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Slee, fly; fleeft, flyest Slype, to fall over, as a wet furrow from the plough Slypet, fell Sleekit, fleek Sliddery, flippery to Sma', fmall Smiddy, fmithy Smytrie, a numerous collection of small individuals Smoor, to fmother ; fmoor'd, fmothered

Skaith, to damage, to injure, injury

Sklent, flant; to run aflant,

to deviate from truth
Sklented, ran or hit in an
oblique direction
Sklentin, flanting
Skelpi-limmer, a technical
term in female fcolding
Skiegh, proud, nice, high-
mettled

Skirl, to skriek, to cry fhril-
ly
Skirl't, fhrieked
Skirling, fhrieked

Skirkling, fhrieking, crying

Smoutie, fmutty, obfcene,
ugly
Smeddum, duft, powder;
mettle, sense
Snaw, fnow; to fnow
Snawie, fnowie

Snaw-broo, melted fnow
Snash, abuse, Billinfgate
Sneefhin, fnuff; fneefbin-
mill, fnuff-box

Snowk, to fcent or fnuff, as
a dog, horfe, &c.
Snowkit, fcented, fuffed

Snick, drawing, trick-contriving

Snick, the latchet of a door Snoove, to go smoothly and conftantly, to fneak Snoov't, went smoothly Snell, bitter, biting Sned, to lop, to cut off Snool, one whofe fpirit is broken with oppreffive flavery; to fubmit tamely, to sneak

Sonfie, having sweet, engaging looks; lucky, jolly Sowther, folder; to folder,

to cement

Souple, flexible, swift
Soom, to fwim

Sowp, a spoonful, a fmall
quantity of any thing li-
quid
Sobbin, fobbing

Sowth, to try over a tune
with a low whistle
Sooth, truth, a petty oath
Souter, a fhoemaker
Spaul, a limb
Speakin, speaking
Spier, to afk, to enquire
Spier't, enquired
Spunk, fire, mettle, wit
Spunkie, mettlesome, fiery;
will-o' wifp, or ignis fatu-

us

Sportin, sporting

Spak, did speak
Springin, fpringing
Speel, climb

Spleuchan, a tobacco-pouch
Speat, a sweeping torrent
after rain or thaw
Spairge, to dash, to foil as
with mire

Spitefu', fpiteful
Spence, the country parlour
Spae, to prophefy, to divine
Sprit, a tough-rooted plant
fomething like rushes
Sprittie, full of sprits
Sprattle, to fcramble
Sparin, sparing

Spaviet, having the spavin
Spreckl'd, fpotted, speckled
Splore, a frolic, a riot, a
noife

Slpatter, a fplutter; to fput

ter

Spring, a quick air in mu-
fic, a Scottish reel
Squad, a crew, a party
Squeel, a fcream, a screech;
to scream

Squatter, to flutter in water
as a wild duck, &c.
Squattle, to sprawl
Stan', to ftand; ftan't, did
ftand
Stane, a stone
Stroan, to fpout, to piss
Stroan't, fpouted, piffed
Stents,

Stents, tribute, dues of any Stock, a plant of colewort,

kind

Steek, to fhut; a ftitch
Stech, to cram the belly
Stechin, cramming

Startle, to run as cattle ftung
by the gadfly
Steer, to moleft, to flir
Sturt, trouble; to moleft
Sturtin, frighted
Studdie, an anvil
Stell, a ftill

Stoup or ftowp, a kind of
jug or dish with a handle
Straik, to ftroke; ftraikit,
ftroked
Stampin, ftamping
Stacher, to stagger
Stap, ftop

Strae, ftraw; to die a fairftrae death, to die in bed Strack, did ftrike Stack, a rick of corn, hay, &c.

Streek, ftretched, to stretch; freekit, ftretched Staumrel, halfwitted Stoure, duft, more particularly duft in motion Stirk, a cow or bullock a year old

Stot, an ox

Stoor, founding hollow, ftrong and hoarfe Straught, ftraight

cabbage, &c. Starvin, ftarving Stringin, ftringing Startin, starting

Staw, did fteal; to furfeit Stown, stolen Stowlins, by stealth Stuff, corn, or pulfe of any kind Stibble, stubble; ftibble-rig, the reaper, in harvest, who takes the lead Strunt, fpiritous liquor of any kind; to walk fturdi. ly Staggie, dimin. of stag Steeve, firm, compacted Stank, a pool of standing

water

Stark, stout

Stey, fteep; fteyeft, steepest
Sten, to rear as a horse
Sten't, reared
Stimpart, the eighth part
of a Winchester bushel
Strappan, tall and hand-
fome
Strewin, ftrewing

Stilt, a crutch; to halt, to
limp
Stockin, ftocking
Stumpie, dimin. of stump
Striddle, to ftraddle

Stick an' flow, totally, al- Sweaten, fweating

together Sucker, fugar

Sugh, the continued rufhing noife of wind or wa

ter

Suthron, fouthern, an old name for the English nation Sud, fhould

Swap, an exchange; to bar

ter

Swirl, a curve, an eddying blast or pool, a knot in wood

Swirlie, knaggy, full of knots

Swither, to hefitate in
choice; an irrefolute wa-
vering in choice
Swank, ftately, jolly
Swankie or fwanker, a tight
ftrapping young fellow or
girl
Swatch, a fample
Swith! get away
Swinge, to beat, to whip
Swingein, beaten, whipping
Swaird, fward

Swat, did fweat
Swervin, fwerving
Swoor, fwore, did fwear
Swall'd, fwelled

Sweer, lazy, averfe; deadfweer, extremely averse

Syne, fince ago, then

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Tak, to take; takin, taking
Tangle, a fea weed
Tauld, or tald, told
Tarrow, to murmer at one's
allowance
Tarrow't, murmured
Talkin, talking
Tawie, that allows itself
peaceably to be handled,
Spoken of a horse, cow, &c.
Tap, the top
Taupie, a foolish, thought-
lefs young person
Tapetlefs, heedless, foolish
Tarry-breeks, a failor
Tent, a field pulpit, head,

caution; to take heed Tentie, heedful, cautious Tentlefs, heedlefs

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Ten hours bite, a flight feed to the horses while in the yoke in the forenoon Thack, thatch; thack an' rape, clothing, neceffaries Thrang, throng, a crowd Thegither, together Thick, intimate, familiar Thole, to fuffer, to endure Thae, thefe

Thriftle, thistle

Throuther, pell-mell, con

fusedly

Thinkin, thinking Thumpit, thumped Thumpin, thumping Thievelefs, cold, dry, fpited, Spoken of a perfon's de

meanour.

Thowe, a thaw; to thaw

Thankit, thanked

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Through, to go on with, to Towzie, rough, fhaggy

make out

Threshin, thrashing

Thairms, fmall guts, fiddleftrings

Themfel, themselves

Thyfel, thyfelf

Thud, to make a loud, in

termittent, noise

Toom, empty

Tout, the blaft of a horn or

trumpet; to blow a horn, &c. Tow, a rop

Toddle, to totter like the walk of a child Toddlin, tottering

Toop, a ram

Toun, a hamlet, a farmhoufe

Thraw, to sprain, to twist, Tod, a fox
to contradict
Thrawn, fprained, twifted,
contradicted
Thrawin, twifting, &c.
Threteen, thirteen

Tocher, marriage-portion Toyte, to totter like old age Towmond,

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