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sweesh, sweish, swush,
sweesh [swiʃ]
n. A hissing or splashing sound. Swish, a brush.
v. To make such a sound.
n. A hissing or splashing sound. Swish, a brush.
v. To make such a sound.
boolie, boulie, nippie-sweetie, nippy_sweetie, nippy-sweety, suit, swate, sweet, sweeten, sweetie, sweetie_stan, sweetie-boolie, sweetie-boulie, sweeties, sweetie-shap, sweetie-shop, sweetie-staund, sweetiewife, sweetin, sweetnin, sweety-wife, sweit, sweitnin, swiddie, swuttie, swutties,
sweet [swit]
n. A sweet (confectionary)
dim. sweetie pl. sweeties.
adj. Sweet. Of milk: fresh, untreated, not skimmed or sour as butter-milk.
n. A sweet (confectionary)
dim. sweetie pl. sweeties.
adj. Sweet. Of milk: fresh, untreated, not skimmed or sour as butter-milk.
sweeten
v. To bribe. To give a douceur to.
v. To bribe. To give a douceur to.
Compounds and phrases etc.
nippie-sweetie: A sharp-tasting sweet. A bad-tempered or disapproving person.
readin sweetie: A conversation lozenge.
sweetie-boulie: A round sweet.
sweetie-man: A confectioner. A gossip.
sweetie-shap: A sweet-shop, a confectionars.
sweetie-staund: A sweet-stall at a fair etc.
sweetie-wife: A confectioner, a gossip.
sweetnin: A sweetmeat, a titbit.
readin sweetie: A conversation lozenge.
sweetie-boulie: A round sweet.
sweetie-man: A confectioner. A gossip.
sweetie-shap: A sweet-shop, a confectionars.
sweetie-staund: A sweet-stall at a fair etc.
sweetie-wife: A confectioner, a gossip.
sweetnin: A sweetmeat, a titbit.
forsweer, forsweir, forsworn, forswurn, misswear, missweer, missweir, sore, swair, sware, sweer, sweer, sweered, sweerie, sweer-wird, sweir, sweirie, sweir-wird, swerr, swoor, swöre, sworn, swuir, swuire, swure, swurn,
sweir [swiː(ə)r]
n. A curse, imprecation. A piece of profanity, a swear-word.
dim. sweirie
v. To swear.
pt. swuir [swøːr].
pp. sworn
n. A curse, imprecation. A piece of profanity, a swear-word.
dim. sweirie
v. To swear.
pt. swuir [swøːr].
pp. sworn
Compounds and phrases etc.
forsweir: To forswear. pt. forswuir pp. forsworn.
missweir: To swear falsely, to perjure.
sweir-wird: A swear word.
missweir: To swear falsely, to perjure.
sweir-wird: A swear word.
dead-sweer, deed-sweer, deid-sweer, deid-sweir, sweart$d, sweartie, sweer, sweer-draan, sweerdrawn, sweer-drawn, sweere, sweere, sweerie, sweerie, sweerie, sweerie_geng, sweerie-geng, sweero, sweerock, sweerock, sweerok, sweert, sweerta, sweertie, sweerty, sweery, sweery, sweery, sweetra, sweir, sweird, sweirdness, sweir-draan, sweir-drawn, sweirie, sweirie, sweirie, sweirie-gang, sweirock, sweirt, sweirtie, sweirtness, sweirty, swera, swera, swerock, swerok, swier, swiert,
sweir [swiː(ə)r]
n. A period of relaxation.
dim.sweirie
adj. Lazy, slothful, indolent, disinclined to work. Of people: unwilling, reluctant, loath. Mean, niggardly. Of things: difficult to produce. Not forthcoming, in short supply.
pt. pp. sweirt adj. Loath, reluctant, stubborn.
n. A period of relaxation.
dim.sweirie
adj. Lazy, slothful, indolent, disinclined to work. Of people: unwilling, reluctant, loath. Mean, niggardly. Of things: difficult to produce. Not forthcoming, in short supply.
pt. pp. sweirt adj. Loath, reluctant, stubborn.
sweiry
adj. Lazy.
adj. Lazy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
deid-sweir: Very loathe, averse.
sweir-drawn: Reluctant, hesitating.
sweirie, sweirock: I. A box or frame for holding bobbins of yarn.
sweirie-gang: I. The first and most difficult row in knitting.
sweirie stick: I.Ork. A stick used in an old game.
sweirtie [ˈswiː(ə)rte]: Laziness.
sweirtness: MN. Laziness, reluctance.
sweir-drawn: Reluctant, hesitating.
sweirie, sweirock: I. A box or frame for holding bobbins of yarn.
sweirie-gang: I. The first and most difficult row in knitting.
sweirie stick: I.Ork. A stick used in an old game.
sweirtie [ˈswiː(ə)rte]: Laziness.
sweirtness: MN. Laziness, reluctance.
swaet, swaetie, swaety, swat, swate, swatey, swatie, swatit, swatten, swattit, swattit, sweet, sweetie, sweetin, sweetit, sweety, sweht, swehtie, swehty, sweit, sweitie, sweitin, sweitit, sweity, sweyt, sweytie, sweyty, swiet, swietie, swiety, swite, switein, switey, switie, switin, switit, swutten, swyte, swytey, swytie, swytin, swytit,
sweit [swit, swet, N. swəit]
n. Sweat.
v. To sweat.
pt. sweitit, swat, swattit [ˈswatɪt]
pp. sweitit, swutten [ˈswʌtən], swatten [ˈswatən]
n. Sweat.
v. To sweat.
pt. sweitit, swat, swattit [ˈswatɪt]
pp. sweitit, swutten [ˈswʌtən], swatten [ˈswatən]
sweity
adj. Sweaty.
adj. Sweaty.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sweitin [-ɪn]: Sweating, such a sickness. Sweaty.
swelc, swelch, swelchie, swelk, swelkie, swelth, swilkie,
swelk [ˈswɛlk]
n. A whirlpool in the sea. The eddies and swirls in the Pentland Firth.
dim. swelkie
n. A whirlpool in the sea. The eddies and swirls in the Pentland Firth.
dim. swelkie
swairten, swalt, swelt, swelter, swelterie, swelterin, sweltery, sweltrie, sweltrin, sweltry, swirten,
swelt [swɛlt]
v. To swelt. To become faint with weakness or emotion, to be physically overcome, swoon.
v. To swelt. To become faint with weakness or emotion, to be physically overcome, swoon.
swelter [-ər]
v. To swelter. To welter, wallow, flounder or flop about.
v. To swelter. To welter, wallow, flounder or flop about.
sweltery [swɛlt(ə)ri]
adj. Hot, sultry.
adj. Hot, sultry.
swairten [I.Sh. ˈswertən, ˈswɪtən]
v. To pine and die. To waste away from hunger etc.
v. To pine and die. To waste away from hunger etc.
Compounds and phrases etc.
swelterin [ˈswɛlt(ə)rɪn]: Oppressively hot.
swick, swicked, swickerie, swickery, swicket, swickin, swickit, swik, swikkin,
swick [swɪk]
n. A piece of deceit or cheating. A trick, fraud, swindle. A cheating rogue, a swindler, deceiver. With o: the responsibility for something bad or unfortunate, the blameworthiness for.
v. To cheat, swindle. To deceive.
pt. pp. swickit
n. A piece of deceit or cheating. A trick, fraud, swindle. A cheating rogue, a swindler, deceiver. With o: the responsibility for something bad or unfortunate, the blameworthiness for.
v. To cheat, swindle. To deceive.
pt. pp. swickit
swickerie, swickin
n. Cheating, swindling.
n. Cheating, swindling.
swiff, swuff,
swiff [swɪf, swʌf]
n. The motion or sound of an object flying through the air. A rush of air. A whirr.
v. To rush through the air with a hissing noise. To whizz. To breathe deeply and heavily. Tto sleep lightly or briefly. To snooze.
n. The motion or sound of an object flying through the air. A rush of air. A whirr.
v. To rush through the air with a hissing noise. To whizz. To breathe deeply and heavily. Tto sleep lightly or briefly. To snooze.
meerswine, meer-swine, swine, swine$s, swine-moothed, swine-mootht, swyne,
swine [swəin]
n. A pig.
pl. swine Pigs.
n. A pig.
pl. swine Pigs.
Compounds and phrases etc.
meer-swine: The dolphin Delphinus delphis or porpoise Phocaena phocaena.
sea-swine: The porpoise Phocaena phocaena.
swine-mootht: Having a projecting upper jaw, chinless.
sea-swine: The porpoise Phocaena phocaena.
swine-mootht: Having a projecting upper jaw, chinless.