An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 742

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 742


SHANK _of a hill_, the projecting point of a hill, S.


SHANK _of a coal mine_, the pit sunk for reaching the coals, S.


A. S. _senc-an_, to sink.


SHANKS, _s. pl._


V. ~Schank~.


~Shank.u.m~, _s._ A man or beast that has long small legs, Orkn.


SHANNACH, _s._ A bonfire lighted on Hallow-eve, Perths.; also _shinicle_.


Gael. _samhnag_, _samh-in_, the great festival observed by the Celts at the beginning of winter.


_To_ SHAPE _away_, _v. a._ To drive away.


_G.o.dly Sangs._


Germ. _schieb-en_, _schupf-en_, to drive.


SHARGAR, SHARGER, _s._


1. A lean person, a scrag.


Belg. _scraghe_, id.


_Ross._


2. A weakly child, S.; also _shargan_.


_Ross._


Gael. _seirgne_, sickly; _seirg_, a consumption.


SHARN, SHEARN, _s._ The dung of oxen or cows, S.


_R. Galloway._


A. S. _scearn_, Fris. _scharn_, dung.


~Sharny~, _adj._ Bedaubed with cows dung, S.


_Ramsay._


~Sharny-peat~, _s._ A cake of cows dung mixed with coal-dross. S.


SHARRACHIE, _adj._ Cold, chill, Ang.


SHATHMONT, _s._ A measure of six inches.


V. ~Schaftmon~.


_Ritson._


SHAVE, SHEEVE, _s._ A slice, S.


Belg. _schyf_, a round slice.


_Ramsay._


_To_ SHAVE, _v. a._ To sow, Aberd.; _shaw_, Buchan.


SHAVER, _s._ A wag, S.


_Gl. Shirr._


SHAULING, _s._ The act of killing salmon by means of a leister, S. A.


from E. _shallow_.


_Stat. Acc._


SHAUP, _s._


1. The husk, S.


2. An empty person.


_Ramsay._


Teut. _schelp_, putamen, Isl. _skalp_, v.a.g.i.n.a.


SHAWS, _pl._ The foliage of esculent roots, S.







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