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SCHACHT, _s._ Property.

_Henrysone._

Fland. _schacht lands_, a rood of land.

SCHAFTMON, SHAFTMON, SCHATHMONT, _s._ A measure of six inches in length.

_Sir Gawan._

A. S. _scaeft-mund_, half a foot.

SCHAGHES, _s. pl._ Groves.

V. ~Schaw~.

SCHAIFE, SCHEIF, _s._

1. A bunch of arrows, twenty-four in number.

Alem. _scaph_, a quiver.

_Stat. Rob. I._

2. A certain quantity of iron or steel.

_Skene._

SCHAIK, TO-SCHAIK, _pret._ Shook.

_Douglas._

SCHAKERIS, SHAIKERS, _s. pl._

1. Thin plates of gold, silver, &c. hanging down.

_Douglas._

Teut. _schaeckier-en_, alternare.

2. Moisture distilling from flowers.

_Id._

SCHAKER-STANE, _s._ The stone-chatter, S. _stane-chacker_.

_Burel._

SCHALD, _adj._ Shallow; _shaul_, S.

A. S. _scylf_, a shelve.

_Barbour._

~Schald~, ~Shauld~, _s._ A shallow place.

_Douglas._

SCHALIM, SHALM, SHALIN, SHAWME, _s._ The cornet.

_Houlate._

Su. G. _skalmeia_, Teut. _schalmey_, a pipe.

SCHALK, _s._

1. A servant.

_Gawan and Gol._

A. S. _scalc_, Su. G. Isl. _skalk_, id.

2. A knight.

_Gawan and Gol._

SCHAMON'S DANCE, Some kind of dance anciently used in S.

_Peblis to the Play._

SCHAND, SCHANE, _adj._ Elegant.

V. ~Scheyne~.

~Schand~, _s._ Elegance.

_Houlate._

SCHANK, _s._

1. The leg.

_Douglas._

2. The trunk of a tree.

_Douglas._

3. The stalk of an herb, S.

_Ruddiman._

4. In pl. stockings, Aberd.

_Ruddiman._

A. S. _sceanc_, Su. G. _skank_, id.

_To_ ~Shank~, _v. a._

1. To travel on foot, S.

2. To knit stockings, Aberd.

_Ferguson._

~Shanker~, _s._ A female knitter of stockings, Aberd.

SCHANT, _part. adj._ Soiled.

_Maitl. P._

Teut. _schend-en_, to pollute.

_To_ SCHAPE, _v. n._

1. To contrive.

_Douglas._

2. To purpose, to intend.

_Id._

3. To endeavour.

_Id._

4. _v. a._ To prepare.

_Id._

5. To direct one's course.

_Gawan and Gol._

A. S. _sceap-ian_, facere, ordinare.

~Schapyn~, _part. pa._ Qualified.

_Barbour._

A. S. _sceapen_, ordinatus.

SCHARETS

V. ~Scherald~.

SCHAVELLING, _s._ One who has the Romish tonsure, one _shaven_.

_Charteris._

_To_ SCHAW, _v. a._ To shew.

_Douglas._

A. S. _sceaw-an_, id.

SCHAW, SCHAGH, _s._

1. A wood, a grove.

_Wallace._

Su. G. _skog_, Ir. Gael. _saeghas_, id.

2. Shade, covert.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _skugga_, umbra.

~Schawaldouris~, _s. pl._ Wanderers in the woods, subsisting by hunting.

_Wynt._

_Schaw_, S. a wood, and A. S. _weallian_, to roam.

SCHAWME, _s._

V. ~Schalim~.

_To_ SCHED, _v. a._

1. To divide.

A. S. _scead-an_, id.

_Gawan and Gol._

2. _To sched the hair_, to divide the hair in combing, S.

_To_ ~Sched~, ~Shed~, _v. n._ To part.

_Burel._

~Sched~, _s._ One quantity separated from another.

_Douglas._

~Sched~, ~Schede~, _s._ The division of the hair, S.

_Hudson._

SCHEIDIS, _s. pl._ Distances.

_Gawan and Gol._

Germ. _scheide_, intervallum loci.

_To_ SCHEYFF, _v. n._ To escape.

_Wallace._

Teut. _schuyff-en_, to fly.

SCHEILD, _s._ A common shore.

_Bellenden._

A. S. _scelle_, terrae concavitas.

SCHEYNE, SCHENE, SCHANE, SCHAND, _adj._

1. Shining, bright.

_Douglas._

2. Beautiful.

_Wyntown._

A. S. _scen_, Su. G. _skon_, _skion_, id.

~Schene~, ~Schyne~, _s._ Beauty.

_Houlate._

SCHEIP-KEIPAR, _s._ Steward.

V. ~Scaff~.

_Bannatyne P._

SCHEL, SHEL, _s._ Shed for sheep.

V. ~Sheal~.

_Lyndsay._

SCHELL-PADDOCK, _s._ The land-tortoise.

_Watson._

Teut. _schild-padde_, testudo.

SCHELTRUM, _s._

V. ~Schiltrum~.

SCHENKIT, _part. pa._ Agitated.

_Gawan and Gol._

Germ. _schwenck-en_, motitare.

SCHENT, _part. pa._

1. Confounded.

_Douglas._

2. Overpowered, overcome.

_Id._

3. Degraded.

_Id._

A. S. _scend-an_, confundere.

_To_ ~Schent~, _v. a._ To destroy.

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Schent~, _v. n._ To go to ruin.

_Evergr._

SCHERALD, SCHERET, SCHARET, _s._ A green turf; _shirrel_, _shirret_, Aberd. Banffs.

_Bellenden._

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._

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