Chapter L: B. spaer-a, id

SPERK-HALK, _s._ A sparrow-hawk.

A. S. _spaer-hafoc_, id.

_Houlate._

To SPERPLE, _v. a._ To disperse, S.

V. ~Sparpall~.

SPERTHE, _s._ A battle-axe.

_Minstr. Bord._

Isl. _sparda_, spatha, securis genus.

SPETIT, _part. pa._ Pierced.

_Douglas._

Isl. _spiot_, hasta; Teut. _spet-en_, fodicare.

SPEWEN, _s._ Spavin.

_Montgomerie._

SPICE, _s._

1. Appropriated to pepper, S.

_Baillie._

2. Metaph. pride; from the stimulating effect of strong spices.

V. ~Speice~.

~Spicy~, _adj._ Proud, testy, S.

_L. Hailes._

SPYLE, A palisado.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _spiale_, lamina lignea.

SPILGIE, _s._ Long and slender, Ang.

~Spilgie~, _s._

1. A tall meagre person, S.

2. A long limb, S.

Isl. _spilk-ur_, assulae; laths, splinters. Gael. _spealg_, a
splinter.

_To_ SPILL, SPYLL, _v. a._

1. To destroy, in whatever way, S.

2. To mar, S.

3. To kill.

_Douglas._

A. S. consumere, interficere.

4. To defile, to deflower.

_Wallace._

A. S. _spill-an_, corrumpere, vitiare.

_To_ ~Spill~, ~Spille~, _v. n._

1. To perish.

_Sir Tristrem._

2. To corrupt, to putrify, S.

3. To be galled, as the effect of heat, S.

_To_ SPYN, _v. n._ To glide, S.

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Spynner~, _v. n._

1. To run or fly swiftly, S.

_Douglas._

2. To ascend in a spiral form, S. B.

From the motion of the distaff.

SPYNDILL, _adj._ Thin, slender.

Q. resembling a _spindle_.

_Maitland._

SPYNDLE, SPINDLE, _s._ A certain quantity of yarn, including four _hanks_, S. pron. _spynle_.

_Stat. Acc._

Perhaps q. _spin-del_, A. S. _spinn-an_, to spin, and _del_, a
portion.

SPYNIST, _part. pa_. Fully spread.

V. ~Spanys~.

_Dunbar._

SPINK, _s._

1. The maiden pink, S.

2. Denoting pinks in general, S.

_A. Douglas._

SPINKIE, _s._ A glass of ardent spirits, Fife.

SPINKIE, _adj._ Slender, and at the same time active, Fife.

Su. G. _spinkog_, gracilis.

SPINTIE, _adj._ Lean, thin, Loth.

SPIRE, _s._

1. The stem of an _earth-fast couple_, reaching from the floor to the top of the wall, partly inserted in, and partly standing out of, the wall, S. B.

_Pop. Ball._

2. A wall between the fire and the door, with a seat on it; also called the _spire-wa_, S. B.

_Ross._

Isl. _spira_, tigillum; C. B. _yspyr_, the chimney-post.

_To_ SPIRE, _v. a._ To wither; denoting the effect of wind or heat, Loth.

~Spiry~, _adj._ Warm, parching, ibid.

O. Fr. _espir-er_, Lat. _spir-are_, to blow.

SPIRLING, _s._

V. ~Sparling~.

SPIRLING, _s._ A broil, Perths.

SPITTAL, L. _pitall_.

V. ~Pettail~.

_Barbour._

_To_ SPITE, _v. a._ To provoke, S.

_Kelly._

SPITTER, _s._

1. A very slight shower, S.

2. Snow in small particles, forcibly driven by the wind, S. A.

_A. Scott._

~It's spitterin~, _v. imp._ A few drops of rain are falling, S. from _spit_, spuere.

SPLECHRIE, _s._

1. Furniture of any kind, S.

2. More generally, the clothes and furniture provided by a woman, in her single state, or brought by her to the house of her husband, when married, S.

3. The executory of a defunct person, S.

Lat. _supellex_, _supellectilis_, household goods.

SPLENDRIS, _s. pl._ Splinters.

_Wallace._

Belg. _splenters_, Dan. _splinde_, id.

SPLENTIS, _s. pl._ Armour for the legs; so denominated from their being applied as splints.

_Acts Ja. I._

SPLEUCHAN, _s._ A tobacco pouch, S. Gael.

_Davidson._

SPLIT-NEW, _adj._ That which has never been used or worn, S.

_Persec. Ch. Scot._

Germ. _splitter-neu_, _new_ as a _splinter_ from the block.

SPLORE, _s._

1. A frolic, S. O.

_Burns._

2. A quarrel ending in blows, S. A.

_Antiquary._

Ital. _esplor-are_; q. to search for sport.

_To_ SPLUNT, _v. n._ To court, S. A.

_J. Nicol._

SPOYN, _s._ A spoon.

_Wallace._

SPON, _s._ Shavings of wood.

_Sir Tristrem._

A. S. _spon_, Isl. _sponn_, id., assula.

SPONK, _s._ Spark, &c.

V. ~Spunk~.

SPONSIBLE, _adj._ Admissible as a surety, S.

_Wodrow._

Lat. _spond-eo_, _spons-um_, to be surety.

SPOOTRAGH, _s._ Drink of any kind, Loth.

Gael. _sput_, bad drink.

_To_ SPORNE, _v. n._ To stumble.

_Gawan and Gol._

A. S. _sporn-an_, to stumble at.

SPOURTLIT,

V. ~Sprutillit~.

SPOUT, _s._ The razor-fish, S.

_Sibbald._

SPOUT, _s._ A boggy spring in ground, S.

_Stat. Acc._

~Spouty~, _s._ Marshy, S.

_Stat. Acc._

_To_ SPRACKLE, _v. n._ To clamber, S.

V. ~Sprattle~.

Isl. _sprikl-a_, membra concutere.

SPRAICH, SPRACH, SPREICH, _s._

1. A cry, a shriek, S. B.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _sprak-a_, strepere.

2. A multitude; as, a _spraich of bairns_, Ang.

_To_ SPRAICH, _v. n._ To cry with a voice of lamentation, Ang.

SPRAYGHERIE, SPRECHERIE, _s._ Moveables of an inferior description; such especially as have been collected by depredation, S.

_Waverley._

Gael. _spreidh_, cattle.

SPRAYNG, SPRAING, _s._

1. A long stripe, including the idea of variegation, S.

_Douglas._

2. The tail of a comet.

_Spalding._

Teut. _spreng-en_, spargere, variare.

~Spraing'd~, ~Spraingit~, _part. adj._ Striped, streaked, S.

_Journal Lond._

SPRAT, SPREAT, SPRETT, SPRIT, _s._ Jointed-leaved rush, S. _sprot_, S. B.

Isl. _sproti_, a reed.

_Lightfoot._

~Spritty~, _adj._ Full of _sprats_, S.

_Burns._

_To_ SPRATTLE, _v. n._ To scramble, S.

_J. Nicol._

Belg. _spartel-en_, to shake one's legs to and fro.

SPRECKL'D, _adj._ Speckled, S.

Su. G. _sprecklot_, id.

_Ferguson._

SPREE, _s._ Innocent merriment,

_Loth._

Fr. _esprit_, spirit, vivacity.

SPREE, _adj._ Trim, gaudy, spruce, S.

Sw. _spraeg_, formosus.

_A. Douglas._

SPREITH, SPRETH, SPRAITH, SPREATH, SPREICH, _s._ Prey, booty.

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Spreith~, ~Spreth~, _v. a._ To plunder.

V. ~Spraigherie~.

_Wyntown._

SPRENT, _part. pa._ Sprinkled.

_Douglas._

A. S. _spreng-an_, spargere.

SPRENT, _pret. v._

1. Sprung.

_Douglas._

2. Ran, darted forth.

_Barbour._

3. Rose up, ascended.

_Douglas._

A. S. _spring-an_, to spring.

~Sprent~, _s._

1. A leap.

_Douglas._

2. The elastic force of any thing, S.

3. Any elastic body, S.

4. The clasp of iron that fastens down the lid of a chest or trunk, S.

_Trans. Antiq. S. Edin._

The back-bone is called the _back-sprent_, S.

SPRETE, _s._ Spirit.

_Douglas._

~Sprety~, _adj._ Sprightly, S. _sprity_.

_Douglas._

~Spretit~, _adj._ Spirited.

_Bellenden._

SPRETT, _s._

V. ~Sprat~.

_To_ SPREUL, _v. n._ To sprawl.

_Douglas._

SPRIG, _s._ A thin nail, without a head, S.

SPRING, _s._ A quick and cheerful tune on a musical instrument, S.

_Lyndsay._

O. Fr. _espring-ier_, to dance.

SPRINGALD, _s._ A stripling, S. B.

_Douglas._

From _spring_, germinare, q. viri germen.

SPRYNGALD, _s._

1. An ancient warlike engine, used for shooting large arrows, pieces of iron, &c.

_Barbour._

2. The materials thrown from this engine.

_Wallace._

Fr. _espringalle_, L. B. _springald-us_, id.

_To_ SPRINKIL, SPRYNKIL, _v. n._ To move with velocity and unsteadiness, or in an undulatory way.

_Douglas._

Teut. _sprenckel-en_, variegare.

SPRIT-NEW, _adj._ Entirely new, S.

SPRITTY, _adj._

V. under ~Sprat~.

_To_ SPROSE, _v. n._

1. To make a great shew, S.

E. _spruce_.

2. To commend one's self ostentatiously, Fife, Ayrs.

3. To magnify in narration, Fife.

SPROT, _s._

V. ~Spratt~.

SPRUSH, _adj._ Spruce, S.

_Shirrefs._

SPRUTILL, _s._ A speckle.

_Douglas._

~Sprutillit~, ~Spourtlit~, _part. pa._ Speckled. S. _sprittilt_.

_Douglas._

Fland. _sprietel-en_, spargere.

SPUG, _s._ A sparrow, S. B.

SPULE, _s._ A weaver's shuttle, S.

Su. G. _spole_, Isl. _spola_, Ir. _spol_, id.

SPULE-BANE, _s._ The shoulder-bone, S.

V ~Spald~.

_To_ SPULYE, SPULYIE, _v. a._

1. To lay waste, S.

2. To carry off a prey, S.

_Douglas._

Fr. _spol-ir_, Lat. _spol-iare_.

~Spulye~, ~Spulyie~, _s._

1. Spoil, S.

2. Illegal intermeddling with moveable goods, S.

_Balfour._

~Spulyear~, _s._ A depredator.

_Acts Marie._

SPUNG, _s._

1. A purse with a spring, S.

_Bannatyne P._

2. A fob, S.

_Ramsay._

Moes. G. _pugg_, A. S. Su. G. _pung_, a purse.

_To_ ~Spung~, _v. a._ To pick one's pocket, S.

_R. Galloway._

SPUNK, SPUNKE, SPONK, _s._

1. A spark of fire, S.

_Godly Sangs._

2. A very small fire, S.

_Burns._

3. A match, S.

_Johnson._

4. Spirit, vivacity, S.

_Antiquary._

5. _A mere spunk_, a lively creature, S.

6. A small portion of any principle of action, or intelligence, S.

_More._

7. A very slender ground.

_Bellenden._

_To_ ~Spunk~ _out_, _v. n._ To be gradually brought to light, S.

~Spunkie~, _s._

1. An _ignis fatuus_, S.

_Burns._

2. A lively young fellow, S.

_J. Nicol._

3. An erroneous teacher.

_Walker._

~Spunkie~, _adj._ Mettlesome, S.

_Burns._

SPURDIE, _s._ Any thin object nearly worn out, S. B.

Su. G. Isl. _spiaur_, a worn-out garment.

_To_ SPURE, _v. a._ To investigate.

_Doug._

A. S. _spurian_, id.

SPURGYT, _pret._ Spread itself.

_Wallace._

The same with S. _Sparge_, q. v.

SPUR-HAWK, _s._ The sparrow-hawk, Loth.

Dan. _spurve-hoeg_, id.

SPURTILL, SPIRTLE, _s._

1. A wooden or iron spattle, for turning bread, Ang.

_Knox._

2. A stick with which pottage, broth, &c. are stirred, when boiling, S.

A. S. _sprytle_, assula.

_Ritson._

SQUAD, SQUADE, _s._

1. A squadron, S.

_Wodrow._

2. A party, S.

Teut. _ghe-swade_, cohors, turma.

_To_ SQUATTER, _v. n._ To flutter in water, as a wild duck, &c., S.

V. ~Swatter~.

_To_ SQUATTLE, _v. n._ To sprawl, S. O.

_Burns._

Su. G. _squalt-a_, moveri motu inequali.

SQUIRBILE, SQURBUILE, _adj._ Ingenious, S. B.

_Cant._

O. Fr. _escoriable_, courant, fluant; q. versatile.

_To_ SQUISHE, _v. a._ To squash.

_Dunbar._

_To_ SQUISS, _v. a._ To beat up.

_Z. Boyd._

Fr. _escoussée_, shaken.

SRAL. ~Stones of sral~.

_Sir Gawan._

STAB, _s._ A stake.

V. ~Stob~.

~Stab and stow~, _adv._ Completely, S.

_Hamilton._

_Stab_, a stake; Su. G. _stuf_, the remaining part of the stock.

STABLE, _s._ Station, where hunters placed themselves.

_Wyntown._

O. Fr. _establies_, companies appointed to a certain station.

STACK, _s._ A columnar rock, Caithn. Orkn.

_Pennant._

Teut. _staeck_, columna; Gael. _stuaic_, a round promontory.

_To_ STACKER, STAKKER, _v. n._ To stagger, S. _stacher_, (gutt.)

_Dunbar._

Sw. _stagr-a_, Isl. _stak-a_, id.

STACKYARD, _s._ The inclosure in which stacks of corn or hay are erected, S.

STAFFAGE, STAFFISCH, _adj._

1. Obstinate, unmanageable.

_Douglas._

Ital. _staffeg-iare_, to lose the stirrup.

2. Not easily swallowed, S. A.

_Gl. Sibb._

STAFF SUERD, a sword for thrusting.

_Wallace._

Teut. _staf-sweerd_, sica, dolon.

STAGE, _s._ A step.

_Douglas._

Germ. _steg_, Isl. _stigi_, gradus, scala.

STAY, STEY, _adj._

1. Steep, S.

_Barbour._

Teut. _steygh_, _steegh_, acclivus; A. S. _stig-an_, ascendere.

2. Lofty, haughty.

_Maitland P._

STAID, STADE, _s._ A furlong.

Fr. _stade_, Lat. _stad-ium_.

_Lyndsay._

STAIG, STAG, _s._

1. A horse of one, two, or three years old, not yet broken for riding, nor employed in work, S.

_Forrest Lawes._

2. A riding horse.

_Montgomerie._

3. A stallion; sometimes a young one, S.

_Pop. Ball._

4. A young courtier.

_Cleland._

Isl. _stegg-r_, the male of birds, and of most wild beasts.

_To_ STAIK, _v. a._ To accommodate, S.

Teut. _steck-en_, figere.

_Acts Marie._

STAILL, _s._

V. ~Stale~.

STAINYELL, _s._ The wagtail.

_Burel._

Dan. _stengylp_, id.

STAIT, _s._ Obeisance.

_Dunbar._

_To_ STAIVE, STAIVER, STAVER, _v. n._

1. To go about with an unstable and tottering motion, S.

Germ. _staub-ern_, to range as a dog.

2. To stagger, S. B. _staivell_, Loth.

_Journal Lond._

STAKE _and_ RISE.

V. ~Rise~.

_To_ STAKKER, STACHER.

V. ~Stacker~.

STALE, STAILL, STEILL, STALL, _s._

1. A body of armed men, stationed in a particular place; such especially as lie in ambush.

_Wallace._

Germ. _stell-en_, Su. G. _staell-a_, collocare.

2. The centre of an army, as distinguished from the wings.

_Pitscottie._

3. Any ward of an army, in battle array.

_Wallace._

4. A compact body of armed men.

_Barbour._

5. _In stale_, in battle array.

_Douglas._

6. The principal body employed in the chace.

_Bellenden._

7. _Staill_, the mother-hive; also, _staill-skep_, S.

STALE, _s._ A prison.

_K. Quair._

A. S. _horsa steal_, carceres.

STALE FISHING, _s._ Fishing with a _stell-net_, q. v. S.

_Statist. Acc._

STALKAR, STALKER, _s._

1. A huntsman.

_Douglas._

2. One who illegally kills deer.

_Acts Ja. I._

From the use of a _stalking_ horse.

STALL, _s._ Main army.

V. ~Stale~.

STALL, _pret. v._ Stole.

_Douglas._

STALLENGE, _s._ Duty paid for liberty to erect a _stall_ during a market.

_Skene._

~Stallanger~, _s._ One who sets up a stall for selling his goods during a market.