O. Teut. staeck-en, stipare; to cram.
2. To confine one with a great quantity
of body-clothes, S. B.
3. To confine one's self in a very warm
room, S. B.
Germ. stick-en, suffocare, suffocari.
4. v. n. To stech in bed, to indulge sloth in bed, S. B.
To Stech, v. n. To gormandize, S.
Stech, s.
1. A heap, or crowd, S. B.
2. A confused mass, S. B. stechrie, id.
3. It often conveys the idea of heat, as
connected with that of a crowd, S. B.
To STED, v. a.
1. To place.
Wyntown.
2. To establish.
Wyntown.
Su. G. stad-ga, id.
STEDDYNG, s.
V. Stead.
STEDE, s.
1. Place.
2. Fute stede, a footstep.
Douglas.
To STEEK, v. a. To shut.
V. Steik.
STEELBOW GOODS, those goods on
a farm, which may not be carried off by
a removing tenant, as being the property
of the landlord, S.
Erskine.
Corresponding with Alem. stahline viehe, q. immoveable goods.
STEEP-GRASS, s. Butterwort, S.
Lightfoot.
To STEER, STIR, v. a.
1. To meddle
with so as to injure, S.
2. To give ground a slight ploughing,
S.
Stat. Acc.
3. To plough ground a second time,
when it is to be ploughed thrice, S.
A. S styr-ian, to stir.
STEEVE, adj.
1. Firm, referring to a
bargain, S.
2. Compacted, regarding the frame of
an animal, S.
Burns.
3. Trusty; as, a steeve friend, S.
4. Sometimes used for obstinate, S.
Germ. steif, firm, stable.
Stievelie, adv. Firmly, S.
J. Nicol.
STEY, adj. Steep.
V. Stay.
STEIDDIS, s. pl. States.
Dunbar.
Teut. stad, stede, urbs.
To STEIK, STEKE, v. a.
1. To pierce
with a sharp instrument.
Barbour.
A. S. stic-an, Teut stick-en, pungere.
2. To stitch, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. stick-a, acu pingere.
3. To fix, to fasten.
Douglas.
Germ. steck-en, Teut. stick-en, figere.
Steik, Steek, Styk, s.
1. The act of
stitching with a needle, S.
Ferguson.
2. The threads in sewed work.
Burns.
3. A small portion of work, S.
N. Burne.
4. To the steeks, completely.
A. Doug.
To STEIK, v. a.
1. To shut, to close, S.
Douglas.
2. To stop, to choke up.
Barbour.
Teut. steck-en, claudere ligneis clavis.
STEIK, s. A piece of cloth.
Acts Ja. V.
A. S. sticce, a piece; Su. G. staeck-a, decurtare.
STEIKIS, s. pl. Money.
P. 16th Cent.
A. S. styc, styca, a small brass coin.
STEIL, s. Handle, as, of a plough.
Teut. steel, caudex.
STEILBONET, s. A kind of helmet.
Acts Ja. V.
STEILD. part. pa. Set.
V. Stell.
STEIN, s. A stone.
V. Stane.
STEIN-BITER, s. The lump-fish, Orkn.
Sw. stenbit, id.
Stat. Acc.
STEING, s. A pole.
V. Sting.
STEINRAW, s.
V. Staneraw.
To STEIR, v. a. To govern.
V. Stere.
STEIR, adj. Stout.
Priests Peblis.
Su. G starr, rigidus.
STEIT, pret.
V. Stoit.
STEKILL, s.
1. A latch.
Peblis Play.
2. The trigger of a musket, S.
A. S. sticcel, Teut. stekel, aculeus.
To STELL, STEIL, STILE, v. a.
1. To
place, to set.
Wallace.
2. To stell a gun, to take aim with it,
Loth.
To stell to the horne, to put to the horn,
to declare one a rebel.
Act Sed.
Belg. stell-en, Su. G. staell-a, to place.
Stell-fishing, s. Fishing with a stell-net,
S.
Stat. Acc.
Stell-net, Still-net, s. A net stretched
out by stakes into, and sometimes quite
across, the channel of a river, S.
Stat. Acc.
STELL, STILL, STOLL, s.
1. A covert,
a shelter, S. A.
Stat. Acc.
2. An inclosure for cattle, higher than
a common fold, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Teut. stelle, locus tutus.
STELLIFYIT, part. pa. Converted into
a star.
King's Quair.
STELLFITCH, STELLVITCH, adj. Dry, coarse; applied to rank grain, Fife.
Teut. stael, stele, caulis, stipes herbae.
STEM, s. The utmost extent of any thing, Loth.
Su. G. staemm-a, cohibere.
To STEM, v. a. To stanch, as, to stem blude, S.
Su. G. steamm-a bloden, id.
STENCHEN, s.
V. Stanssour.
To STEND, v. n.
1. To spring, S.
Ramsay.
2. To rise to elevation.
Ramsay.
Fr. estend-re, Ital. stend-ere, to extend.
Stend, s.
1. A spring, S.
Douglas.
2. A long step or stride, S.
Ruddiman.
Stendling, s. The act of springing with
great force.
Compl. S.
To STENYE, v. a. To sting.
Gl. Sibb.
To STENT, v. a.
1. To stretch, S.
Barbour.
2. To straiten; stent, at full stretch, S.
3. To restrain, to confine, S.
Ramsay.
4. To erect.
Douglas.
Fr. estend-re, from Lat. extend-ere.
Stent-net, s. A net stretched out and fixed
by stakes or otherwise, S. B.
Law Case.
To STENT, v. n. To stop, to cease. S.
Douglas.
O. Sw. stynt-a, Isl. stunt-a, abbreviare.
To STENT, v. a. To assess, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
L. B. extend-ere, aestimare, appretiare.
Stent, Stant, s.
1. A valuation of property,
in order to taxation.
Bellenden.
L. B. extent-a, aestimatio.
2. A taxation, S.
Bellenden.
3. A task, S. stint, E.
Ruddiman.
Stentmasters, s. pl. Those appointed to
fix the quota of any duty payable by
the inhabitants of a town or parish, S.
Act Sed.
Stent-roll, s. Cess-roll, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
STENT, s. Aperture for receiving a bar.
Wallace.
STEP IN AGE, advanced in years.
Teut. stap, climacter, scalae.
Doug.
STEPPE, s. A stave.
V. Stap.
STER, the termination of various names of trades, as Baxster, Webster, &c.
Germ. id.
STER, a termination of many names of places in Caithness.
Ster is said to signify an estate.
Stat. Acc.
STERDE, STERDY, adj. Strong.
Douglas.
Su. G. starr, Isl. styrd, rigidus.
To STERE, STEER, v. a. To govern,
to rule.
Henrysone.
Teut. stier-en, Su. G. styr-a, id.
Ster, Stere, Steir, Stering, s.
1. Government.
Douglas.
2. The helm.
Barbour.
A. S. steor, Su. G. styre, gubernaculum.
Sterand, part. pr. Active, lively.
Doug.
To STERE, STEIR, v. n. To stir, S. steer.
A. S. styr-ian, id.
Lyndsay.
Stere, Steir, s. Commotion, S.
Doug.
Sterage, s.
1. Stir, motion.
Douglas.
2. Commotion caused by a throng.
Id.
STERK, adj. Strong.
Barbour.
Isl. sterk-ur, Germ. stark, robustus.
STERK, s. A bullock.
V. Stirk.
STERLING, STRIUELING, adj. A
term used to denote English money.
Bellenden.
Esterling, a name given to those Germans who are said to have been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England.
STERLING, s. The name of a fish;
apparently for spirling, a smelt.
St. Acc.
STERN, s. A star.
V. Starn.
Sternyt, part. adj. Starry.
Douglas.
To STERUE, STERF, v. n. To die.
Wallace.
Belg. sterv-en, Germ. sterf-en, id.
To Steruen, v. a. To kill.
K. Quair.
A. S. steorf-an, Germ. sterf-en, id.
STEUG, STEWG, s.
1. A thorn; any
thing sharp-pointed, S. B.
Germ. stich, punctum; stech-en, pungere.
2. A rusty dart, Aberd.
P. Buch. Dial.
3. A hasty stitch with a needle, S. B.
To Steug, v. a. To sew slightly and coarsely, S. B.
STEUEN, s. Judgment.
Sir Tristrem.
STEUIN, STEVEN, s.
1. The voice,
S. B.
Douglas.
2. Sound, a note.
Douglas.
Moes. G. stibna, A. S. stefne, vox.
STEUIN, s. The prow of a ship.
Doug.
Isl. stafn, stefn, Belg. steven, prora.
To Steuin, v. a. To direct the course of a
ship towards a certain point.
Doug.
Isl. stefn-a, proram aliquo dirigere.
STEW, STEWE, s.
1. Vapour, S.
Barbour.
2. Smoke, S.
Charteris.
3. Dust.
Douglas.
Isl. styfa, vapor; Su. G. stoef, dust.
Mill-stew, s. The dust which flies about a mill, S.
Germ. muhlstaub.
Stewatt, s. One in a state of violent perspiration.
V. Stuvat.
Gl. Sibb.
STEWYN, s. Doom.
Wallace.
Moes. G. stau-an, to judge; Isl. stef-na, an action at law.
STY, s. A strait ascent.
Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. Isl. stig, A. S. stiga, semita.
STIBBLE, s. Stubble. S.
Kelly.
Stibble-rig, s. The reaper in harvest who
takes the lead, S.
J. Nicol.
Stibbler, s.
1. A horse turned loose, after
harvest, to feed among the stubble, S.
2. A ludicrous designation given to a
probationer, as having no settled charge,
S.
Ramsay.
To STICHLE, (gutt.) v. n. To rustle, S.
Pal. Hon.
To STICK, v. a. To bungle, S.
Germ. steck-en, impedire.
Hamilton.
STICK, s. A temporary obstacle.
Baillie.
STICK and STOWE, completely, S.
V. Stab and Stow.
Burns.
STICKLE, s.
V. Stekill.
To STYE, v. a. To climb.
Hudson.
Moes. G. steig-an, A. S. Alem. stig-an, id.
STIFFENIN, s. Starch, linens, &c. being stiffened by it, S.
Belg. styffel, Isl. stivelsi, id.
STYK, s. A stitch.
V. Steik.
STILE, STYLE, s. A sparred gate, S.
P. Buchan Dial.
STYLIT, part. pa. Honoured.
Lyndsay.
To STILL, v. n. To be at rest, S.
Ross.
Teut. still-en, sistere.
To STILP, v. n.
1. To go on crutches, S. B.
Su. G. stolpe, a prop, a support.
2. To stalk, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Isl. stalpleg-r, praecox.
Stilper, s.
1. One who has long legs, and
of course a long step, S. B.
2. Stilpers, pl. crutches, S. B.
3. Poles for crossing a river dry-shod,
S. B.
To STILT, v. n.
1. To go on crutches, S.
2. To halt, to cripple, S.
Burns.
Su. G. stylt-a, grallis incedere.
3. To cross a river on poles, S.
Stat. Acc.
Stilt of a plough, s. The handle of it, S.
Brand.
Stilts, s. pl. Poles for crossing a river.
Statist. Acc.
To STYME, v. n.
1. To look as one whose
vision is indistinct, S. B.
2. Denoting the awkward motions of
one who does not see well, S. B.
STYME, s.
1. The faintest form of any
object, S.
Peblis Play.
Su. G. stomm, the elementary principle of any thing; C. B. ystum, form, figure.
2. Improperly, a disease of the eye.
Gl. Surv. Mor.
Stymie, s. One who sees indistinctly, S. B.
STIMIKET, Perh. for stinket, stunk.
Dunbar.
To STIMMER, v. n. To go about in a
confused manner, S. B.
V. Stammer.
STIMPART, s.
1. The fourth part of a peck,
Ayrs.
Burns.
2. A young person who reaps the fourth
part of a ridge instead of a half, which
is the work of one full grown, ibid.
3. As much ground as will grow the
fourth part of a peck of flax-seed, ibid.
STING, STEING, s.
1. A pole, S.
Wallace.
Isl. stanga, Su. G. staeng, fustis, pertica.
2. A pike or spear.
Douglas.
Isl. stang, steing, hasta.
3. An instrument for thatching, S.
Pennecuik N.
Sting and ling,
1. To carry sting and ling,
to carry with a long pole, resting on the
shoulders of two persons, S.
Bann. Journ.
2. To carry off sting and ling, to do so
entirely, S.
V. Ling.
Gl. Sibb.
3. The use of both pole and rope, especially
in managing unruly horses or cattle.
Watson.
Stinger, s. A mender of thatched roofs, S.
Stingisdynt, s. A stroke with a baton.
Burr. Lawes.
STINKING-WEED, s. Common ragwort,
S.
Lightfoot.
To STYNT, v. n. To stop.
Douglas.
To STIR, v. a. To plough slightly.
V. Steer.
STIRK, STERK, s.
1. A bullock or heifer
between one and two years old, S.
Dunbar.
2. A stupid fellow, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. styrc, styric, juvencus, juvenca.
To Stirk, v. n. To be with calf, S. B.
STIRKIN, part. pa. Wounded, stricken.
Douglas.
STIRLIN, s. A silver coin, apparently
ascribed to David I. of Scotland.
V. Sterling.
Stat. Rob. III.
STIRLING, s. The starling, S.
Teut. sterlinck, sturnus.
Lyndsay.
STIRRAH, s.
1. A stout boy, S.
Ross.
2. A young fellow.
Ferguson.
Isl. strak-r, pusio, puellus; smastrak-r, a boy who is beginning to run.
STITH, STYTH, adj.
1. Steady, S.
Barbour.
2. Strong.
Wyntown.
A. S. stith, styth, durus, rigidus.
3. Dead, having the stiffness of death,
Aberd.
Ross.
STITHILL, Perh. eagerly.
Gawan and Gal.
A. S. stithlice, strenuè.
STIVAGE, adj. Stout, fit for work, Aberd.
Perh. q. stiffish.
Gl. Shirr.
STIVE, adj. Firm.
V. Steive.
STOB, s.
1. A prickle, or small splinter
of wood, S.
Rutherford.
2. The puncture made by a prickle, S.
Germ. stupf, stipp, punctum.
To Stob, v. a.
1. To pierce with a pointed
instrument, S.
2. To point with iron.
Chr. S. P.
STOB, s.
1. Stump of a tree.
Lyndsay.
2. A palisade, S.; also stab.
Douglas.
3. A pole, a stake.
Spalding.
A. S. stubb, Belg. stobbe, stipes, truncus.
Stob, s. The stump of a rainbow; viewed as a prognostic of an approaching storm, S.
Su. G. stubb, a part of any thing broken off.
Stob-feathers, s. pl.
1. The short unfledged feathers which remain on a fowl after
it has been plucked, S.
2. Those which appear first on a young bird, S.
Stobbed, Stob-feather'd,
1. Unfledged, S.
2. Having no provision or furniture; applied to a young couple, S.
Stob-thacker, s. One who forms or mends thatched roofs with a stob, or stake, S. B.
Stob-thacking, Stob-thatching, s. The
act of thatching in this way, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
Stob-thackit, Stob-thatched, adj. Thatched,
as described above, S.
Statist. Acc.
To STOCK, v. n. To become stiff, S.
Su. G. stock-a, to harden.
Stock, s. One whose joints are stiffened by age or disease, S.
Belg. stok-oud, decrepid.
Stock, s. The hardened stem of a plant, as
a kail-stock, S.
Burns.
Su. G. kaalstock, id.
STOCK, BED-STOCK, s. The forepart
of a bed.
Z. Boyd.
Su. G. stock, pars lecti anterior.
STOCK-DUCK, s. The mallard, Orkn.
Barry.
Germ. stock ent, Kramer; Norw. stok-and.
STOCK and HORN, a musical instrument
composed of the stock, which is
the hinder thigh-bone of a sheep; the
horn, the smaller end of a cow's horn,
and an oaten reed.
Ramsay.
STOCK-HORNE, s. A horn anciently
used by foresters in S.
Skene.
STOCK-OWL, s. The eagle owl, Orkn.
Barry.
STOCK-STORM, s. Snow continuing to lie on the ground, Aberd.
Isl. stakastormur, id.
STOCKERIT, pret.
V. Stacker.
STOCKIE, s. A piece of cheese, or a bit of fish, between two pieces of bread, Fife.
STOER-MACKREL, s. The tunny fish,
S.
Sibbald.
Sw. stor, great, and makrill, mackerell.
STOG SWORD.
V. Stok.
STOIP, s. A measure.
V. Stoup.
To STOIT, STOT, STOITER, v. n.
1.
To stagger, to totter, S.
J. Nicol.
2. To stumble, S.
Sir Tristrem.
3. Applied to public affairs.
Ferguson.
Su. G. stoet-a, allidere, offendere.
Stoiter, s. The act of staggering, S.
To STOK, v. a. To thrust.
V. Stug.
Douglas.
Stok, Stok swerd, Stog sword, s. A long
small sword.
Bellenden.
Teut. stocke, sica, ensis.
STOKEN, part. pa. Inclosed.
V. Steik, v.
To STOLL, v. a. To place in safety, or
in ambush.
Douglas.
Teut. stell-en, ponere.
Stoll, s. A place of safety.
Gl. Sibb.
STOLLING, STOLLIN, s. The act of
stowing a cargo on shipboard.
Acts Ja. III.
O. Teut. stouw-en, acervare.
STOLUM, s. As much ink as a pen takes up, S.
STOMOK, s. A shred.
Evergreen.
Su. G. stumpig, mutilated, id.
To STONAY, STUNAY, v. a. To astonish.
Barbour.
STONE-CHECKER, s.
V. Stane-chaker.
STONE-FISH, s. The spotted blenny, S.
Sibbald.
STONE-RAW, s.
V. Staneraw.
STONKERD, adj. Silent and sullen, S.
stunkart.
Ramsay.
Isl. slygg-r, id.; Belg. stug, surly; Dan. stenkerd, litigator.
To STOO, v. a. To crop.
V. Stow.
STOOK, STOUK, s. A rick of corn, consisting of twelve sheaves, S.
Teut. stock, meta, a heap.
Courant.
To Stook, v. a. To put into shocks, S.
R. Galloway.
STOOL-BENT, s. Moss-rush, S.
Lightfoot.
To STOOM, v. n. To frown, S. B.
Su. G. stumm, Belg. stum, dumb.
STOOP, STOUPE, s.
1. A post fastened
in the earth, S.
J. Nicol.
2. A prop, a support, S.
3. One who supports another, S.
Knox.
Su. G. stolpe, columna, fulcrum.
STOR, adj. Severe.
V. Sture.
STORE, s. Applied to sheep or cattle, S.
Store farm, A farm principally consisting of a walk for sheep, S.
Storare, Storour, s. One who has the
charge of flocks.
Douglas.
* STORY, s. A softer term for a falsehood, S.
* STORM, s. Snow, Aberd.
Spalding.
STORM-STEAD, STORM-STAID,
adj. Stopped, or stayed, in a journey, by
reason of a storm.
Spalding.
STOT, s.
1. A young bull or ox, S.
Douglas.
2. A bull of any age, S. B.
Su. G. stut, juvencus; Dan. stud, a bull.
To Stot, v. n. To take the bull, S. B.
To STOT, v. n.
1. To rebound from the
ground, S.
2. To bounce in walking, S.
Belg. stuyt-en, to bounce; Sw. stutt-a, to rebound.
To Stot, v. a. To cause to rebound; as, to stot a ball, S.
Stot, s.
1. The act of rebounding, S.
Monro.
2. A bounce or spring, in walking, S.
3. Quick or sudden motion.
Rutherford.
To STOT, v. n. To stumble.
V. Stoit.
To STOT, v. a. To stop.
Barbour.
Belg. stuyt-en, impedire.
To Stot, v. n. To stop, to cease; pret.
stotit.
Gawan and Gol.
To STOVE, v. a. To stew, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. stov-en, Su. G. stufw-a, id.
STOVE, STOUE, s. A vapour.
V. Stew.
Douglas.
STOUND, s. A small portion of time, a
moment.
Douglas.
A. S. Su. G. Isl. Teut. stund, tempus, momentum.
To STOUND, v. n. To ache, S.
Doug.
Isl. styn, doleo, stunde, dolui.
Stound, s.
1. An acute pain, affecting one
at intervals, S.
2. Transferred to the mind, denoting
any thing that causes a smarting pain,
S.
Douglas.
STOUP, STOIP, s.
1. A deep and narrow
vessel for holding liquids, S.
Dunbar.
A. S. stoppa, a pot or flagon; Teut. stoop, urna.
2. A pitcher or bucket used for carrying water, narrower at the top than at the bottom, for securing the iron-hoops. This is denominated a water-stoup, S.
STOUP, adj. Stupid.
V. Stupe.
STOUP and ROUP, adv. Completely, S.
i. e. stump and rump.
Ramsay.
STOUPE, s. A prop.
V. Stoop.
STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, s.
1. The agitation of any body, the
parts of which are easily separable.
Douglas.
2. Dust in motion, S. pron. stoor.
Burns.
3. Used improperly, with respect to dust
that is laid, S. A.
Douglas.
4. The spray driven, in consequence of
the agitation of a body of water.
Douglas.
5. Trouble, vexation. To raise a stour,
to cause disturbance, S.
Ross.
6. Battle, fight, S.
Barbour.
Isl. styr, pugna, praelium; O. Fr. estour, id.
7. Perilous situation, hardship, S.
Wallace.
8. Force, violence.
Bellenden.
9. A paroxysm of rage.
Douglas.
10. Severe reproof, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. steore, reproof, correction.
11. A fright, Dumfr.
Belg. stoor-en, Teut. stoer-en, A. S. styr-an, turbare, E. to stir.
Stourie, adj. Dusty, S.
To Stour, Stowre, Stoor, v. n.
1. To rise
in foam or spray.
Douglas.
2. To move swiftly, making the dust or
water fly about, S.
Watson.
Stoor, adv. Avast, get away, S.
STOUR, STOURE, s. A stake, a long
pole, Dumfr.
Douglas.
Su. G. Dan. stoer, staur, id.
STOURNE, adj. Stern; used as a s.
A. S. styrne, id.
Sir Gawan.
STOUSSIE, s. A strong healthy child, S.
Corr. from stout, or Germ. stutz-en, to support.
STOUTH, s.
1. Theft, S.
Bellenden.
2. Stealth.
Su. G. stoeld, id.
Douglas.
Stouthreif, Stouthrie, s. Theft accompanied
with violence; robbery.
Acts Ja. V.
2. Stouthrie now denotes theft merely, S.
STOUTHRIE, s. Provision, furniture, Fife.
Teut. stouw-en, acervare; and ryck, A. S. ric, rich.
STOUTLYNYS, adv. Stoutly.
V. Lingis.
Barbour.
To STOW, STOWE, STOO, v. a. To
crop, to lop, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. stufw-a, amputare.
Stowins, s. pl. The tender blades or sprouts nipt from colewort or any other vegetable, S.
STOWLINS, adv. Clandestinely, from
stouth, stealth, S.
Morison.
STOWN, STOWIN, part. pa. Stolen.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
STRA, STRAY, s.
1. A straw, S. strae.
Douglas.
2. A thing of no value.
Douglas.
3. To draw a strae before ane, to attempt
to deceive one, S.
Godscroft.
Su. G. draga straa for gamla kattor, to deceive an old cat.
4. To bind with a strae, applied to one who is so overcome with laughter, as to be incapable of the slightest exertion or resistance, S.
Strae-death, s. A natural death on one's
bed, as opposed to a violent or accidental
one, S.
Skinner.
Su. G. straadoe, morte sicca obire.
Straein, adj. Of or belonging to straw, S.
STRABBLE, s. Any thing hanging loosely; a tatter, S. B.
Germ. straublein, a fritter.
STRABUSH, s. Tumult, uproar, S.
Ital. strabalz-are, to hurry up and down, to abuse; strapazz-are, id. O. Fr. strapass-er, quereller.
STRACK, adj. Strict, S. B.
A. S. strac, id.
STRACUMMAGE, s. The same with strabush, Fife.
Ital. stracciamento, pulling to pieces.
STRAE, s. Straw.
V. Stra.
STRAY. On stray, adv. Astray.
Gawan and Gol.
STRAICT, STRAYTE, s. A narrow
pass.
Wyntown.
STRAIGHT, s. A straight line, S.
Law Case.
To STRAIK, STRAYK, v. a.
1. To
stroke, S.
Douglas.
A. S. strac-an, Germ. streich-en, molliter fricare.
2. To anoint with any unctuous substance,
S.
To straik bread, to put butter on it.
3. Applied to the measurement of
grain, S.
Straik, s.
1. The act of stroking, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. The act of anointing, S.
STRAIK, STRAKE, s.
1. A blow, S.
Douglas.
Germ. streich, Sw. streek, ictus.
2. Metaph., remorse.
R. Bruce.
3. Engagement in the field of battle.
Wallace.
4. Coinage.
Acts Ja. II.
STRAIK, s.
1. Upo' straik, in a state of
activity, S. B.
2. An extent of country, S. B.
3. Ground travelled over, S. B.
Belg. streek, Germ. strecke, a tract.
STRAIK, pret. v. Struck.
Gawan and Gol.
STRAIKEN, s. Linen made of coarse
flax, S. O.
R. Galloway.
Isl. stryge, linum rarum et vile, linum vilissimum.
STRAITIS, s. pl. Coarse woollen cloth,
or kersey.
Chr. Kirk.
STRAK, adv. Straight.
Barbour.
A. S. strac, right, direct.
STRAMASH, s. Disturbance, broil, Loth.
Fr. estramaçon, a blow; Ital. stramayz-are, to beat, to strike down.
To STRAMP, v. a. To trample, S.
Germ. strampf-en, id.
Lyndsay.
Stramp, s. The act of trampling, S.
STRAMULLION, s. A strong masculine woman, Fife.
STRAND, s.
1. A rivulet.
Douglas.
2. A gutter, S.
Wallace.
STRANG, adj.
1. Strong.
Minstr. Bord.
A. S. strang, Alem. streng, robustus.
2. Harsh to the taste, bitter, S. B.
Germ. streng, id., Isl. straung, asper.
To STRANGE, v. n. To wonder, S.
Shirrefs.
STRAPPING, STRAPPAN, part. adj.
Tall and handsome, S.
Burns.
STRATH, s. A valley of considerable
size, through which a river runs, S.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. srath, a country confined by hills on two sides of a river.
To STRAVAIG, v. n. To stroll, to go
about idly, S.
Ferguson.
Ital. stravag-are, Lat. extravag-are, to wander abroad.
STRAUCHT, pret. Stretched.
Doug.
A. S. straecc, Germ. streck, rectus.
Straucht, s.
1. A straight line, S. B.
2. A district, S. B.
Straucht, Strawcht, adv.
1. Straight.
Wyntown.
2. Directly, immediately.
K. Quair.
Germ. Belg. strack, cito.
STREAMERS, s. pl. The Aurora Borealis,
S.
Minstr. Bord.
STREAPE, s.
V. Stripe.
STREASE, s. pl. Straws.
Leg. St Androis.
To STREEL, v. n. To urinate forcibly,
Fife.
V. Strull.
STREICH, adj. Stiff and affected in
speaking.
Dunbar.
Fr. estrechi, contracted, restrained.
To STREIK, STREEK, v. a.
1. To
stretch, S.
2. To lay out a dead body, S.
Pop. Ball.
3. To engage in any work, S. B.
Morison.
A. S. strecc-an, expandere.
To Streik, v. n. To extend.
Douglas.
To STREIK, STREEK, v. n. To go quickly, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. stryk-a, currere, vagari.
Isl. strok-a, fuga.
2. Exertion in whatever way, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
3. Bustle, tumultuous noise, S. B.
STREIN, STREEN, s. The strein, yesternight.
V. Yistrene.
Sir Egeir.
STREK, adj. Tight, strait.
Maitland P.
Germ. strack, tensus, intensus.
STREMOURIS, s. pl. Streams of light.
Q. resembling streamers or flags.
Doug.
STRENEWITÉ, s. Fortitude, stoutness.
Lat. strenuit-as.
S. P. Repr.
To STRENYIE, v. a.
1. To strain, to
sprain
Douglas.
2. To constrain.
Barbour.
O. Fr. estraind-re, Lat. string-ere.
Strenyeabill, adj. Applied to one who is
possessed of so much property, that he
can relieve his bail by being distrained.
Quon. Att.
O. Fr. estren-er, straind-re, to force.
To STRENKEL.
V. Strinkil.
To STRENTH, v. a. To strengthen.
Bellenden.
Strenthly, adv. By main strength.
Barbour.
STRESS, s.
1. An ancient mode of taking
up indictments for circuit courts.
Erskine.
2. The act of distraining.
Acts Ja. II.
A. S. strece, violentia; or O. Fr. straind-re.
STRESTELY, adv. Perh. for trestely,
faithfully.
V. Traist.
Wallace.
To STRY, v. a. To overcome.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. estri-er, presser, empêcher d'échapper.
STRIAK. Striak of the swesch, sound of
the trumpet.
Stat. Gild.
Perh. for straik, q. stroke; or like Streik, s. sense 2.
To STRICK lint, to tie up flax in small handfuls, for being milled, S. B.
Teut. strick-en, nectare, connectare; Isl. strik-a, lineam ducere.
Strick, s. A handful of flax knit at the end, in order to its being milled, S. B.
Teut. strick, vinculum.
STRICT, adj. Rapid, applied to a stream,
S.
Z. Boyd.
Sw. streke, main current of a river.
To STRIDDLE, v. n. To straddle, S.
Dan. strett-a, pedibus divaricare.
STRIDE-LEGS, adv. Astride, S.
J. Nicol.
STRIDELINGIS, adv. Astride.
Lyndsay.
To STRYK a battle, or field; to fight.
Wyntown.
STRYND, STREIND, s.
1. Kindred, race.
Wyntown.
E. strain, id., A. S. strynd, stirps, genus; strin-an, gignere.
2. A particular cast or disposition of
any person, who in this respect is said to resemble another, generally used as
to those related by blood, S.
Rudd.
Strynd, s. A spring; shallow run of water;
synon. strype.
Douglas.
To STRING, v. a. To hang by the neck,
S.
Burns.
To String, v. n. To be hanged, S.
Carnwath.
STRINGIE, (g soft), adj. Stiff, affected, Loth.
O. Fr. estrang-ier, difficult of access; Lat. extrane-us.
To STRINKIL, STRENKEL, v. a.
1.
To sprinkle, S.
Douglas.
2. To scatter, to strew, S.
Sir Gawan.
Teut. strekel-en, leviter tangere.
STRIP, STRYPE, STREAPE, s. A
small rill, S.
Bellenden.
Ir. sreuv, rivus; Lhuyd.
To STROY, v. a. To destroy.
Wyntown.
Ital. strugg-ere, id.
STROKOUR, s. A flatterer.
Dunbar.
Isl. striuk-a, to flatter.
To STROMMEL, v. n. To stumble.
V. Strummal.
Gl. Sibb.
STRONACHIE, s. A stickleback, S.
Sibbald.
To STRONE, STROAN, v. n.
1. To
spout forth as a water-pipe, S.
Gl. Sibb.
2. To urine, to stale, S. synon. strule.
Burns.
Isl. streing-r, cataracta; stroningum, sparsim.
STRONTLY, adv. Strictly.
S. P. Repr.
Fr. estreinct, estreint, id.
STROP, STROAP, s. Treacle.
Belg. stroop, id.
STROUL, s. Any stringy substance found among sorbile food, Fife.
Isl. strial, rarum quid; strial-ast, dispergere; Gael. strabil-am, to draw after.
STROUNGE, STROONGE. adj.
1.
Harsh to the taste, S.
Gl. Sibb.
2. Surly, morose, S.
Isl. striug-r, asper; O. Fr. truang-er, indignum in modum excipere.
STROUP, STROOP, s. The spout of a pump, tea-kettle, &c. S.
Su. G. strupe, Isl. strup, guttur.
STROW, (pron. stroo), s.
1. A fit of ill-humour,
a tiff, Ang.
2. A quarrel, a state of variance, S.
3. Bustle, disturbance, S. A.
A. Scott.
Su. G. strug, stru, displeasure, secret hatred; O. Fr. estrois, fracas, bruit eclatant.
Strow, adj. Hard to deal with.
Kelly.
STROWBILL, adj. Stubborn.
Wallace.
Germ. streubel, strobel, id.
STROWD, s. A senseless silly song, S. B.
To STRULE, v. n.
1. To urine, S.
2. To pour water from one vessel to
another, to emit any liquid in a stream,
S. streel. Fife.
Fris. struyl-en, strull-en, streyl-en, reddere urinam, mejere.
STRUM, s. A pettish humour, S. B.
Strum, adj. Pettish, sullen, S. B.
From, strow, q. v. or Isl. strembinn, difficilis, superbus.