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112 THE DIALECT OF (4) It is wanting in other words in which it tLsnally occurs in ordin- ary English ; e. g. tingj or tang, sting ; craps, scraps, of lard ; maahf smash ; pare, spare, in milking ; weak, squeak {q heooming w), Sa§r, the pronunciation of sour. SaargrasSy sour-grass, the common Wood-Sorrel, OxcUis acetosdla. Sa&th, south. Backer, to seem innocent when up to roguery. Saokering, telling fsihe tales of distress. ' SackerirC Sam ' was a well-known beggar of Dalton. SacklesB, innocent ; trembling, &c. In the ' Flagellacio ' {Toivneley Mysteries, p. 209), Pilate says :| ' Now that I am sakles of this bloode shalle ye se, Both my handes in expres weshen shalle be, This bloode bees dere boght I ges that ye spille so frela' Again, in the ' Peregrini * {Towndey Mysteries, p. 270), Cleophas exclaims: ' Thise cursyd Jues, ever worthe thaym woe I Our lord, our master, to ded gart go, Alle saMes thay gart hym slo Apon the rode.' Sad, said of bread, cakes, &c. when heavy or doughy. Sa'em (pronounced sayem ; gl. sai'h'm), seven. Sage, or Saghe {g hard), a saw. Also a verb, to saw : quite in common use. Saime, lard. Sal, the pronunciation of shcdL Sale, or Sail, used peculiarly. ' What aaU is the wind in 1 ' t. e. what quarter, or direction. [Of. A.S. scd, season, time, &a In Essex they ask, ' What is the seel of day ? ' i. e. What time is it ? — W. W. S.] Sallet, or Sallit, salad. Occurs in Hamlet^ Act IT. sc. ii. : 'I remember, one said, there were no saMets in the lines, to make the matter savoury.' Salt, the condiment (a pronounced as in shall, under the impression that it is good English). Salt pie (pronounced salt paw), a box for salt. Also used humor- ously for a building with the roofing only one way. Sam, to pick up, or gather together: very common. 'He has sammed up a lot o' brass,' t. e. made a great deal of money. ' Qo into f wood and sam up a few sticks.' Sammeln, in German, and at samU, in Danish, both mean to collect.