Chapter L: B. suppositum, id

_To_ SUPPOSE, To substitute, in a supposititious way.

_Spotswood._

Fr. _suppos-er_, to suborn, to forge.

SUPPOWALL, _s._ Support.

_Barbour._

SURCOAT, _s._ An under-waistcoat, S.

_Ross._

O. Fr. _surcot_, changed, unmeaning.

SURFET, _adj._ Extravagant in price.

Fr. _surfaire_, to overprize.

_Bellenden._

SURGET, _s._ Perh. a debauched woman; O. Fr. _surjet_, id.

_Sir Gawan._

SURNOWME, SURNOWNE, _s._ Surname; Fr. _surnom_.

_Wyntown._

SURS, _s._ A hasty rising upwards.

_Doug._

Lat. _surg-o_, _surs-um_, to rise.

_To_ SUSHIE, _v. n._ To shrink, W. Loth.

SUSKIT, _adj._ Much worn, threadbare, S. B.

Dan. _siaske_, nastiness, _siasket_, nasty, negligent.

SUSSY, SUSSIE, _s._ Care, S.

_Pitscottie._

Fr. _souci_, id.

~Sussie~, _adj._ Careful, attentive to.

_Maitland P._

_To_ ~Sussy~, _v. n._ To care, S. B.

_Chr. S. P._

SUTE, _adj._ Sweet, pleasant.

_Wyntown._

SUTE, _s._ A company of hunters.

_Doug._

Fr. _suite_, a chace, pursuit.

SUTE HATE.

V. ~Fute Hate~.

SUTHFAST, _adj._ True.

_Barbour._

A. S. _sothfaest_, id.

~Suthfastnes~, _s._ Truth.

_Barbour._

SUWEN, _3 pl. v._ Attend; wait on.

Fr. _suivent_, id.

_Sir Gawan._

SWA, SWAY.

V. ~Sa~.

SWACK, _adj._

1. Limber, pliant, S.

_Ross._

2. Clever, active, nimble, S. B.

Teut. _swack_, flexilis; Isl. _sweigia_, incurvare.

SWACK, _s._ A large quantity, S. O.

Isl. _swack_, turba, motus.

SWADRIK, _s._ Sweden.

_Bannatyne P._

In Sw. _Swerike_, from _Swea rike_, i. e. the kingdom of the
Suiones.

SWAGAT, _adv._ So, in such way.

A. S. _swa_, so, and _gat_, a way.

_Barbour._

_To_ SWAY, SWEY, _v. n._ (pron. _swey_).

1. To incline to one side. S.

_Doug._

Isl. _sweig-ia_, Su. G. _swig-a_, inclinare.

2. To swing, S.

~Sway~, _s._

1. A moveable instrument of iron, of a rectangular form, fastened to one of the jambs of a chimney, on which pots and kettles are suspended over the fire, S.

2. A swing, S.

SWAIF, _v._ Perh. ponder.

_Bannatyne P._

Isl. _sweif-a_, librari.

SWAIF, SUAIF, _s._ A kiss.

_Chr. S. P._

Lat. _suav-ium_, id.

_To_ SWAYL, _v. a._ To swaddle, S. B. _sweal_, S.

_Ross._

A. S. _swaethil_, fascia; _swed-an_, vin-cire.

SWAITS, _s._ New ale or wort, S. _swats_.

A. S. _swate_, ale, beer.

_Ramsay._

SWAYWEYIS, _adv._ Likewise.

_Acts Ja. I._

_To_ SWAK, SWAKE, _v. a._

1. To cast with force.

_Douglas._

2. To strike, S. B.

Teut. _swack-en_, vibrare.

~Swak~, ~Swake~, _s._

1. A throw.

_Ruddiman._

2. A hasty and smart blow.

_Wyntown._

3. A violent dash.

_Douglas._

4. Metaph. a little while.

_Douglas._

_To_ SWAK _away_, _v. n._ To decay, to waste.

_Bannatyne P._

Dan. _swackk-er_, to waste; Teut. _swack-en_, to fail.

SWAK, _s._ Errat. for ~Snuk~, q. v.

_Wallace._

SWALE, _part. pa._ Fat, plump.

_Douglas._

Isl. _swell-r_, tumidus.

_To_ SWALL, SWALLY, _v. a._ To devour.

_Dunbar._

Su. G. _swaelg-a_, A. S. _swelg-an_, devorare.

SWALME, _s._ A tumor, an excrescence.

_Dunbar._

A. S. _swam_, Teut. _swamme_, tuber, fungus.

SWAMP, _adj._

1. Thin, not gross, S.

2. Not swelled, S.

SWANE, SWAYN, _s._

1. A youngman, S.

2. A man of inferior rank.

_Douglas._

Isl. _swein_, Su. G. _swen_, juvenis; servus.

SWANGE, _s._ Perh. groin.

_Sir Gawan._

Su. G. _swange_, ilia.

SWANK, _adj._

1. Slender, not big-bellied, S.

2. Limber, pliant, agile, S.

_Ferguson._

Dan. _swang_, lean, meagre; Germ. _schwank-en_, motitare.

~Swanky~, _s._ An active or clever young fellow, S.

_Douglas._

~Swanky~, _adj._

1. Perh. empty, hungry.

_Dunbar._

2. Applied to one who is tall, but lank, Fife.

_To_ SWAP, _v. a._ To exchange, S.

Isl. _skipt-a_, mutare.

_To_ SWAP, _v. a._

1. To draw.

_Barbour._

2. To throw with violence.

_Barbour._

3. To strike.

_Wallace._

Isl. _swip-a_, vibrare; _sweip-a_, percutere.

~Swap~, _s._ A sudden stroke.

_Sir Gawan._

SWAP, SWAUP, _s._ The cast or lineaments of the countenance, S.

Isl. _swip-ur_, imago apparens; _swipad-r_, vultu similis.

_Sax. and Gael._

~Swapit~, _part. adj_. Moulded.

_Dunbar._

SWAPPIS, Perh. sedges.

_Pal. Hon._

Teut. _schelp_, carex.

SWAPPYT, _part. pa._ Rolled or huddled together.

_Wallace._

Isl. _sweip-a_, Su. G. _swep-a_, involvere.

SWAR, _s._ A snare.

_Wallace._

Moes. G. _swer-an_, insidiari.

SWARE, SWIRE, SWYRE, _s._

1. The neck.

_Douglas._

2. The declination of a mountain or hill, near the summit, S. corr. _squair_.

_Dunbar._

3. The most level spot between two hills, Loth.

A. S. _sweor_, a pillar; cervix, the neck.

_To_ SWARF, _v. n._

1. To faint, to swoon, S. _swarth_, Ang.

_Ross_.

2. To become languid.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _swoerfw-a_, in gyrum agitari.

~Swarff~, ~Swerf~, _s._

1. Stupor, insensibility.

_Wallace._

2. A fainting-fit, a swoon; _swarth_, Ang.

_Cleland._

SWARFE, _s._ The surface.

_Rollocke._

SWARYN, _s._

V. ~Syvewarm~.

SWARRACH, _s._ A large unseemly heap, Ang.

Su. G. _swaer_, gravis.

SWARTBACK, _s._ The great black and white gull, Orkn.

_Barry._

Norw. _swartbag_, id.

SWARTH, _s._ A faint.

V. ~Swarf~.

SWARTRYTTER, _s._ Properly, one belonging to the German cavalry.

_G. Buchanan._

Teut. _swerte ruyters_, milites nigri.

SWASH, _s._ The noise made in falling upon the ground S.; _squash_, E.

_Ruddiman._

_To_ SWASH, _v. n._ To swell.

_Z. Boyd._

Su. G. _swassa_, to walk loftily.

~Swash~, _s._

1. One of a corpulent habit, S.

2. A large quantity viewed collectively, S.

~Swash~, ~Swashy~, _adj._

1. Of a broad make, S. B.

_Gl. Shirr._

2. Fuddled; q. swollen with drink, S.

_Ramsay._

SWATCH, _s._

1. A pattern, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

2. A specimen of whatever kind, S.

_Wodrow._

3. Metaph. a mark, S.

SWATHEL, _s._ A strong man.

_Sir Gawan._

A. S. _swithlic_, ingens, vehemens.

SWATS, _s. pl._ New ale, S.

V. ~Swaits~.

_To_ SWATTER, SQUATTER, _v. a._

1. To move quickly in any fluid, generally in an undulating way, S.

_Lyndsay._

2. To move quickly in an awkward manner.

_Watson._

Teut. _swadder-en_, turbare aquas, fluctuare; Su. G. _sqwaettr-a_,
spargere.

~Swatter~, _s._ A large collection, especially of small objects in quick motion, Loth.

SWATTLE, _s._ The act of swallowing with avidity, Stirlings.

_To_ SWAVER, _v. n._ To walk feebly, as one who is fatigued, S. B.

_Ross._

Teut. _sweyv-en_, vacillare, nutare; _sweyver_, vagus.

_To_ SWEAL, _v. a._ To swaddle, S.

V. ~Swayl~.

_To_ SWEAP, _v. a._ To scourge, S.

Isl. _swipa_, a scourge.

_Ruddiman._

SWECHT, _s._ The force of a body in motion.

Su. G. _swigt-a_, vacillare.

_Doug._

_To_ SWEE, SWEY, _v. n._ To incline to one side.

~Swey~, _s._ V. ~Sway~.

SWEEK, _s._ The art of doing any thing properly, S. B.

Su. G. _swik_, _swek_, dolus; Isl. _mer-um swig_, ultra meas vires.

_To_ SWEEL, _v. n._ To drink copiously. S. _swill_, E.

* SWEET, _adj._ Not salted, S.

_A. Douglas._

SWEETBREAD, _s._ The diaphragm in animals, S.

SWEETIES, _s. pl._ Sweetmeats, S.

_Ramsay._

~Sweetie-bun~, ~Sweetie-scon~, _s._ A cake baked with sweetmeats, S.

_Pop. Ball._

SWEG, SWEIG, _s._ A quantity, a considerable number, Loth.

This seems merely a variety of ~Swack~, q. v.

SWEY, _s._ A long crow for raising stones, Ang.

Isl. _sweig-ia_, inclinare.

SWEYNGEOUR, SWYNGEOUR, _s._ A drone, a sluggard, S.

A. S. _sweng_, lazy; _swongornes_, torpor.

SWEIR, SWERE, SWEER, SWEAR, _adj._

1. Lazy, indolent, S.

_Dunbar._

A. S. _swaer_, _swere_, piger, deses.

2. Reluctant, unwilling, S.

_Ramsay._

3. Niggardly, unwilling to part with any thing, S. O.

~Dead-sweir~, _adj._ Extremely lazy, S.

_Rutherford._

~Sweir-kitty~, _s._ An instrument for winding yarn, S. B.

_Sweir_, and _Kitty_, a contemptuous term for a woman.

~Sweirnes~, _s._ Laziness, S.

_Dunbar._

~Sweir-tree~, _s._ An amusement, in which two persons are seated on the ground, and holding a stick between them, each tries who shall first draw the other up; Fife.

SWELCHIE, _s._ A seal.

V. ~Selch~.

_Brand._

SWELCHIE, _s._ A whirlpool, Orkn.

V. ~Swelth~, s.

SWELL, _s._ A bog, S. B.

V. ~Swelth~.

_To_ SWELLY, _v. a._ To swallow, S.

_Douglas._

A. S. _swelg-an_, Su. G. _swael-ja_, vorare.

_To_ SWELT, _v. n._ To die.

_Barbour._

A. S. _swealt-an_, _swelt-an_, mori.

_To_ SWELT, _v. n._ To have a sense of suffocation, especially from heat, S.

_Ross._

Isl. _swael-a_, _swaelt_, suffocare.

SWELTH, _adj._ Voracious.

_Douglas._

A. S. _swelgeth_, devorat, q. that which _swalloweth_; Isl.
_swaelt-a_, esurire.

SWELTH, _s._ A gulf, a whirlpool.

_Doug._

Su. G. _swalg_, Teut. _swelgh_, a gulf; Isl. _swelg-r_, Dan.
_swaelg_, vorago, gurges.

SUENYNG, _s._ Dreaming.

V. ~Sweuin~.

SWERD, _s._ A sword.

V. ~Suerd~.

SWERF, _s._ A swoon.

V. ~Swarf~.

SWERTHBAK, _s._ The great black and white gull.

V. ~Swartback~.

_Houlate._

Isl. _swartbak-ur_, the lesser guillemot.

SWESCH, _s._ A trumpet.

_Stat. Gild._

A. S. _sweg_, pl. _swegas_, sound in general, any musical
instrument; Moes. G. _swiga-jon_, to pipe.

SWEUIN, SWEVING, SWEVYNYNG, SWENYNG, _s._ A dream, the act of dreaming.

_Douglas._

A. S. _swef-en_, Isl. _sueffn_, id. from _swaef-a_, dormire.

SWYCHT, _adj._ Perh. for _wicht_, powerful, with _s._ prefixed.

_Barbour._

SWICK, _adj._ Clear of any thing, Banffs.

Su. G. _swig-a_, loco cedere.

_To_ SWICK, _v. a._

1. To deceive, to illude, Fife.

2. To blame, Ang.

A. S. _swic-an_, decipere; also, offendere.

~Swick~, ~Swyk~, _s._

1. Fraud, S. B.

_Wyntown._

Su. G. _swik_, anc. _swick_, id.

2. Blameableness.

_I had nae swick o't_, I had no blameableness in it, S. B.

A. S. _swica_, _swic_, offensa.

3. A deceiver, Fife.

A. S. _swice_, deceptor.

~Swicky~, _adj._

1. Deceitful, Ang.

2. Sportively, tricky, Ang.

V. ~Swik~.

_To_ SWIDDER, _v. n._ To hesitate, pron. _swither_, S.

_Ross._

A. S. _swaether_, which of the two; Su. G. _swaefw-a_, fluctuare.

_To_ ~Swidder~, _v. a._ To cause to be irresolute.

V. _v. n._

_Douglas._

~Swidder~, ~Swiddering~, ~Swither~, _s._ Doubt, hesitation, S.

_Ross._

SWIFF, _s._ Rotatory motion, or the humming sound produced by it, Loth.

Isl. _swef-ast_, Su. G. _swaefw-a_, circumagere.

_To_ SWIG, _v. n._ To turn suddenly, S. A.

~Swig~, _s._ The act of turning suddenly, S. A.

Isl. _sweig-a_, to bend.

_Gl. Complaynt._

_To_ SWIK, _v. a._ To assuage pain or grief, by fixing the attention upon some interesting object.

_Douglas._

A. S. _swic-an_, fallere.

SWYK, _s._ Fraud, deceit.

V. ~Swick~.

_To_ SWYKE, _v. a._ To cause to stumble.

_Sir Gawan and Sir Gal._

A. S. _swic-an_, facere ut offendat.

SWIKFUL, _adj._ Deceitful.

_Wyntown._

~Swikfully~, _adv._ Deceitfully.

_Wyntown._

SWILK, _adj._ Such.

_Barbour._

A. S. _swilk_, talis; Moes. G. _swaleik_, id. from _swa_, so, and
_leik_, like.

_To_ SWILL, _v. a._ to swaddle; S. _sweal_.

V. ~Swayl~.

_Montgomerie._

SWINE-FISH, _s._ The wolf-fish, Orkn.

_Barry._

SWINE'S ARNUTS, _s._ Tall oat grass, with tuberous roots, S.

SWINE'S MOSSCORTS, _s._ Clown's allheal, S.

Sw. _swinknyl_, from _swin_, swine, and _knyl_, a lump.

SWING, _s._ A stroke.

A. S. id.

_Barbour._

SWYNGYT. L. _fwyngyt_, foined, pushed.

O. Fr. _foine_, a sword.

_Barbour._

_To_ SWINGLE _lint_, to separate flax from the core, by beating it, S.

_A. Scott._

Teut. _swinghel-en het vlas_, id.; A. S. _swing-an_, flagellare.

~Swingle-wand~, _s._ The instrument with which flax is _swingled_, S. B.

SWINGLE-TREE, _s._

1. One of the moveable pieces of wood put before a plough or harrow, to which the traces are fastened, S.

2. Used improperly for the poles of a coach.

_Journ. Lond._

Teut. _swinghel-en_, to move backwards and forwards.

_To_ SWINK, SWYNK, _v. n._ To labour.

A. S. _swinc-an_, laborare.

_Henrysone._

~Swink~, _s._ Labour.

_Sir Tristrem._

SWIPPER, _adj._

1. Nimble; S. B. _swippert_.

_Douglas._

2. Sudden, S. B.

_Ross._

3. Hasty, tart, S. B.

A. S. _swip-an_, Isl. _swip-a_, cito agere; Isl. _swipr_, subita
apparentia.

~Swipperlie~, ~Swippertly~, _adv._ Swiftly.

_Douglas._

SWYRE, _s._ The neck, &c.

V. ~Sware~.

_To_ SWIRK, _v. n._ To spring with velocity.

Allied perh. to E. _jerk_, or Belg. _schrikk-en_, to start.

_Dunbar._

_To_ SWIRL, _v. n._

1. To whirl like a vortex, S.

2. Used improperly to denote the motion of a ship in sailing.

_P. Buch. Dial._

Su. G. _swarfw-a_, Isl. _swirr-a_, to be hurried round.

~Swirl~, _s._ The whirling motion of a fluid body, S.

_Douglas._

SWIRL, _s._ A twist or contortion in the grain of wood, S.

~Swirlie~, _adj._

1. Full of twists, contorted; applied to wood.

_Burns._

2. Entangled; applied to grass that lies in various positions, S.

SWITH, SWYTH, SWYITH, _adv._

1. Quickly; _als swyth_, as soon.

_Douglas._

2. Equivalent to "be gone," "avast," S.

_Shirrefs._

Isl. _swey_, apage; Su. G. _swig-a_, loco cedere.

~Swithnes~, _s._ Swiftness.

_Bellenden._

_To_ SWOICH, SWOUCH, _v. n._ To emit a hollow whistling sound.

V. ~Souch~, _v._

SWONCHAND, _part. pr._ Vibrating.

Germ. _swenck-en_, motitare.

_Houlate._

SWOON, _s._ Corn is _in the swoon_, when, although the strength of the seed is exhausted, the plant has not fairly struck root, S. B. In this state, the blade appears sickly and faded.

A. S. _swinn-an_, to decay.

SWORDICK, _s._ Spotted blenny; so denominated from its form, Orkn.

_Barry._

SWORDSLIPERS, _s. pl._ Swordcutlers.

_Knox._

Teut. _slyp-en_, acuere, exterere aciem ferri; Su. G. _slip-a_,
id.

SWORL, _s._ A whirling motion.

V. ~Swirl~.

_Douglas._

SWOURN. L. _smoryt_, smothered.

_Wall._

T

_To_ TA, _v. a._ To take.

_Barbour._

TA, _adj._ One after _the_.

_Barbour._

TA ~and~ FRA, To and fro.

_Barbour._

TAANLE, _s._

V. ~Tawnle~.

_To_ TAAVE, _v. a._

1. To make tough, by working with the hands, Moray. Banffs.

Dan. _tave_, a filament, _taved_, stringy; or a variety of ~Taw~,
_v._ 2.

2. To touse.

_Gl. Surv. Mor._

3. To entangle.

_Ibid._

~Taavin~, ~Tawin~, _s._ Wrestling, tumbling.

Teut. _touw-en_, agitare.

_Journ. Lond._

TAAVE, TYAAVE, _s._ Difficulty, Banffs.

V. ~Tawan~.

TAAVE-TAES, _s. pl._ Pitfir split into fibres for making ropes, Moray.

V. ~Taave~, _v._

TABETS, TEBBITS, _s._ Bodily sensation, S. B.