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sillie, silly, suhlly, suhly, sullie, sully,
silly [ˈsɪle]
adj. Silly. Deserving of pity or sympathy, helpless, feeble, weak, sickly, delicate, mentally defficient.
sheemie, sheemies, simman, simmans, simmen, simmens, simmon, simmond, simmonds, simmons,
simmen [NN.b. I. ˈsɪmən]
n. A straw rope for thatch.
pl. simmens
simmer, simmermal, simmermil, simmermilt, simmermol, simmertim, simmertime, simmir, summir,
simmer [ˈsɪmər]
n. The summer.
v. To spend the summer.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
simmermal I.Sh.: The first day of summer.
simmertime: Summertime.
Samarive, Simmer_eve, Simmereve, Summaruff, Summer_eve, Summereve,
Simmereve [ˈsɪməriːv, ˈsʌmər-, ˈsɪmərʌf, ˈsʌmər-]
A corruption of St Maolrubha, a 7th century Irish saint with connections to the north and west of Scotland.
 
Usually as Summereve Fair that used to be held at Keith in Septembe or New Summereve's Fair in Fordyce that was held on the last Tuesday of August.
simpliciter,
simpliciter [sɪmˈplɪsɪtər]
adv. leg. Smply, unconditionally, without further condition or reservarion.
sin, sinfu, sinn,
sin [sɪn]
n. A sin, moral offence or shortcoming. Blame, fault.
v. To sin. To make to sin, seduce.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sinfu: Sinful.
seen, sen, sin, sin$,
sin [sɪn, sən]
adv. Since, ago, from now, from that time.
prep. Since, from the time of, after.
conj. Since, from the time that. Since, because, as.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
a while sin: Some time ago.
 
See syne also.
acome_sindery, acumsinery, asundry, asunner, sin$ry, sinder, sinderance, sindered, sinderie, sindèrie, sinderin, sinderins, sindert, sindery, sindhry, sindrae, sindrance, sindrie, sindrins, sindry, siner, sinerance, sinery, sinner, sinnerie, sinnerins, sinnert, sinnery, sinrance, sinrin, sinrins, sinry, sinther, sintherin, sinthery, sundhry, sundry, sunner, sunnert, sunry,
sinder [ˈsɪn(d)ər]
adv. Apart, so as to be separate(d).
v. To sunder, separate one from another. To part company. To come apart or to pieces. With wi: to part with.
pt. pp. sindert, sindered adj. Asunder, separated.
 
sindry [ˈsɪn(d)ri]
n. Several people, a number of persons or things indiscriminately.
adj. Separate, apart and by itself, distinct.
adv. Asunder, apart, separately, in or to pieces.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
acome sindry [əˈkʌm-]: Come asunder.
sinderin: A separation.
sinderins [-ɪnz]: A fork in the road.
sang, seng, sing, sing$t, singan, singit, singt, sung,
sing [sɪŋ]
v. To sing. Of a missile etc.: to buzz or whizz in the air.
pt. singt, sang [saŋ]
pp. sing't, sang, sung [sʌŋ] adj. singit Sung.
adv. With a humming or whizzing sound.
n. A whizzing blow. A wallop, smack.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sing smaw: To say little.
sang, sinched, sing, sing$t, singe, singed, singet, singit, singt, sung, sunge,
sing [sɪŋ]
v. To singe.
pt. singt, sang [saŋ], sung [sʌŋ, suŋ]
pp. singt adj. singit Stunted in growth, shrivelled, puny. Ill-favoured.

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