SLORPING,adj.Tawdry, Roxb.Gl. Sibb.
Su. G.slurfwig, incuriosus, sordidus.
ToSLOT,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 thebullsof 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.
ToSLOTH,v. a.V.Sleuth,v.
ToSLOTTER,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.
ToSLOUNGE,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 withSlyp, q. v.
SLOUSSIS, L.floussis.V.Flouss.Barbour.
SLOUTH-HUND,s.V.Sleuth-hund.
ToSLUBBER,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.
ToSLUDDER, (pron.sluther),v. a.The same withSlubber, S. sense 1.
Sluddery,adj.Soft, flaccid, Fife.
Teut.slodder-en, flaccescere.
ToSLUDDER,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, andcorn, 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.
ToSMAD,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.
ToSMAICHER,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.
ToSMAIRIE,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.
ToSMASH,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 fromsmallandchit.Montgomerie.
ToSMATTER,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.
ToSMEEK,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;sprefixed.
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.
ToSMIKKER,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.
ToSMIRKLE,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.
ToSMIT, 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 tosmiadr-a, adulari.
ToSMORE, 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.
ToSmore,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.
ToSmot,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.
ToSMOUTTER,v. n.To eat often, although little at a time, S. B.
Su. G.smutt-a, pitissare, fromsmaa, parvus.
ToSMUE, 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.
ToSMURE,v. a.V.Smore.
SMURR,s.A drizzling rain, Ayrs. Lanerks.
Teut.smoor, fumus, vapor.
ToSMURTLE,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.
ToSNACK,v. n.To snap as a dog.Gl. Sibb.
ToSNAG,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.
ToSnagger,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.
ToSNAPup, v.a.1. To eat hastily, S.2. To lay hold of suddenly, S.Baillie.
Su. G.snapp-a, to catch hastily.
ToSNAP,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.
ToSNAPPER,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, acockthatsnaps.
SNARRE,adj.1. Tart, severe. S. B.2. Rigid, firm to the grasp, S. B.
Isl.snar, acer; Belg.snar, snarling.
ToSNASH,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.
ToSNECK, 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 sneckwith 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.
ToSneckthe 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.
ToSNED,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.
ToSNEG,v. a.To cut.V.Sneck.
ToSNEIR,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.
ToSNERE, SNEER,v. a.To breathe forth.
Isl.snerri, sternutatio.
Doug.
SNET. L.suet, q. v.Barbour.
ToSNIBa door, to fasten it with a small bolt, S.
E. and S.snib, q. to put acheckon it.
ToSNIBa candle, to snuff it, Loth.
Su. G.snopp-a, emungere; de candela.
ToSNIFFLE,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.
ToSNIFTER,v. n.To sniff, S.Ramsay.
Su. G.snyfst-a, id.
Snifters,s. pl.Stoppage of the nostrils from cold.
ToSNYP,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.
ToSNITE,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.
ToSNOCKER,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 thev.Sned.
R. Galloway.
ToSnod,v. a.1. To prune, S.2. To put in order, S.Ferguson.
ToSNOIF,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.
ToSNOKE, 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.
ToSnood,v. a.To bind up the hair with a fillet, S.Statist. Acc.
ToSNOOK,v. n.V.Snoke.
ToSNOOL,v. a.To subjugate by tyrannical means, pron.snule, S.
Dan.snovl-er, to snub.
Ramsay.
ToSnool,v. n.To submit tamely, S.Burns.
Snool,s.One who meanly subjects himself to the authority of another.Ramsay.
ToSNOOVE, (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.
ToSnotter,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.
ToSNUG,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.
ToSNURL,v. a.To ruffle or wrinkle.
Dan.snurd-a, ruga.
Ramsay.
ToSNURL,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.
ToSober, 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.
ToSOCHER, (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.
ToSOKE,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.
ToSOLD,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.
ToSOLIST,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.
ToSONYIE, 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.
ToSONK,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.
ToSOOCH, (gutt.)v. n.To swill, S.
E.swig; Isl.siug-a, sorbeo.
Sooch,s.A copious draught, S.
ToSOOGH,v. n.V.Souch,v.
SOOTH,adj.True, S.V.Soith.Kelly.
SOOTY-SKON,s.A cake baked withsoot, to be eaten onHalloween, 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.
ToSOPE, 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.
ToSORN, 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.
ToSoiorne,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. orfiend,de'il.Leg. St Androis.
SOSS,s.A mixture of incongruous kinds of food, S.
O. Fr. Teut.sausse, condimentum,sauss-en, condire.
ToSoss,v. a.To mix in a strange manner, S.
ToSoss,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.
ToSOTTER,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.
ToSOUCH, SOOGH, SWOUCH, (gutt.)v. n.1. To emit a rushing or whistling sound, S.Douglas.2. To breathe long as in sleep, S.Ramsay.
ToSough,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.
ToSOUF, 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.
ToSOUFF,v. n.To strike, S. B.
Isl.sweip-a, percutere.
SOUKS, SOUKIES,s. pl.The flower of red clover, S., from beingsuckedby 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, orvice 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.sumis equivalent total, number.
ToSoumland, to calculate and fix what number of cattle or sheep it can support, S.Stat. Acc.
ToSoumandRoum, to pasture in summer, and fodder in winter, S.V.Rowme, v.Stat. Acc.
SOUMS,s. pl.Thesoundsof 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.
ToSOUP, 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.
ToSOURSE,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 makesbroguesor shoes of horse-leather, Ang.
Souter's Brandy, a cant phrase for buttermilk, Aberd.Shirrefs.
SOUTH,s.A whistling sound.Dunbar.