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doonsit, doonsittin, doon-sittin, dounsit, dounsittin, fittie, fitty, fynnie, sat, satten, settin, sid, sinnie-fynnie, sit, sitooterie, sitooterie, sit-ooterie, sitootery, sit-ootery, sitootrie, sitootterie, sitouterie, sitoutery, sitten, sitten_on, sitter, sitterooterie, sittin, sittin-doon, sittin-doun, sot, suitten, sut, sutt$n, sutten, sutten_on, suttin, upsitten, upsittin, up-sittin,
sit [sɪt]
v. To sit. I.Sh. To stay.
pt. sat [sat]
pp. sitten [ˈsɪtən], sat, satten, sutten [ˈsʌtən] adj. Of teaː over brewed. Stewed, strong or bitter to the taste. I.Sh. Of a partly incubated egg.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dounsit: A marriage settlement.
dounsittin: A sitting.
sit saft: Enjoy an easy life.
sitter: I.Sh. sl. A disappointment.
sittie-fittie: I.Ork. The black guillemot Cepphus grylle.
sittin [ˈsɪtɪn]: Sitting.
sitooterie [ˈsɪtutərɪ]: col. A conservatory or patio.
sittin-doun: A settlement in marriage. A home, quarters.
sitten on: Stunted, dwarfed.
upsitten: Indifferent, lacking in zeal, lackadaisical.
up-sittin: Indifference, lukewarmness, lethargy.
 
See set also.
seet, site,
site [səit, MN. sit]
n. A site. A building-ground.
sith,
sith [sɪð]
conj. Since, because, seeing that. Since, from the time that.
sithean,
sithean [ˈʃiən]
n. Gael. A natural or artificial mound, barrow. A fairy hill.
cevenn, civan, seven, sibban, sibben, sibbens, sibbin, sivan, siven, sivens, sivven, sivvens,
siven [ˈsɪvən]
n. The wild raspberry Rubus idaeus.
pl. sivens Venereal disease. Also I. sibbens The itch.
saaize, saize, sehz, sehze, sehzed, seise, seize, sise, size, sized, syce, syze,
size [saɪz, DD. sɛz]
n. Size. arch. A duty levied on imported goods at their harbours, an impost.
v. To size
pt. pp. sized
scaar, scar, scarr, scaur, skaar, skar, skarr, skaur,
skaar [I.Sh. skaːr]
n. A small amount or quantity. A little bit or drop etc. The snuff or ash of a candle-wick.
adv. A little.
skae, skay, ske,
skae [I.Sh. ske]
v. To happen to, come to pass on.
scake, scaked, skaik, skaikit, skake, skaked, skauk, skaukit, skawk, skawkit, skowk, skowkit,
skaik [skek, skak]
n. A smear, daub. A surface coating of paint etc.
v. To smear, plaster or daub a soft wet substance. To streak or blotch.
pt. pp. skaikit
scail, scailed, scailt, scale, scaled, scalin, skael, skail, skäil, skail$t, skailed, skailies, skailies, skailin, skaillies, skails, skailt, skale, skel, skell, skelled, skelt, skoilt,
skail [skel, skɛl, skal]
n. A spill or scattering. The dismissal or dispersal of a group of people. I.Sh. A crashing sound.
v. To scatter, to disperse. To throw or spread about a cluster or collection of things. To squander or lavish wealth. To spread manureor peats etc. Over the surface of the ground. To shed, spill accidentally. To let fall from an overflowing or leaking container. To burst a garment at a seam. To disperse, scatter, break up, disrupt a group of people, to rout, put to flight.
pt. pp. skailt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
skailies: Something spilt or scattered.
skailin [-ɪn]: Spilling. The emptying out of. People leaving a building.
skailin time: Time for closing.
skoilt: I.Sh. A broken fragment.

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