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2. Applied in the same sense to a child, S.; perhaps from _small_ and _chit_.
_Montgomerie._
_To_ SMATTER, _v. n._
1. To be busily engaged about trivial matters, S.
2. To deal in small wares, S.
3. _To smatter awa'_, to spend in a trifling way, S.
4. _To smatter awa'_, to consume victuals, by eating often, and little at a time, S.
~Smatters~, _s. pl._
1. Trifles. S.
2. Small sums, S.
SMATTIS, _s. pl._ New ale.
_Maitland P._
Teut. _smets_, praedulcis, mulseus.
SMEDDUM, _s._
1. The powder of ground malt, Ang.
2. Powder, of whatever kind, S. O.
_Burns._
3. Quickness of apprehension, S.
_Morison._
4. Spirit, mettle, S.
_Skinner._
5. Good sense and spirit united, S. B.
_Gl. Moray._
A. S. _smedma_, similago, pollen, the finest part of grain; thence transferred to the mind.
_To_ SMEEK, _v. a._
1. To smoke, S.
A. S. _smec-an_.
_Ferguson._
2. To dry by smoke, S. B.
~Smeek, Smeik~, _s._ Smoke, S.
A. S. _smec_, id.
_Burns._
SMEETH, _adj._ Smooth, S. B.
A. S. _smethe_, id.
_Wyntown._
~Smeethly~, ~Smethely~, _adv._ Smoothly, S. B.
_Wyntown._
SMELT, _s._ The fry of salmon, S.
V. ~Smolt~.
SMERGH, _s._
1. Marrow, S. B.
2. Vigour of body in general, S. B.
3. Transferred to the mind, S. B.
_Beattie._
Gael. _smior_, id. Isl. pinguedo; Teut. _merghe_, with the sibilation prefixed.
~Smerghless~, ~Smearless~, _adj._
1. Pithless, S. B.
_Ross._
2. Insipid, languid, S. B.
_Journ. Lond._
3. Senseless, S. B.
_Shirrefs._
SMERVY, _adj._ Savoury, S. B.
_Ross._
Dan. _marv_, marrow; _s_ prefixed.
SMEWY, _adj._ Savoury, S. B.
_Gl. Shirr._
Dan. _smag_, savour, _smag-e_, to taste.
SMY, _s._ Perhaps, flatterer.
_Dunbar._
Dan. _smy-er_, to fawn, to flatter.
SMIDDY, _s._ A smith's work shop, S.
_Ruddiman._
Sw. _smedia_, A. S. _smiththe_, fabrile.
_To_ SMIKKER, _v. n._ To smile in a seducing manner.
_Gl. Sibb._
Sw. _smikr-a_, Dan. _smigr-e_, blandiri.
SMIRIKIN, SMEERIKIN, _s._ A hearty kiss, S. _smurachin_, Fife.
Su. G. _smirk-a_, to caress.
_To_ SMIRKLE, SMIRTLE, SMURTLE, _v. n._ To laugh in a suppressed way, S.
_Knox._
A. S. _smerc-ian_, subridere.
SMIT, _s._ A clashing noise.
_Minstr. Bord._
Teut. _smete_, ictus concussio.
_To_ SMIT, SMYT, _v. a._
1. To stain.
_Wyntown._
2. To infect, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
A. S. _smit-an_, Su. G. _smitt-a_, inquinare.
~Smittle~, _adj._ Infectious, S.
_Ramsay._
Belg. _smettelick_, id.
~Smit~, ~Smyt~, _s._
1. A stain.
_Bannatyne P._
2. Used in a moral sense.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _smitta_, Belg. _smette_, macula.
SMYTRIE, _s._ A numerous collection of small individuals, Ayrs.
V. ~Smatters~.
_Burns._
SMLEFANGER, _s._ Sibbald.
SMOKE, _s._ An inhabited house, S.
_Stat. Acc._
SMOLT, SMOUT, _adj._ Clear, mild; applied to the weather.
_Douglas._
A. S. _smolt_, Su. G. _smylter_, serenus.
SMOLT, SMELT, SMELTE, _s._
1. The fry of salmon, S. _smout_.
_Acts Ja. VI._
Su. G. _smol-a_, to crumble; _smotti_, frustulum.
2. Used to denote a child. S.
SMOOTRIKIN, _adj._ Tiny and active.
_Old Song._
Allied perhaps to _smiadr-a_, adulari.
_To_ SMORE, SMURE, SMOIR, _v. a._
1. To smother with smoke, S.
_Journ. Lond._
2. To choke, to suppress.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
3. To extinguish, Aberd.
4. To conceal, to hide, S.
_Douglas._
5. To prevent legal prosecution.
_Balfour._
A. S. _smor-an_, Teut. _smoor-en_, suffocare, extinguere.
_To_ ~Smore~, ~Smure~, _v. n._ To suffocate, S.
_Lyndsay._
~Smor'd thow.~
V. ~Thow~.
SMOT, SMOTE, SMOIT, _s._
1. A stain, in general, S. B.
_Bannatyne P._
2. The mouldiness which gathers on what is kept in a damp place.
_Ibid._
3. The distinguishing mark put on sheep, S. A.
4. Moral pollution.
_Knox._
Su. G. _smuts_, Germ. _schmutz_, macula.
_To_ ~Smot~, _v. a._
1. To stain.
V. ~Smad~.
_Douglas._
2. To mark with ruddle, tar, &c. S.
SMOTTRIT, _part. pr._ Besmeared.
V. ~Besmottrit~.
_Douglas._
SMOUPSIE, _s._ A stripling, S. B.
_To_ SMOUTTER, _v. n._ To eat often, although little at a time, S. B.
Su. G. _smutt-a_, pitissare, from _smaa_, parvus.
_To_ SMUE, or SMUDGE, _v. n._ To laugh in one's sleeve. Loth.
Germ. _schmuts-en_, subridere.
SMUGLY, _adj._ Amorous, sly, being at the same time well dressed.
_Gl. Sibb._
Su. G. _smyck-a_, Belg. _smuyck-en_, ornare.
SMULACHIN, _adj._ Puny, looking poorly, S. B.
Gael. _smeilag_, a pale puny female.
SMURACHIN, _s._
V. ~Smirikin~.
_To_ SMURE, _v. a._
V. ~Smore~.
SMURR, _s._ A drizzling rain, Ayrs. Lanerks.
Teut. _smoor_, fumus, vapor.
_To_ SMURTLE, _v. n._
V. ~Smirtle~.
SMURLIN, _s._ The Mya truncata.
_Neill._
SMUSH, _s._ A sulphurous smell, caused by smoke and dust, Fife.
Germ. _schmutz_, dirt, nastiness.
SNAB, _s._ The projecting part of a rock or hill, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Belg. _snabbe_, a beak or snout.
SNAB, _s._ A shoemaker's or cobler's boy, S. A. _snob_, S. B.
Teut. _snipp-en_, to cut.
SNACK, _adj._
1. Quick in action.
_Semple._
Isl. _snogg_, celer, citus.
2. Quick of apprehension, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Applied to the product of genius.
_Id._
~Snackly~, _adv._
1. Cleverly, S.
2. With intelligence, S.
_Ramsay._
~Snackie~, _adj._ Full of tricks and quirks.
_Pop. Ball._
SNACK, _s._ A slight repast, S.
V. ~Snak~.
_Ramsay._
_To_ SNACK, _v. n._ To snap as a dog.
_Gl. Sibb._
_To_ SNAG, _v. n._ To snarl, Fife.
Teut. _snack-en_, latrare, gannire; Isl. _snagg-a_, litigare.
~Snaggy~, _adj._ Sarcastical, Fife.
_A. Doug._
~Snaggin~, _s._ Raillery.
_A. Douglas._
_To_ ~Snagger~, _v. n._ To snarl.
_Ruddiman._
SNAK, _s._ The gnashing of a dog's teeth, when he aims at his prey, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _snack-en_, hianti ore captare.
_To_ SNAP _up, v.a._
1. To eat hastily, S.
2. To lay hold of suddenly, S.
_Baillie._
Su. G. _snapp-a_, to catch hastily.
_To_ SNAP, _v. n._ To make a hasty attempt to speak.
_A. Nicol._
Belg. _snapp-en_, to tattle impudently.
~Snapsy~, _adj._ Tart, S. B.
_A. Nicol._
~Snappert~, _adj._ Tart, hasty, S. B.
Isl. _snaefur_, tart, Teut. _snapper_, loquacious.
SNAP. _In a snap_, in a moment, S. B.
Belg. _met een snap_, id.
_Ross._
~Snaply~, _adv._ hastily, S. B.
_Ross._
Teut. _snap_, raptus.
SNAP DYKE, a stone fence, from four to six feet in height, strong and firmly locked together at the top, S. O.
Teut. _snap_, interceptio.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ SNAPPER, _v. n._
1. To stumble, S.
_Kelly._
2. To get into a scrape, S.
_Maitland P._
Su. G. _snafw-a_, titubare; _snabb_, celer.
~Snapper~, _s._
1. A stumble, S.
2. A failure as to morals, S.
_R. Bruce._
SNAP-WORK, SNAPWARK, _s._ A firelock.
_Cleland._
Belg. _snaphaan_, a _cock_ that _snaps_.
SNARRE, _adj._
1. Tart, severe. S. B.
2. Rigid, firm to the grasp, S. B.
Isl. _snar_, acer; Belg. _snar_, snarling.
_To_ SNASH, _v. n._ To talk saucily, S.
Su. G. _snaes-a_, verbis asperioribus corripere.
~Snash~, _s._ Abuse, Billingsgate, S.
_Burns._
~Snash~, _adj._ Pert, saucy, S.
_Morison._
SNATCH, _s._ A hasty repast.
V. ~Snack~, _s._
_Boswell._
SNAW, _s._ Snow, S. _snauw_, S. B.
_Minstr. Bord._
A. S. _snaw_, id. Belg. _sneeuw_.
~Snaw-bru~, ~Snaw-broo~, _s._ Snow-water, S.
_Burns._
~Snawie~, _adj._ Snowy, S.
_Burns._
_To_ SNECK, SNEG, _v. a._
1. To cut with a sudden stroke of a sharp instrument, S.
_Ramsay._
2. _To sneg off at the web's end_, to cut off one's hopes, S.
_Ramsay._
Germ. _schneck-en_, scindere.
3. _To sneck_ with lime, to make indentations in a wall, filling the blanks with lime; or, in building, to insert a small quantity between the stones in the outer side, S.
~Sneck, Sneg~, _s._ A small incision, a cut suddenly given, S.
_Ross._
SNECK, SNICK, _s._
1. The latch of a door, S.
_Ross._
Teut. _snack-en_, captare.
2. A small bolt, S.
_To_ ~Sneck~ _the door_, to fix it by a latch, S.
_Ross._
~Sneck-drawer~, ~Snick-drawer~, _s._ _Auld sneck-drawer_, one who, from long experience, has acquired great facility in doing any thing; generally used in a bad sense, S.
_Pop. Ball._
~Sneck-drawin~, _adj._ Crafty, S.
_Burns._
_To_ SNED, _v. a._
1. To prune; S., _snath_, S. Bor.
_Ruddiman._
2. To lop off, S.
_Burns._
3. To remove excrescences.
_Z. Boyd._
4. To emasculate, S.
Teut. _snijd-en_, secare; castrare.
~Sneddins~, _s. pl._ Prunings, or twigs lopped off, S.
Teut. _snede_, a slice.
SNEER, _s._
1. The act of inhalation by the nostrils, Fife.
2. A snort, S.
_Minstr. Bord._
SNEESHIN, SNEEZING, _s._
1. Snuff, S.
_Ritson._
2. A pinch of snuff, S.
_Meston._
~Sneeshin-mill~, ~Snishin-box~, _s._ A snuff-box, S.
_Colvil._
_To_ SNEG, _v. a._ To cut.
V. ~Sneck~.
_To_ SNEIR, _v. n._ Perh. move swiftly.
_Bannatyne P._
Isl. _snar-a_, celeriter auferre.
SNEIRLY, _adv._ In derision.
_Burel._
SNEIST, _s._ A taunt, Loth.
V. ~Snisty~.
SNEITH, _adj._ Uncertain.
_Douglas._
SNELL, _adj._
1. Keen, severe, S.
_Wallace._
2. Sharp, piercing; applied to the temperature of the air, S.
_Douglas._
3. Sarcastic; transferred to language.
_Ross._
4. Firm, determined, S.
_Ramsay._
5. Acute; in relation to mind, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _snel_, Su. G. Teut. _snell_, acer, alacer.
~Snelly~, _adv._
1. Sharply, S.
_Shirrefs._
2. Keenly; applied to the weather, S.
_Ferguson._
_To_ SNERE, SNEER, _v. a._ To breathe forth.
Isl. _snerri_, sternutatio.
_Doug._
SNET. L. _suet_, q. v.
_Barbour._
_To_ SNIB _a door_, to fasten it with a small bolt, S.
E. and S. _snib_, q. to put a _check_ on it.
_To_ SNIB _a candle_, to snuff it, Loth.
Su. G. _snopp-a_, emungere; de candela.
_To_ SNIFFLE, _v. n._ To be slow in motion or action, S.
Belg. _snefel-en_, to hesitate.
SNIFTER, _s._
1. A severe blast, S.
_Ross._
Isl. _snaefur_, frigidus, austerus.
2. Any sudden reverse of fortune, S.
3. A cutting repartee, S. B.
4. The effect of a strong purgative, S. B.
_To_ SNIFTER, _v. n._ To sniff, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _snyfst-a_, id.
~Snifters~, _s. pl._ Stoppage of the nostrils from cold.
_To_ SNYP, _v. n._ To nip.
_Douglas._
Belg. _snipp-en_, id.
SNIPE, _s._ A sarcasm, Loth.
Isl. _sneipa_, convitium; _sneip-a_, contumelia afficere.
~Snippy~, _adj._ Tart in speech, S.
Isl. _snaef-ur_, acer, austerus.
SNIPPY, _s._ One who, in using the scissars, gives too short measure, Ang.
Teut. _snipp-en_, secare.
SNIPPIT, _adj._ Applied to a horse with a white face, S. B.
SNIPPIT, _adj._ _A snippit niz_, a snub nose, Ang.
Isl. _snoppa_, rostrum.
SNISTER, _s._ A severe blast in the face, Ang.
SNISTY, _adj._ Saucy in language or demeanour, S. B.
Su. G. _snaes-a_, Isl. _snefs-a_, to chide severely.
_To_ SNITE, _v. a._ To snuff; applied to a candle, S.
Su. G. _snyta liuset_, emungere lucernam.
SNYTH, _s._ The coot, Orkn.
_Barry._
Su. G. _snoed_, bald, from its head.
_To_ SNOCKER, _v. n._ To snort, S.
_Minstr. Bord._
Dan. _snorck-er_, Belg. _snork-en_, id.
~Snocker~, _s._ A snort, S.
SNOD, _adj._
1. Lopped, pruned, S.
_Hudson._
2. Neat; regarding the shape.
_Doug._
3. Trim, S.; synon. _trig_.
_R. Galloway._
4. Transferred to literary compositions.
The pret. of the _v._ ~Sned~.
_R. Galloway._
_To_ ~Snod~, _v. a._
1. To prune, S.
2. To put in order, S.
_Ferguson._
_To_ SNOIF, _v. a._ To whirl, applied to the spindle.
V. ~Snoove~.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _sno_, contorquere.
SNOIT, _s._ Mucus from the nose.
A. S. _snote_, id.
_Watson._
_To_ SNOKE, SNOOK, SNOWK, _v. n._
1. To smell at objects like a dog, S. Douglas.
2. To range, prying into every corner, S.
Su. G. _snok-a_, insidiose scrutari.
SNOOD, _s._ A short hair-line, to which a fishing-hook is tied, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Su. G. _snod_, funiculus; _sno_, to twist.
SNOOD, SNOID, SNUDE, _s._ A fillet with which the hair of a young woman's head is bound up, S.
_Pennant._
A. S. _snod_, vitta.
_To_ ~Snood~, _v. a._ To bind up the hair with a fillet, S.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ SNOOK, _v. n._
V. ~Snoke~.
_To_ SNOOL, _v. a._ To subjugate by tyrannical means, pron. _snule_, S.
Dan. _snovl-er_, to snub.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Snool~, _v. n._ To submit tamely, S.
_Burns._
~Snool~, _s._ One who meanly subjects himself to the authority of another.
_Ramsay._
_To_ SNOOVE, (pron. _snuve_), _v. n._
1. To move smoothly and constantly, S.
2. To walk with an equal and steady pace, S.
_Burns._
3. _To snuve awa'_, to sneak off, S.
Ir. _snoimh-am_, nere, torquere.
SNORL, _s._ A difficulty, a scrape, S. B.
Su. G. _snoere_, Teut. _snoer_, funis.
SNOTTER, _s._
1. Snot at a child's nose, S.
2. Any thing that has no value.
_Cleland._
Fland. _snotter_, rheuma, catarrhus.
_To_ ~Snotter~, _v. n._ To breathe hard through the nostrils.
_Ramsay._
SNOW-FLAKE, SNOW-FLIGHT, SNOW-FOWL, _s._ Snow-bunting, S.
_Statist. Acc._
SNUDE, _s._
V. ~Snood~, _s._ 2.
SNUFFE, _s._ A disorder in the nostrils.
_Watson._
Teut. _snuf_, defluxio capitis ad nares.
_To_ SNUG, _v. a._
1. To push with the head or horn, Ang.
2. To reprimand with severity, Ang.
Isl. _snaegg-ia_, duris et asperis verbis excipere.
~Snug~, _s._ A stroke, a push, Ang.
SNUGS, _s. pl._ Small branches lopped off from a tree, S. B.
V. ~Sneck~.
SNUK, SNUKE, _s._ A small promontory.
Teut. _snoecks_, nasutulus.
_Wallace._
_To_ SNURL, _v. a._ To ruffle or wrinkle.
Dan. _snurd-a_, ruga.
_Ramsay._
_To_ SNURL, _v. n._ To contract like hard twisted yarn, S. O.
_Gl. Sibb._
Isl. _snurd-a_, id.
~Snurlie~, _adj._ Knotty, S. B.
SOAKIE, _adj._ Plump, in full habit, Loth.
SOAM, _s._
V. ~Sowme~.
SOB, _s._ A land-storm, S. B.
V. ~Summer-sob~.
SOBIR, SOBYR, SOBER, _adj._
1. Poor, mean, S.
Belg. _sobere_, id.
_Douglas._
2. Little, small, S.
_Rollocke._
3. Weak, feeble.
_Bannatyne P._
4. In a poor state of health, S.
5. Sometimes denoting a moderate state of health, S.
6. Applied to a person or thing that does not merit commendation, S.
_To_ ~Sober, Sobyr~, _v. a._ To compose, to keep under, S.
_Wallace._
SOC, SOCK, SOK, _s._ The right of a baron, to hold a court within his own domains, S.
A. S. _soc_, curia, jurisdictio.
~Soccoman~, ~Sockman~, _s._
1. One who holds lands by soccage.
_Reg. Maj._
2. A tenant subjected to certain restrictions, and bound to perform certain services, Aberd.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ SOCHER, (gutt.) _v. n._ To make much of one's self, to live delicately, particularly by the use of palatable draughts, S.
Gael. _socair_, ease, rest; _sogh_, delicacy.
SOCK, SOK, _s._ A ploughshare, S.
Fr. _soc_, id.
_Pal. Hon._
SODDIS, SODDS, _s. pl._ A sort of saddle used by the lower classes, made of cloth stuffed, S.
_Maitland P._
A. S. _seod_, pl. _seodas_, a sack.
SODIOUR, _s._ A soldier.
_Barbour._
O. Fr. _sodoier_, id.
SODROUN, SUDROUN, SOTHROUN, _s._
1. Englishmen.
_Wallace._
2. The English language, as distinguished from the Scottish.
_Douglas._
Q. _southern_, A. S. _sutherne_.
SOY, _s._ Silk.
Fr. _soye_.
_Ritson._
SOILYIE, _s._ Soil.
V. ~Sulye~.
SOYME, _s._ A rope.
V. ~Sowme~.
SOIT, SOYT, _s._
1. An assize.
_Stat. Rob. II._
2. Attendance on an overlord by his vassals, in the court held by him.
_Skene._
Fr. _suite_, sequela.
~Soytour~, ~Soyter~, _s._
1. One appearing in a court, as the vassal of another.
_Skene._
2. One employed by another to manage his business in court.
_Quon. Att._
SOITH, _s._ Truth.
A. S. _soth_.
_Douglas._
~Soithfast~, _adj._
V. ~Suthfast~.
_To_ SOKE, _v. n._ To slacken, Pink.
Teut. _swijck-en_, to subside.
_K. Hart._
SOLACE, _s._ Sport.
_Douglas._
~Solacious~, _s._ Cheerful.
_Barbour._
SOLAND, SOLAND GOOSE, _s._ The gannet, S.
_Houlate._
Norw. _sule_, Isl. _sula_, id.
_To_ SOLD, _v. a._ To solder.
_Acts Ja. IV._
Fr. _soud-er_, Ital. _sold-are_, id.
SOLD, _s._
1. A weight, ingot, S. _sowd_.
_Douglas._
2. Money in general.
_Wallace._
Teut. _sold_, _soud_, stipendium; A. S. _seod_, a purse.
SOLESHOE, _s._ A piece of iron on that part of a plough on which the share is fixed, Fife.
Su. G. _sko_, denotes whatever strengthens the extremity of any thing.
SOLYEING, _s._ The act of solving.
O. Fr. _sol-er_, soivere.
_Priests Peblis._
SOLIST, _adj._ Careful, anxious; Lat. _solicit-us_.
_Compl. S._
_To_ SOLIST, _v. a._ To solicit.
_Douglas._
~Solistare~, _s._ A solicitor.
_Acts Ja. V._
SON, _s_. The sun.
Belg. _son_, id.
_Douglas._
SONCE, _s._ Prosperity.
V. ~Sons~.
_To_ SONYIE, SUNYIE, _v. n._
1. To care, to regard.
_Bannatyne P._
2. To be anxious, as implying a fearful apprehension of the future.
_Wallace._
3. To be diligent.
_Lyndsay._
4. Denoting hesitation, in consequence of anxious thought.
_Bellenden._
Fr. _soign-er_, to care, to be diligent.
~Sonyhe~, ~Sunye~, _s._
1. Care.
_Wallace._
2. Anxiety.
_Priests Peblis._
3. Pains, industry.
_Montgomerie._
Fr. _soing_, care, diligence.
_To_ SONK, _v. n._ To drivel, to loiter.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _siunk-a_, to sink; _sink-a_, tardare.
SONK, _s._
1. Such a seat as may be used as a couch.
_Douglas._
A. S. _song_, Su. G. _saeng_, a couch.
2. A grassy seat, S.
_Douglas._
3. A wreath of straw, used as a cushion, or a load saddle.
_Godscroft._
SONOUNDAY, _s._ Sunday.
_Barbour._
A. S. _sunnan-daeg_, id.
SONS, SONCE, _s._
1. Prosperity, felicity, Loth.
_Dunbar._
2. Abundance.
_Wyntown._
Gael. Ir. _sonas_, prosperity, happiness.
~Sonsy~, ~Sonse~, _adj._
1. Lucky, fortunate, S. B.
_Lyndsay._
2. Good-humoured, well-conditioned, S.
_Pop. Ball._
3. Having a pleasant look, S.
_Burns._
4. Plump, thriving, S.
_Ramsay._
5. Denoting fullness, conjoined with cordiality in the host.
_Kelly._
_To_ SOOCH, (gutt.) _v. n._ To swill, S.
E. _swig_; Isl. _siug-a_, sorbeo.
~Sooch~, _s._ A copious draught, S.
_To_ SOOGH, _v. n._
V. ~Souch~, _v._
SOOTH, _adj._ True, S.
V. ~Soith~.
_Kelly._
SOOTY-SKON, _s._ A cake baked with _soot_, to be eaten on _Halloween_, S. B.
SOP, _s._ A slight meal.
V. ~Soup~.
_Barbour._
SOP, _s._ Juice, moisture.
_Douglas._
Teut. _sop_, liquamen, liquor.
SOP, SOPE, _s._
1. A crowd.
_Barbour._
2. Any body, consisting of a variety of parts or particles conjoined.
_Douglas._
Isl. _sopp-ur_, pila, sphaera.
_To_ SOPE, SOUP, _v. n._ To become weary, to faint.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _swaif_, cessavit; A. S. _swaef-ian_, deficere.
SOPHAM, SOPHINE, _s._ A sophism; Fr. _sophime_.
_Wallace._
SOPPES DE MAYN, some restorative cordial.
_Sir Gawan._
SORDANE, _adj._ Perhaps, private.
Fr. _sourdine_, id.
Dunbar.
SORDES, _s._ Filth, S. B.
_Law Case._
Lat. _sordes_, id.; Isl. _saurd-a_, to defile.
~Sordid~, _pret._ Defiled.
_Barbour._
SORE, _adj._ A sorrel or reddish colour.
Fr. _saure_, id.
_Douglas._
SORY. L. _scry_, cry.
_Wallace._
SORING, _part. pr._ Bewailing.
_Burel._
A. S. _sorg-ian_, lugere.
_To_ SORN, SORNE, _v. n._
1. To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board, S.
_Macbean._
2. Denoting the depredations made by an invading army.
_Muse's Thren._
O. Fr. _sejourn-er_, commorari.
_To_ ~Soiorne~, _v. a._ To quarter, to lodge forcibly.
_Acts Ja. I._
~Sornare~, ~Sorner~, _s._ One who takes free quarters, S.
_Acts Ja. II._
SORROW, _s._ A term unwarrantably used in imprecations, or strong asseverations, equivalent to E. _plague_, _pox_, &c. or _fiend_, _de'il_.
_Leg. St Androis._
SOSS, _s._ A mixture of incongruous kinds of food, S.
O. Fr. Teut. _sausse_, condimentum, _sauss-en_, condire.
_To_ ~Soss~, _v. a._ To mix in a strange manner, S.
_To_ ~Soss~, _v. n._ To use incongruous aliments or medicines mixed together, S.
SOSS, _s._ The flat sound caused by a heavy but soft body, when it comes hastily to the ground, or squats down, S. _souse_, E.
_Ramsay._
SOT, _s._ A fool, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
_To_ SOTTER, _v. n._
1. To boil slowly, S.
A. S. _seoth-an_, Isl. _siod-a_, to boil.
2. Used to denote the bubbling noise made by any thing in boiling, S.
_To_ SOUCH, SOOGH, SWOUCH, (gutt.) _v. n._
1. To emit a rushing or whistling sound, S.
_Douglas._
2. To breathe long as in sleep, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Sough~, _v. a._ To con over a tune, S. A.
_J. Nicol._
A. S. _swog-an_, sonare, tinnire; part. pr. _swogend_, S. _souchand_.
~Souch~, ~Sowch~, ~Sugh~, ~Swouch~, _s._
1. A rushing or whistling sound, S.
_Burns._
2. The sound emitted during profound sleep.
_Douglas._
3. A deep sigh, S. O.
_Burns._
4. Equivalent to E. _cant_, S.
_Meston._
A. S. _sweg_, _swege_, sonus, clangor.
SOUCH, _adj._ Silent, quiet, S. _To keep souch_, to be silent.
A. S. _swig-an_, _swug-an_, id.
~Souch~, _s._ Silence, S.
A. S. _swig_, id.
SOUCH, _pret. v._ Deserted.
_Barbour._
A. S. _swic-an_, to deliver up; or Su. G. _swig-a_, loco cedere.
SOUCHT, _pret._ Assailed by arms.
_Barbour._
Su. G. _soek-a_, violenter invadere.
SOUCYE, _s._ The heliotrope, S.
_Compl. S._
Fr. _souci_, _soulsie_, a marigold, a heliotrope, q. _sol sequens_.
SOUD, _s._ A quantity, S. B.
V. ~Sold~.
_Stat. Acc._
SOUDIE, _s._ A gross heavy person, S.
Isl. _sodi_, homo sordidus.
SOUDLAND, _s._ One who comes from the south country, S. B.
SOUDLY, _adj._ Soiled.
V. ~Suddle~.
_Wall._
SOUDOUN LAND, the land of the Soldan or Sultan.
_Bannatyne P._
SOVER, SOVIR, _adj._ Secure; Fr. _seur_.
_Bannatyne P._
~Souerance~, _s._
1. Assurance.
_Wallace._
2. Safe conduct.
_Wallace._
SOVERANIS, _s._ L. _severanis_, difference; O. Fr. _sevr-er_, to separate.
_Dunbar._
_To_ SOUF, SOUFF, _v. n._
1. To sleep in a disturbed manner, S. B.
Su. G. _sofw-a_, A. S. _swef-an_, id.
2. To breathe high in sleep, S. B.
Teut. _soeff-en_, spirare; A. S. _seof-ian_, to moan.
3. To whistle in a low tone, S. A.
_Ferguson._
4. To con over a tune on an instrument.
_Ramsay._
~Souf~, ~Souff~, _s._
1. A disturbed sleep, S. B.
2. High breathing in sleep, S. B.
3. Low whistle, S.
_Gl. Shirr._
4. Strain, humour, S.
_To_ SOUFF, _v. n._ To strike, S. B.
Isl. _sweip-a_, percutere.
SOUKS, SOUKIES, _s. pl._ The flower of red clover, S., from being _sucked_ by children.
SOULDER CRAB, the cancer bernardus.
_Sibbald._
SOULE, _s._ A swivel.
V. ~Sule~.
_Lyndsay._
SOUM, SOWME, _s._ The relative proportion of cattle or sheep to pasture, or _vice versa_, S.
1. _A soum of sheep_, five sheep, in some places ten, S.
_Stat. Acc._
2. _A soum of grass_, as much as will pasture one cow, or five sheep, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
Sw. _sum_ is equivalent to _tal_, number.
_To_ ~Soum~ _land_, to calculate and fix what number of cattle or sheep it can support, S.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ ~Soum~ and ~Roum~, to pasture in summer, and fodder in winter, S.
V. ~Rowme~, v.
_Stat. Acc._
SOUMS, _s. pl._ The _sounds_ of the cod dried for food, Shetl.
Dan. _swomm-e_, to swim.
SOUNDS (of a fish), _s. pl._ The swimming bladder, S.
_Stat. Acc._
Isl. _sund_, natatio.
_To_ SOUP, SOOP, _v. a._ To sweep, S.
Su. G. _sop-a_, id.
_Lyndsay._
SOUP, SUP, _s._
1. The quantity of spoonmeat taken into the mouth at once, S.
2. A mouthful of liquor, S.
_Dunbar._
3. A considerable quantity of drink, or of any thin food, S.
_Forbes._
Isl. _sope_, a draught, _saup_, spoonmeat.
SOUPAND, _part. pr._ Sobbing, or groaning.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _seof-ian_, ingemiscere.
SOUPLE, _s._ The part of a flail which strikes the grain, S.
_Pop. Ball._
Isl. _sweip-a_, to strike.
SOUR-KIT, _s._ A dish of coagulated cream, S.
_Compl. S._
SOURMILK, _s._ Buttermilk, S.
Sw. _sur mioelk_, id.
SOUROCK, SOURACK, _s._ Sorrel, S.
_Lightfoot._
Germ. _saurach_, Teut. _suerick_, id.
~Sheep's Sourock~, a species of sorrel.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ SOURSE, _v. n._ To rise.
_Douglas._
Lat. _surg-o_, _-exi_, id.
SOUSE, _s._ A French sol, O. Fr. _solz_.
_Evergreen._
SOUST FEET, cow-heel, S.
_Shirrefs._
SOUTAR, SOUTER, _s._
1. A shoemaker, S. A. S. _sutere_, Lat. _sutor_.
_Evergr._
2. One who makes _brogues_ or shoes of horse-leather, Ang.
~Souter's Brandy~, a cant phrase for buttermilk, Aberd.
_Shirrefs._
SOUTH, _s._ A whistling sound.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _sucht_, a sigh; or a corr. of ~Souch~.
SOUTHRON, SOTHERON, SOUDRON, _s._ A contemptuous designation for an Englishman, corr. _Southern_.
V. ~Sodrown~.
_Minstr. Bord._