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sirp, sirpan, sirpen, sirpin, sirpis, sjulp, soolp, soolpa, soolpin, soulp, soulpin, sulp,
sirp [I. sɪrp]
also soulp [I.Sh. s(j)ʌlp]
n. Wet ground.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sirpin, soulpin: Soaking wet.
sirpis: A soaking wet mess.
sist,
sist [sɪst]
n. A stay or suspension of some proceeding.
v. To stop, end. To cease, halt, stop, come to a standstill. To stop, stay or halt a legal process or procedure by judicial decree. To summon or cite to appear as a party in a court case. To present oneself before a court, appear for trial or as a litigant in a case. To produce, bring forward in proof, cite.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
desist: To refrain from continuing some action etc.
faither-sister, guid-sister, mither-sister, seester, sister, sisther, sistir, sistur, stap-sister, stepsister, tittie, tittie-billie, tittie-billy, titty, titty-billy,
sister [ˈsɪstər]
n. A sister.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
faither-sister: An aunt.
guid-sister: Sister-in-law.
mither-sister: An aunt.
Seiven Sisters: The Pleiades (stars).
stepsister: Stepsister.
tittie [ˈtɪte]: col. A familiar term for a sister.
tittie-billie: col. In close relationship, on a par.
doonsit, doonsittin, doon-sittin, dounsit, dounsittin, fittie, fitty, fynnie, sat, satten, settin, sid, sinnie-fynnie, sit, sitooterie, sitooterie, sit-ooterie, sitootery, sit-ootery, sitootrie, sitootterie, sitouterie, sitoutery, sitten, sitten_on, sitter, sitterooterie, sittin, sittin-doon, sittin-doun, sot, suitten, sut, sutt$n, sutten, sutten_on, suttin, upsitten, upsittin, up-sittin,
sit [sɪt]
v. To sit. I.Sh. To stay.
pt. sat [sat]
pp. sitten [ˈsɪtən], sat, satten, sutten [ˈsʌtən] adj. Of teaː over brewed. Stewed, strong or bitter to the taste. I.Sh. Of a partly incubated egg.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dounsit: A marriage settlement.
dounsittin: A sitting.
sit saft: Enjoy an easy life.
sitter: I.Sh. sl. A disappointment.
sittie-fittie: I.Ork. The black guillemot Cepphus grylle.
sittin [ˈsɪtɪn]: Sitting.
sitooterie [ˈsɪtutərɪ]: col. A conservatory or patio.
sittin-doun: A settlement in marriage. A home, quarters.
sitten on: Stunted, dwarfed.
upsitten: Indifferent, lacking in zeal, lackadaisical.
up-sittin: Indifference, lukewarmness, lethargy.
 
See set also.
seet, site,
site [səit, MN. sit]
n. A site. A building-ground.
sith,
sith [sɪð]
conj. Since, because, seeing that. Since, from the time that.
sithean,
sithean [ˈʃiən]
n. Gael. A natural or artificial mound, barrow. A fairy hill.
cevenn, civan, seven, sibban, sibben, sibbens, sibbin, sivan, siven, sivens, sivven, sivvens,
siven [ˈsɪvən]
n. The wild raspberry Rubus idaeus.
pl. sivens Venereal disease. Also I. sibbens The itch.
saaize, saize, sehz, sehze, sehzed, seise, seize, sise, size, sized, syce, syze,
size [saɪz, DD. sɛz]
n. Size. arch. A duty levied on imported goods at their harbours, an impost.
v. To size
pt. pp. sized
scaar, scar, scarr, scaur, skaar, skar, skarr, skaur,
skaar [I.Sh. skaːr]
n. A small amount or quantity. A little bit or drop etc. The snuff or ash of a candle-wick.
adv. A little.

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