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think themselves that sib that no Christian will permit their wedlock."—Scott, "Ant." Sib—"A' Stuarts are nae sib tae the King; a' the Campbells are sib tae Argyll." (J. B. F.)
- Sic, swilk, swa-leik, 40, such, Go., Ger. solcher
- Siccan, 169, such an
- Sicken, 84, thicken
- Siena yin, 167, such an one
- Sidelights on social history, 92
- Sied, 68, 132, strained; var. of sieve, Du. zeef, Ger. Sieb, E. sift
- Siggwan, 27, Go. to read, E. sing; or. sense simply to resound
- Siggwan bokos, 27, Go.
- Sik, 39, Go. reflexive pron.
- Silly, sels, 28, Go. happy, blessed, Ger. selig, A.S. sel, good. Sal! expletive
- Silubr, 26, Go. silver, money, as Sc. siller
- Sime, synu, simmons, 62, 181, Caith. ropes of heather. Ic. sime, a rope, Barb.; Kl. sub saum, a pack-horse load, notes A.S. séam, E. seam (cf. sumpter), and regards saum as existing before the break-up of the Teutons. He traces it to σάγμα, Lat. sauma, a pack-saddle
- Singles, 129, bundles of gleaned corn, lit. gathered in single ears
- Sinteino, 13, 20, 56, Go. daily, always. Go. sinth, a journey, time, sinthan, to go, cog. with send (Go. sandjan). Syne and since are cog. with Go. seithu, late, A.S. sith, after, Ger. Seit
- Sinthan, 56, Go. to go, wander, cog. sandjan, send, A.S. sithian, to go. See sinteino
- Sista, 170, Cu., syn. of seestu!
- Sitls, 25, Go. bench
- Sittin' in, 172, Sc. idiom, "sittin' in to the bottom"
- Siujan, 26, Go. sew. See sew
- Skaetchers, 129, skates; Jam. has skeitches
- Skaiths, 70, injuries. Go. skathjan, to do scathe to, A.S. sceththan, Ger. Schade, scathe. "Better twa skaiths than ae sorrow."—Prov. See scaith
- Skal, skeal, 179, a bumper, Go. skalja, Ic. skjola, also scoll, skiel, A.S. sceălu, scyl, E. shale, shell; "a skimming dish"—Sibbald. Gael. scala, a bowl, skalis, goblets.—Royal House. Accs. 1511.
- Skalkinoda, skalkinon, 28, 56, 64, Go. to serve, served, Ger. Schalk; skalks, Go. See schalk, mareschal
- Skap, 13, C. Du. sheep
- Skattja, 26, Go. money-changer
- Skatts, 26, Go. money, Ger. Schatz, O.N. skatt-r, rent, A.S. scéatt, piece of money. Scatt-hold is well known in Orc. land-holding
- Skeef, skeigh, 216, C. Du.
- Skeelyie, 25, 155, slate pencil, skaillie, skailyie; cog. is shell, a scale or husk, A.S. scell, Du. schel, Ic. skel; or. sense, to peel off. Go. skaljas, tiles
- Skelbs, skelve, scab, 139, splinters of wood, a thin slice, a splinter of wood, Du. schelpe, a shell, Ger. Schelfe, a husk
- Skellocks, 64, 128, Fi. skellock, skeldock, skellie, wild mustard, Ir. skeal-lagach; cf. E. charlock
- Skellum, 63, 221, 222, rogue, Ger. and Du. Schelm, Ic. skelmir. Not in Jam.
- Skelly-eyed, 174, Cu. and Bord.
- Skelps, 137, blows with open hand; Gael. sgealb, is borrowed from Sc.
- Skemel, 180, 182, Cu. shemels, shambles
- Skiddaw Gray, 179
- Skite, 134, a squirt from the mouth, Ic. skvetta, to squirt, var. of shoot
- Skohsl, 28, Go. a demon, Scheu-sal, Ger. Scheuche, a scarecrow, from scherren, to shoo, scare
- Skriners, 195
- Skrire, 195, Du. skrij, Ger. schreiben
- Skuft, 19, Go.; Ger. Schopf, a top-knot, O.N. skopt
- Skulpad, 223, C. Du.
- Skura, 13, Go. skura windis, a storm of wind; winthi-skauro, a winnowing fan, Du. schoer, Sc. shoor. Still in C. Du. as Groote Schoor, famous home of Cecil Rhodes
- Skybels, 115, 182, Cu. skybald, a mean, worthless fellow. Da. skabhals, a rascal
