Part 42
Germ. _scherr-en_, terras scalpere; _scharte_, fragmentum.
SCHERE, SHEER, _adj._ Waggish, S.
Teut. _scheer-en_, illudere, nugari.
_To_ SCHERE, _v. n._ To divide.
_Doug._
~Schere~, ~Shear~, _s._ The parting between the thighs, S.
_Douglas._
~Schere-bane~, ~Shear-bane~, _s._ The _os pubis_, S.
SCHERENE, _s._ Syren.
_Bannatyne P._
_To_ SCHETE, _v. a._ To shut.
_Douglas._
A. S. _scytt-an_, id.
SCHEWE, _pret._ Shove.
_Douglas._
SCHIDE, SCHYDE, SYDE, _s._
1. A billet of wood.
_Douglas._
2. A chip, a splinter.
_Id._
3. A large piece of flesh cut off.
_Id._
A. S. _scide_, a billet of wood.
~Schidit~, To ~Schid~, _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 of _father_, 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.
_To_ SCHIRE, _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.; _o_ as Gr. υ. _Barbour._
Moes. G. _so_, _soh_, Isl. _su_, A. S. _seo_, id.
_To_ SCHOG, _v. a._ To jog, S.
_Bannatyne P._
Teut. _schock-en_, _schuck-en_, id.
_To_ ~Schog~, ~Shog~, _v. n._ To move backwards and forwards, S.
_To_ ~Schog about~, _v. n._ To survive, S. B.
_Ross._
~Schog~, ~Shog~, _s._ A jog, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ ~Schoggle~, _v. a._ To shake, S.
Teut. _schockel-n_, id.
_To_ ~Schoggle~, ~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._
_To_ SCHOR, _v. a._ To soar.
_Douglas._
Fr. _essor-er_, Ital. _sor-are_, in altum volare.
_To_ SCHOR, 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.
_To_ SCHORT, _v. n._ To grow short.
Isl. _skort-a_, to be deficient.
_Dunbar._
_To_ ~Schort~, _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.
_To_ SCHOW, _v. a._
1. To shove.
_Doug._
2. _v. n._ To glide or fall down.
_Doug._
A. S. _scuf-an_, Belg. _schuyff-en_, trudere.
_To_ SCHOWD, SHOWD, _v. n._ To waddle in going, S. B.
_Ross._
Teut. _schudd-en_, quatere, agitare.
SCHREW, SCHROW, _s._ A worthless person.
_Douglas._
Germ. _be-schrey-en_, incantare; or A. S. _syrew-an_, insidiari.
_To_ SCHREW, SCHRO, _v. a._ To curse.
_Bannatyne P._
~Schrewit~, _part. adj._
1. Wicked, accursed.
_Douglas._
2. Unhappy, ill-boding.
_Id._
3. Poisonous, venomous.
_Id._
_To_ SCHRYFF, 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.
_To_ SCHUDDER, _v. a._ To withstand.
E. to _shoulder_.
_Douglas._
SCHUGHT, SHUGHT, _part. adj._ Sunk, covered, S. B.
_Poems Buch. Dial._
Su. G. _skygg-a_, obumbrare; or from _Seuch_. 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._
_To_ SCHUTE, _v. a._
1. To push.
Su. G. _skiut-a_, Teut. _schutten_, propellere.
2. To put off. _To shute by_, to delay, S.
Su. G. _skiut-a upp_, differre.
3. _To shute by_, to 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 easily _shot about_, satisfied with a slight or homely meal, S.
_To_ SCHWNE, _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.
_To_ SCLANDER, 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._
_To_ SCLATCH, _v. a._ To huddle up, S.
V. ~Clatch~.
_To_ SCLATCH, _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._
_To_ SCLENT, 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.
_To_ SCOB, _v. n._ To sew clumsily, S.
SCOB, _s._
1. A splint, S.
2. In pl. the ribs of a basket, Ang.
Teut. _schobbe_, squama.
_To_ ~Scob~ _a 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._
_To_ SCOMFICE, 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~.
_To_ SCONCE, _v. a._ To extort, Ang.
_To_ SCONE, _v. a._ To beat with the open hand, S.
_Ruddiman._
Isl. _skoyn-a_, Su. G. _sken-a_, leviter vulnerare.
SCOPIN, _s._ A quart-vessel.
V. ~Scoup~, _v._
_Dunbar._
SCOREY, _a._ The brown and white gull. Orkn.
V. ~Scaurie~.
_Barry._
_To_ SCORN, _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.
_To_ SCORP, 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.
_To_ SCOUG, _v. n._
V. ~Skug~, _v._ 2.
_To_ SCOUNGE, _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._
_To_ SCOUP, or ~Skoup 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._
_To_ SCOUP, SCOWP, _v. n._ To leap or move hastily from one place to another, S. B.
_Burel._
Isl. _skop-a_, discurrere.
~Scoup-hole~, _s._ A subterfuge.
_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._
_To_ SCOUR _out_, _v. a._ To drink off, S.
A metaph. use of the E. _v._
_J. Nicol._
_To_ SCOURGE _the ground_, to exhaust the strength of the soil, S.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ SCOUT, _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; as _scouth 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._
_To_ SCOWDER, 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._
_To_ SCRALL, _v. n._ To crawl.
_Hudson._
_To_ SCRAPE, _v. n._ To express scorn, Fife.
V. ~Scorp~.
SCRAPIE, _s._ A miser, S.
_To_ SCREED, 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._
_To_ ~Screed aff~, _v. a._ To do any thing quickly, S.
_Ferguson._
SCREG, _s._ A cant term for a shoe, S.
_To_ SCREIGH, SKREIGH, _v. n._ 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._
_To_ SCRIBBLE, 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._
_To_ SCRIEVE, _v. a._ To scratch, scrape, Ang.
Flandr. _schraeff-en_, radere.
~Scrieve~, _s._ A large scratch, Ang.
_To_ SCRIEVE, 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.
_To_ SCRIEVE, _v. n._ To talk familiarly in continuation, S.
~Scrieve~, _s._ A conversation of this kind, S.
Su. G. _skraefw-a_, to rant, to rattle.
_To_ ~Scrift~, ~Skrift~, _v. n._ To magnify in narration, to fib, S.
Isl. _skraf-a_, fabulari, _scraef_, nugae.
~Scrift~, _s._ A fabrication, S.
_To_ ~Scrift~, ~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._
_To_ SCRYM, _v. n._ To skirmish.
_Barbour._
Germ. _schirm-en_, _scrim-en_, pugilare.
~Scrymmage~, _s._ A skirmish.
_Wallace._
_To_ SCRIMP, 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_, the _scurf_ of a wound.
~Scrufan~, _s._ A thin scurf; as, a _scrufan of ice_, S. B.
Su. G. _skrof_, glacies rara.
SCROPPIT, _adj._ Sordid.
_Bannatyne P._
Belg. _schrobben_, to scrub, _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.
_To_ SCUD, _v. a._
1. To dust with a rod, S.
Su. G. _skudd-a_, excutere.
2. To beat with the open hand, S.
_To_ SCUD, _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._
_To_ ~Scuff~, _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_, or _scuff about_, to wear as a drudge, S.
_To_ SCUG, _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._
_To_ SCULT, 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.
_To_ SCUNNER, 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., from _scurf_.
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._
_To_ SCUTCH, _v. a._
1. To beat.
_Baillie._
2. _To scutch lint_, to separate flax from the rind, S.
Ital. _scutic-are_, id. E. _Scotch_.
_To_ SCUTLE, _v. a._ To pour from one vessel to another, often including the idea of spilling, S.
Isl. _gutl-a_, liquida moveo, et agito 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_, and _fugl_.
_To_ SEEK, _v. a._ To attack.
V. ~Soucht~.
_To_ SEEK one's _meat_, to beg, S.
SEELFU', _adj._ Pleasant.
V. ~Seilfu'~.
To SEETHE, _v. n._ To be nearly boiling, S. B.
To SEFOR, _v. a._ To save.
V. ~Safer~.
_Priests Peblis._
_To_ SEG, SEYG, _v. n._
1. To fall down.
2. Metaph. applied to the influence of intoxicating liquor, S. B.
_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.
_To_ SEY, _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~.
_To_ SEY, _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 the _fore-sey_, the other the _back-sey_. The latter is the surloin, S.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _sega_, portiuncula; Dan. _seje_, a muscle.
SEY, _s._ A 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.
_To_ SEYG, _v. n._ To sink.
V. ~Seg~.
_To_ SEIL, _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_, and _Seely 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._
_To_ SEYNE, _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.
_To_ SEJOYNE, _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._
_To_ SEMBLE, _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._
_To_ SEMBYL, _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._
SEND, _adv._ Then, thereafter.
_Priests Peblis._
Teut. _sind_; Su. G. _sendan_, deinde, the same with _Syne_, q. v.
SEND, _s._
1. Mission, S.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
2. The messengers sent for the bride at a wedding, S. B.
V. ~Saynd~.
SENDYLL, _adv._ Seldom.
V. ~Seindle~.
SENYHÉ, _s._ An assembly.
V. ~Seinye~.
SENYHÉ, _s._ Badge worn in battle.
O. Fr. _seingnie_, Lat. _sign-um_.
_Wynt._
SENON, _s._ A sinew, S.
_Wallace._
Belg. _senuwen_, Sicamb. _senen_, id.
SENS, _s._ Incense.
_Bellenden._
_To_ SENSE, _v. n._ To scent.
_Kelly._
SENSYMENT, SENSEMENT, _s._ Sentiment, judgment.
_Douglas._
SENSYNE, _adv._
V. ~Sen~.
SENTHIS, _adv._ Hence.
_Gl. Sibb._
SERD, _pret. v._ Served.
V. ~Sair~, _v._
_Wallace._
SERE, _adj._ Several.
V. ~Seir~.
SERE, _adv._ Eagerly;
A. S. _sare_, id.
_Douglas._
SERE, _s._ Sir, Lord.
V. ~Schir~.
_To_ SERF, _v. a._
V. ~Serve~.
_Douglas._
SERGE, SIERGE, _s._ A taper, a torch.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _cierge_, a large wax-candle, a flambeau.
SERGEAND, _s._
1. A squire; O. Fr. id.
_Wyntown._
2. An inferior officer in a court of justice.
_Skene._
SERYT, L. _cryt_, cried.
_Wallace._
SERMONE, SERMOND, _s._ Discourse.
O. Fr. id.
_Bellenden._
SERPLATHE, _s._ Eighty stones of wool.
Fr. _sarpilliere_, E. _sarp-cloth_.
_Skene._
_To_ SERS, SEIRS, _v. a._ To search.
_Douglas._
_To_ SERVE, SERF, SERWE, _v. a._ To deserve.
_Wallace._
SERUIABLE, _adj._ Active.
_Douglas._
SERVITE, SERVYTE, _s._ A table napkin, S.
_Spalding._
Fr. _serviette_, Teut. _servett_, id.
SESSION, SESSIOWN, _s._ The consistory, or parochial _eldership_ in Scotland, S.
_Knox._
~Sessioner~, _s._ A member of the _session_ or consistory.
_Wodrow._
_To_ SET, _v. a._ To lease, S.
_Wyntown._
~Set~, _s._ A lease, S.
_Spotswood._
~Setter~, _s._ One who lets out any thing for hire, S.
_Baillie._
_To_ SET, _v. a._
1. To beset.
_Wyntown._
2. To lay snares.
_Douglas._
Su. G. Isl. _saett-a_, insidias struere.
~Set~, _s._ A gin or snare.
_Barbour._
Su. G. _sata_, insidiae feris positae.
SET, _s._
1. The spot in a river, where stationary nets are fixed, S.
_Law Case._
2. The net thus set, S.
_Ibid._
Su. G. _saett-a ut et naet_, to spread a net.
SET, _s._ Attack, onset, S.
_Ross._
SET, _s._ Kind, manner, S.
Su. G. _saett_, id.
_To_ SET, _v. a._
1. To become one, as to manners, rank, merit, &c. S.
_Barbour._
2. To become, as to dress, S.
_Bannatyne P._
3. _Setting_, _part. pr._ Having a prepossessing appearance, or natural gracefulness of manner, S.
_Ross._
Su. G. _saet-a_, convenire.
SET, _s._ The chartered constitution of a borough, S.
_Stat. Acc._
A. S. _saet-an_, constituere.
_To_ SET _after ane_, _v. a._ To pursue one, S.
Su. G. _saetta after en_, id.
_To_ SET _aff_, _v. n._ To go away, S.
SET, SETT, _conj._ Though.
_Wallace._
Perh. the imperat. of the _v._
* SET, _part. pa._ Disposed, S.
_Douglas._
_Ill set_, cross-grained.
_Ruddiman._