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suck, suckie, sucky, suk, sukk,
suck [I. sʌk]
n. A mess, a state of disorder or filth. A heap of rubbish. A slatternly person. Loose straw rubbish, litter for a cowshed or stable.
 
sucky
adj. Of places or people: dirty, slovenly, untidy.
sokkalegg, sokkaleggs, succaleg, suckaleg, suckaleg, suckalegs, suckieleg, suckileg, sukkaegg, sukkaleg, sukkalegs,
suckaleg [I.Sh. ˈsʌkaˈlɛg]
usually pl. suckalegs
n. Stocking-legs, stockings without feet used as gaiters.
bunsucken, hamesucken, sucken,
sucken [ˈsʌkən]
n. A mill's monopoply on grinding corn in a certain district, that territory, such trade.
adj. Tied, bound, restricted or limited in some way. In debt.
v. To bind or astrict tenant farmers to have their corn ground at the estate or some other specified mill.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bunsucken [ˈbʌnˈsʌkn, ˈbʌnˈʃakn]: Under an obligation, beholden.
hamesucken [ˈhemsʌkən]: leg. A premeditated assault upon a person in his own house or dwelling place. Greatly attached to one's home. Selfish, of a selfish disposition.
suddent, suddentie, suddentie, suddentlie, suddentlie, suddently, suddently, suddenty, suddint,
suddent [sʌdɪnt]
adj. Sudden
adv. Suddenly.
 
suddentie [ˈsʌdɪnte]
n. Suddenness, a sudden manner, a sudden act or incident. Sudden and unexpected mishap, harm or mischief. leg. An unpremeditated act.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
wi a suddentie: All of a sudden, extremely quickly and unexpectedly.
suddelt, suddle, suddled,
suddle [sʌdl]
n. A stain, spot, dirty mark, smudge. A worn or tarnished article of dress or footwear.
v. To soil, dirty or tarnish clothes.
pt. pp. suddelt
insuffeecient, suffeecent, suffeeciency, suffeecient, suffeicient, sufficiand, sufficiency, sufficient,
suffeecient [səˈfiʃənt]
adj. Of things: substantial, solid, satisfactory. Good enough. Of adequate strength or quality.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
insuffeecient: Insufficient.
suffeeciency [səˈfiʃənsi]: Sufficiency.
sug, sugg, suggie, suggle, suggy,
sug [sʌg]
n. A fat, easy-going person.
v. To move in a slow, lumbering, waddling fashion, like a fat person.
 
suggy
adj. Fat and easy going.
soogan, suckaun, sugan, suggan, sughan,
suggan [ˈsʌgən]
n. A straw rope or horse-collar. A straw mat for a donkey's back.
suggest, suggestion,
suggest [səˈdʒɛst]
v. To suggest.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
suggestion: Suggestion.
suicide,
suicide [ˈsuəsəid]
n. Suicide.

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