SKARTFREE, adj.
V. Scart, v.
SKARTH, s. Puny creature, S. scart.
Dunbar.
Su. G. skort-a, deficere; skard-a, diminuere.
To SKAT, v. a. To tax.
Henrysone.
Teut. schatt-en; Su. G. skatt-a, taxare.
To SKAUDE, v. a. To scald, S.
Doug.
Fr. eschaud-er, Ital. scald-are, id.
To Skaude, 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.
To SKEEG, 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.
To SKEY off, 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.
To Skeich, v. n. To startle.
Douglas.
Su. G. skygg-a, meticulose recedere.
To SKEYG, 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.
To Skeitch, 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.
To Skellie, 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.
To SKELLOCH, v. n. To cry with a shrill voice, S. B.
Isl. skell-a, clangere.
Skelloch, s. A shrill cry, S. B.
To SKELP, 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.
To Skelp, 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.
To SKELVE, v. n. To separate in lamina, 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 various lamina,
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, and ey, 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.
To Skew, 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.
To SKEWL, v. a. To distort, S. B.
V. Showl.
SKY, s. A small board, used in the Shetland
plough in place of a mould-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.
To SKIFF, SKIFT, v. n. To move lightly
and smoothly along, S.
Maitland P.
Q. to move as a skiff; or Isl. skaf-a, skef, radere, q. to graze.
To Skiff, v. a. To cause a flat stone skip along the surface of a body of water, S.
To Skift, 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.
To SKYLE, 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.
To SKILT, 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.
To SKYNK, 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.
To SKINKLE, 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 a coble, 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.
To SKIRL, 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.
To SKYRME, v. n. To make a feint.
Isl. skrum-a, fingo.
Houlate.
To SKIRP, v. a. To mock.
V. Scorp.
SKIST, s. Chest; for kist.
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.
To SKITE, 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.
To Skyte, 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.
To SKLENT, v. n.
V. Sclent.
To SKLICE, v. a.
1. To slice, S.
J. Nicol.
2. Denoting the abbreviation of time.
Z. Boyd.
To SKLYRE, v. n. To slide, Loth.
Sklyre, s. A slide, ibid.
To SKLOY, 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 from klute, S. a hoof.
2. A lout, S. B.
To Sklute, v. n. To set down the feet clumsily, S.
SKODGE, SKODGIE, s. A kitchen drudge, S.
Su. G. skoswen, literally, a shoe-servant.
To Skodge, v. n. To act as a drudge, S.
SKOLDIRT, SKOWDERT.
V. Scowder.
To SKOLE, 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.
To SKONCE, 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.
SKOUR of 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.
To SKRAIK, 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.; also skraich.
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.
To SKREED, v. n. To cry, to scream.
Watson.
Franc. screiot, Sw. skrijt, clamor.
To SKREED, 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.; also skrieh.
V. Creek.
Ross.
To SKREENGE, v. a. To scourge, S.
Skreenge, s. A lash, a stroke, Fife.
To SKRY, 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.
To SKRIFT, 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. Unboiled sowens, 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.
To SKRUNT, 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.
To Skug, 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.
To Skug, 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.
To SKULT, 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. scurra and vag-or.
SKURRIOUR, s. A scout.
V. Scurrour.
SKUWES, s. pl. Groves.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. scua, umbra.
To SLA, 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 with Laggery.
To SLAIK, 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 been slain, acknowledging
that satisfaction had been given, or otherwise
soliciting for the pardon of the offender.
Acts Ja. VI.
To SLAIRG, 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.
To Slairt about, to go about sluggishly, S. B.
Teut. sloordigh, sordidus.
To SLAISTER, 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.
To Slaister, v. a. To bedaub, S.
Ferguson.
Slaister, Slyster, Slaistery, s. A heterogeneous
mass, S.
Ferguson.
SLAIT, pret. Slitted, cut.
Evergreen.
To SLAIT, 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.
To SLAIK, 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.
To Slammach, v. a. To seize.
To SLAMMACH, 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.
To SLANGER, 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.
To Slap, v. a. To break into gaps, S.
Law Case.
To SLAP, 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.
To SLASH, v. n. To give a slabbering kiss, S.
Isl. slefs-a, allambo, alligurio.
To SLASH, 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.
To SLATE, 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 with slake, 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. from sled, 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.
To SLEIF, 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.
To SLERG, 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.
To Sleuth, v. a. To neglect, or to do
work carelessly, S. B.
Pitscottie.
To Sleuth, 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.
To SLICHT, 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.
To Slidder, 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.
* To SLIDE, v. n. To fib, S.
SLIEVE-FISH, s. The cuttle-fish. Loth.
Sibbald.
To SLIGHT, 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, from slik-a, to creep.
SLIM, adj.
1. Slight, not sufficient, S.
2. Naughty, worthless, S.
Isl. slaem-r, vile, Dan. slem, bad, naughty.
To Slim o'er, v. a. To do anything carelessly and insufficiently, S.
To SLING, 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 twelve cuts, 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.
To SLYPE, 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.
To SLYSTER.
V. Slaister.
To SLYTE, v. n. To move easily or smoothly, Loth.
Isl. slitta, aequare, planum reddere.
To SLO, 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.
To SLOKIN, 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; from slaeck-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.
To Slonk, Slunk, v. n.
1. To wade through
a mire, S.
Ramsay.
2. To sink in mind, S. O.
To SLOOM, 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.
To Slop, 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.
To SLORP, v. a. To swallow ungracefully; making a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A.
Isl. slupra, id.; or O. Teut. slorpe, vorago.