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A Glossary of the Scots Dialect

Glossary "S"

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Sab	to sob.
Sabs	sobs.
Sae	so.
Saft	soft.
Sair	sore; to serve.
Sair't	served.
Sairie	sorrowful, sorry.
Sairly	sorely.
Sall	shall.
Sandy	Sannack, dim. of Alexander.
Sang	song.
Sannock	Alexander.
Sark	a shirt, a shift.
Sarkit	shirted.
Saugh	the willow.
Saul	soul.
Saumont	sawmont, the salmon.
Saunt	saint.
Saut	salt.
Saut-backets	v. backets.
Saw	to sow.
Sawin	sowing.
Sawmont	a salmon.
Sawney	v. sandy.
Sawnie	Alexander.
Sax	six.
Scaith	hurt.
Scar	to scare.
Scathe	scaith, damage; v. skaith.
Scaud	to scald.
Scaul	scold.
Scauld	to scold.
Scaur	to scar; frightened.
Scawl	a scold.
Scho	she.
Schoolin'	teaching.
Scone	a soft flour cake.
Scones	griddle cakes.
Sconner	disgust.
Scraichin	screeching.
Screed	a tear; to repeat glibly.
Scriechin	screeching.
Scriegh	skriegh, v. skriegh.
Scrievin	careering.
Scrimpit	scanty.
Scrimply	sparingly.
Scroggie	covered with stunted shrubs.
Sculdudd'ry	fornication.
See'd	saw.
Seisins	freehold possessions.
Seizins	investitures.
Sel	self.
Sell'd	sell't, sold.
Sell't	sold.
Semple	simple.
Sen'	send.
Sen'send
Set	lot.
Sets	becomes; starts.
Settlin'settling
Shachl'd	shapeless.
Shachl't	loose and ill shaped.
Shaird	a shred.
Shanagan	a cleft stick.
Shangan	a cleft stick.
Shank	leg (spindle shank = skinny leg).
Shanna	shall not.
Shaul	shallow.
Shaver	a wag.
Shavie	a trick.
Shaw	show; wooded dell.
Shaw'd	showted
Shearer	a reaper.
Sheep-shank	(thinks himsel nae sheep-shank bane = he who considers himself highly).
Sheerly	wholly.
Sheers	shears.
Sherra-moor	sheriffmuir.
Sheugh	a trench or ditch.
Sheuk	shook.
Shiel	a hut.
Shill	shrill.
Shog	a shock.
Shool	shovel.
Shoon	shoes.
Shor'd	threatened; offered.
Shore	to threaten; to offer.
Shortsyne	a little while ago.
Shouldna	should not.
Shouther	showther, shoulder.
Shure	did shear (grain).
Sic	such.
Siccan	such a.
Sicker	steady, certain; sicker score = strict conditions.
Siclike	such like.
Sidelins	sidelong.
Siker	secure.
Siller	money, silver.
Simmer	summer.
Sin	since.
Sin'	since.
Sindry	sundry.
Singet	sang.
Singin'	singing.
Sinn	the sun.
Sinny	sunny.
Sinsyne	since then.
Skaith	hurt.
Skaithing	hurting.
Skeigh	skittish, high strung; disdainful.
Skellum	a worthless fellow.
Skelp	a slap.
Skelpie-limmer	a technical term in female scolding.
Skelpie-limmer's-face	a technical term in female scolding (R. B.).
Skelpin	slapping, pounding.
Skelpin'	slapping, pounding.
Skelpit	pounded, slapped.
Skelvy	shelvy.
Skiegh	v. skeigh.
Skinkin'	thin liquid.
Skinking	watery.
Skinklin	glittering.
Skirl	to shriek.
Sklent	to slope, to lie.
Sklented	slanted.
Sklentin	slanting.
Skouth	range, scope.
Skreech	to scream.
Skriech	a scream.
Skriegh	to scream.
Skyrin	flaring.
Skyrin'	multi-colored.
Skyte	a glancing blow.
Slade	slid.
Slae	the sloe.
Slap	gap or hole.
Slaw	slow.
Slee	sly, clever.
Sleekit	sleek.
Sleest	slyest.
Slidd'ry	slippery.
Sloken	to quench, to slake.
Slypet	slipped, fell over slowly.
Sma'	small.
Smeddum	dust, powder; mettle, sense.
Smeek	smoke.
Smiddy	a smithy.
Smoor'd	smothered.
Smoutie	smutty.
Smytrie	a number huddled together.
Snakin	sneering.
Snap	smart.
Snapper	to stumble.
Snash	abuse; impertinence.
Snaw	snow (snaw broo=melted snow (lit. snow broth)).
Snaw-broo	snow-brew (melted snow).
Snawy	snowy.
Sned	to cut off.
Sneeshin-mill	a snuff box.
Sneeshinmill	a snuff-box.
Snell	bitter, biting.
Snick	the latching of a door.
Snirtle	to laugh slyly
Snoods	fillets worn by maids.
Snool	to cringe; to sneaks; to snub.
Snoov'd	went smoothly.
Snoove	to go slowly.
Snowkit	snuffed.
Sodger	a soldier.
Soger	a soldier.
Sonsie	jolly, comely, plump.
Sonsy	pleasant, good-natured, jolly.
Soom	to swim.
Soor	sour.
Sootie	sooty.
Sough	a heavy sigh.
Souk	suck.
Soupe	a spoonful, small quantity of liquid.
Souple	supple.
Souter	a shoemaker.
Sowens	porridge of oat flour.
Sowps	spoonsful.
Sowth	to whistle a tune.
Sowther	to solder.
Spae	to prophesy.
Spail	chip of wood.
Spails	chips.
Spairge	to splash; to spatter.
Spairges	dashes about.
Spairin	sparing.
Spak	spoke.
Spate	a flood.
Spates	floods.
Spavie	spavin (disease primarily of horses and mules).
Spavit	spavined, diseased (of the horse).
Spean	to wean.
Speat	a flood.
Speel	to climb.
Speer	to inquire.
Speet	to spit.
Spence	the country parlor.
Spier	to inquire.
Spleuchan	a tobacco pouch.
Splore	a frolic.
Sprachl'd	clambered.
Sprackled	clambered.
Sprattle	to struggle.
Spreckled	speckled.
Spring	quick air, a reel (music).
Sprittie	full of roots or sprouts (a kind of rush).
Spritty	full of rushes.
Sprush	spruce.
Spunk	fire, mettle.
Spunkie	full of spirit.
Spunkies	wills o' the wisp.
Spurtle	stick used to stir porridge.
Spurtle-blade	the pot-stick.
Squatter	to flap.
Squattle	to sprawl.
Stacher	to totter.
Stacher'd	staggered.
Stack	stock; stuck.
Staggie	dim. of staig.
Staig	two year old horse.
Staik	to stroke.
Stan'	stand.
Stan's	stands.
Stan't	stood.
Stane	stone.
Stang	to sting.
Stank	pool of stagnant water.
Stap	to stop.
Stapple	a stopper.
Stark	strong, hardy.
Starn	star.
Starnies	dim. of starn, star.
Starns	stars.
Startle	to course.
Staukin	stalking.
Staumrel	half-witted.
Staw	to steal.
Stechin	cramming.
Steek	to close.
Steeks	stiches.
Steer	to molest, to stir up.
Steeve	firm.
Stell	a still.
Stells	whisky stills, commonly illicit.
Sten	a leap or bound.
Sten't	sprang.
Stented	erected; set on high.
Stents	assessments, dues.
Steyest	steepest.
Stibble	stubble
Stibble-rig	the reaper in harvest who takes the lead; a stubble-ridge.
Stick-an-stowe	totally, altogether.
Stilt	halt.
Stimpart	half a peck.
Stirk	a cow or bull a year or two old.
Stock	a plant of cabbage; colewort.
Stockins	stockings.
Stockit	stocked.
Stocks	plants of cabbages.
Stoited	stumbled.
Stoiter'd	staggered.
Stoitered	staggered.
Stoor	strong, harsh, deep.
Stoppit	stopped.
Stot	an ox.
Stoun'	pang, throb.
Stoure	dust (on the wind), confusion.
Stourie	dusty.
Stown	stolen.
Stownlins	by stealth.
Stowp	stand.
Stowrie	dustie.
Stoyte	to stumble.
Strade	strode.
Strae	(a fair strae-death = a natural death in bed).
Straik	stroke.
Straikit	stroked.
Strak	struck.
Strang	strong.
Strappin	strapping.
Straught	straight.
Strechin	cramming.
Streekit	stretched.
Striddle	straddle.
Stringin	stringing.
Stroan't	pissed.
Stron't	lanted.
Strunt	alcoholic liquor, strut.
Studdie	a stithy.
Stuff	grain.
Stumpie	a short quill (dim of stump).
Sturt	trouble, strife.
Sturtin	frightened.
Styme	(see a styme=see in the least).
Sucker	sugar.
Sucket	sugar.
Sud	should.
Sugh	a rushing sound.
Sumph	churl.
Sumphs	stupid fellows.
Sune	soon.
Suthron	Southern, English.
Swaird	sword.
Swall'd	swelled.
Swank	thin, agile, vigorous.
Swankie	strapping lad.
Swankies	strapping fellows.
Swap	exchange.
Swapped	swopped, exchanged.
Swarf	to swoon.
Swat	did sweat.
Swatch	sample.
Swats	new ale.
Swearin'	swearing.
Sweer	v. dead-sweer.
Swinge	to lash.
Swirl	a curve.
Swirlie	twisted, knaggy.
Swith	swift.
Swither	hesitation.
Swoom	swim.
Swoor	swore.
Sybow	a thick-necked onion.
Syne	since, then.

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