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seul, sjöl, sjuil, söl, suil, sule,
suil [I.Sh. søl]
n. A sheep's earmark. A cleft.
v. To walk in a heavy laboured manne. To move slowly and sluggishly.
sain, sane, seen, seener, seenest, seun, shain, shane, sheen, shin, shön, shoon, shuin, shun, shune, shuner, sin, sinn, sön, søn, suin, suiner, suinest, sune, suner, sunest,
suin [søn, ʃøn, syn, C. U. sɪn, ʃɪn, U. ʃen, MN. sin, NN. ʃin]
adv. Soon. Early, betimes, before it is late.
adj. soon. With o: early for, in advance of.
comp. suiner Sooner. Rather.
superl. suinest Quickest, most direct, nearest.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sae suin as: As soon as.
sörmoos, suirmoos, suirmous,
suirmous [I.Sh. ˈsørmus]
n. Sign of life.
seet, seetable, seut, shiut, shiuted, shoot, shootable, shuit, shuitable, shuited, shuitit, shuit-stick, shuit-stock, sitable, sitt, söt, sötit, suit, suitable, suitcase, suitin, suitit, suit-stick, suit-stock, süt, sutable, sute,
suit [søt, syt, ʃøt, ʃyt, C. U. sɪt, ʃɪt, MN. sit]
n. A suit of clothes.
v. To please or satisfy. To look becoming in a dress or colour etc. leg. To ask for, claim or crave in a court of law.
pt. pp. suitit adj. Pleased, delighted.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
suitable: Suitable.
suitcase: Suitcase.
suitin: Suitable.
suit-stick: A stick-like bevel or adjustable square used by masons or joiners.
seet, seut, shoot, shuit, sitt, söt, suit, suitie, suitit, suitteet, suitty, suity, süt, sute,
suit [søt, syt, ʃøt, ʃyt, C. U. sɪt, ʃɪt, MN. sit]
n. Soot.
v. To cover in soot.
pt. pp. suitit adj. Soot-begrimed.
 
suitie
adj. Sooty.
søskin, søskins, sötskin, sötskins, suiskit, suiskits, suitchkin, suitchkins, suitskin, suitskins, sutchkin, sutchkins, sutshkin,
suitchkin [I.Sh. ˈsøtʃkɪn]
n. A brother and sister of the same parents.
forseeth, forseuth, forsith, forsuith, seeth, sith, sooth, sowth, suith,
suith [søθ, C. sɪθ, N. siθ]
n. Truth, verity.
adj. Of things: true, real. Of people: veracious.
adv. Truly, really, indeed.
v. To flatter, cajole, blandish.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
forsuith: adv. Forsooth.
seuthe, seuther, soother, sootherin, southe, suithe, suither, suitherin,
suithe [søːð, sɪð, suːð]
v. To soothe.
 
suither
v. To soothe, calm, coax, cajole, flatter, wheedle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
suitherin: Soothing, calming.
sulfur,
sulfur [ˈsʌlfər]
n. Sulfur (Sulphur).
Sulwath,
Sulwath [ˈsʌlwað]
pn. The Solway Firth (Dumfries and Galloway).

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