Read the Scots Dictionary
Scots is the Germanic language, related to English, spoken in Lowland Scotland and Ulster, not the Celtic language Gaelic!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Page 88 of 159 for the letter S
sned, sneed, sneud, snid, snöd, snood, snud, snude, snuid,
snuid [snød, C. snɪd, MN. snid]
n. A fillet or ribbon bound round the brow and tied at the back under the hair. Part of a fishing line. I. A twist, coil, a winding, a loop. The spiral twist of a strand of rope. A tangle, a ravelled state. A twisting movement or toss of the head.
v. To bind the hair with a fillet or band. I. To twist, to coil, to wind, to plait.
n. A fillet or ribbon bound round the brow and tied at the back under the hair. Part of a fishing line. I. A twist, coil, a winding, a loop. The spiral twist of a strand of rope. A tangle, a ravelled state. A twisting movement or toss of the head.
v. To bind the hair with a fillet or band. I. To twist, to coil, to wind, to plait.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sweein o the snuid: The burning of a ribbon as part of a wedding ceremony.
sneel, sneul, snöl, snool, snuil, snule,
snuil [snøl, C. snɪl, MN. snil]
n. A spiritless, cringing, abject or cowardly person. A mean, furtive or underhand person or animal. A lazy, inactive person. A mean, contemptible, stupid or worthless thing. A snub, an insult. The act of doing something in a lazy manner.
v. To subdue, keep in subjection, cow, humiliate, dishearten, overawe. To reprove, snub. To submit tamely, cringe, sneak, act in a mean, underhand or spiritless manner. To carry out a purpose furtively or deceitfully. To show want of energy, to loaf or idle about in a shiftless way, to move slowly and lethargically. With at: to sneer at, to mock, make a fool of.
n. A spiritless, cringing, abject or cowardly person. A mean, furtive or underhand person or animal. A lazy, inactive person. A mean, contemptible, stupid or worthless thing. A snub, an insult. The act of doing something in a lazy manner.
v. To subdue, keep in subjection, cow, humiliate, dishearten, overawe. To reprove, snub. To submit tamely, cringe, sneak, act in a mean, underhand or spiritless manner. To carry out a purpose furtively or deceitfully. To show want of energy, to loaf or idle about in a shiftless way, to move slowly and lethargically. With at: to sneer at, to mock, make a fool of.
shuish, snosk, snøsk, snoss, snøss, snus, snush, snüsh, snushan, snyösk, snyuisk,
snush [I.Sh. snøʃ]
n. A sniff, a noisy breathing through the nose, a snort.
v. To sniff audibly, to snort, to speak through the nose.
n. A sniff, a noisy breathing through the nose, a snort.
v. To sniff audibly, to snort, to speak through the nose.
snoif, snoifin, snoove, snoovin, snouve, snouvin, snove, snuive, snuivie, snuivin, snuivy, snuve, snuved, snuvie, snuvin, snuvit, snuvy,
snuve [snuːv]
n. A twisting movement, a twirl. An idler, a layabout.
dim. snuvie An idler, a layabout.
v. To twist, to twirl, to spin. To make yarn. To move smoothly or easily. At a steady even pace, to glide. To move in a careless, slovenly or abject manner, to slink, sneak, to skulk. To idle, to loaf.
pt. pp. snuved
n. A twisting movement, a twirl. An idler, a layabout.
dim. snuvie An idler, a layabout.
v. To twist, to twirl, to spin. To make yarn. To move smoothly or easily. At a steady even pace, to glide. To move in a careless, slovenly or abject manner, to slink, sneak, to skulk. To idle, to loaf.
pt. pp. snuved
Compounds and phrases etc.
snuvin [ɪn]: Gliding, spinning, sneaking about.
sneesh, sneeshan, snys, snyse, snysin, snyss, snyst,
snyse [I.Ork. snaes]
n. A kind of wooden muzzle to prevent calves etc. from sucking.
n. A kind of wooden muzzle to prevent calves etc. from sucking.
snyst
adj. Having a white mark on the nose. Of animals: blazed.
adj. Having a white mark on the nose. Of animals: blazed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
snysin: The coot Fulica atra.
sneyster, snoister, snyster,
snyster [WC. SW.ˈsnəistər, ˈsnɔistər]
n. A piece of grilled meat, a roasted joint, a pork sausage for grilling.
v. To burn, scorch, roast, cauterize.
n. A piece of grilled meat, a roasted joint, a pork sausage for grilling.
v. To burn, scorch, roast, cauterize.
snaith, snyth, snythe,
snyth [snaið]
n. I.Ork. The coot Fulica atra.
n. I.Ork. The coot Fulica atra.
soack, soak, soakin, sock, sok, sokk, sokkin,
soak [sok]
v. To soak. To coax. To flatter, to wheedle.
pt. pp. soakit
v. To soak. To coax. To flatter, to wheedle.
pt. pp. soakit
Compounds and phrases etc.
soakin: Soaking.
soam, sowm,
soam [som]
n. The draught-chain of a plough.
n. The draught-chain of a plough.
soar,
soar [soːr]
v. To soar.
v. To soar.