogeneous mass, S.Ferguson.
SLAIT,pret.Slitted, cut.Evergreen.
ToSLAIT,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.
ToSLAIK,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.
ToSlammach,v. a.To seize.
ToSLAMMACH, 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.
ToSLANGER,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.
ToSlap,v. a.To break into gaps, S.Law Case.
ToSLAP, 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.
ToSLASH,v. n.To give a slabbering kiss, S.
Isl.slefs-a, allambo, alligurio.
ToSLASH,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.
ToSLATE,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 withslake, 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. fromsled, 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.
ToSLEIF,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.
ToSLERG,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.
ToSleuth,v. a.To neglect, or to do work carelessly, S. B.Pitscottie.
ToSleuth,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.
ToSLICHT,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.
ToSlidder,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.
*ToSLIDE,v. n.To fib, S.
SLIEVE-FISH,s.The cuttle-fish. Loth.Sibbald.
ToSLIGHT,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, fromslik-a, to creep.
SLIM,adj.1. Slight, not sufficient, S.2. Naughty, worthless, S.
Isl.slaem-r, vile, Dan.slem, bad, naughty.
ToSlim o'er,v. a.To do anything carelessly and insufficiently, S.
ToSLING,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 twelvecuts, 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.
ToSLYPE,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.
ToSLYSTER.V.Slaister.
ToSLYTE,v. n.To move easily or smoothly, Loth.
Isl.slitta, aequare, planum reddere.
ToSLO,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.
ToSLOKIN,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; fromslaeck-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.
ToSlonk,Slunk,v. n.1. To wade through a mire, S.Ramsay.2. To sink in mind, S. O.
ToSLOOM,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.
ToSlop,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.
ToSLORP,v. a.To swallow ungracefully; making a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A.
Isl.slupra, id.; or O. Teut.slorpe, vorago.