An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 743

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 743

_Courant._


Teut. _schawe_, umbra.


SHEAL, SCHELE, SHEIL, SHIELD, SHIELLING, SHEELIN, _s._


1. A hut, or residence for those who have the care of sheep, S.


_Pennant._


2. A hut for fishermen, S.


_Law Case._


3. A shed for sheltering sheep during night, S.


4. A cottage for sportsmen, S.


_Statist. Acc._


5. _Wynter schelis_, winter quarters.


_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._


6. A nest for a field mouse.


_Henrysone._


Isl. _sael_, domuncula aestiva in montanis; Su. G. _skale_, Isl.


_skali_, a cottage.


_To_ ~Sheal~, ~Shiel~, _v. a._ To put sheep under cover, S.


_Ross._


_To_ SHEAL, _v. a._ To take the husks off seeds, S.


_Statist. Acc._


Belg. _scheel-en_, A. S. _sceal-ian_, to sh.e.l.l.


_To_ SHEAR, SCHEIR, _v. a._


1. To cut down corn with the sickle, S.


2. To reap, in general, S.


_Lyndsay._


~Shearer~, _s._


1. One employed in cutting down corn, S.


_Hudson._


2. In a general sense, a reaper, S.


Su. G. _skaer-a_, metere, falce secare.


~Shearin~, _s._


1. The act of cutting down corn, S.


_A. Douglas._


2. Harvest in general, S.


SHEAR-KEAVIE, _s._ The cancer depurator. Loth.


SHEARN, _s._


V. ~Sharn~.


SHEAVE, _s._ A slice, S.


V. ~Shave~.


SHED, _s._ A portion of land, as distinguished from that which is adjacent, S.


A. S. _scead-an_, Teut. _scheyd-en_, separare.


SHED, _s._ The interstice between the different parts of the warp in a loom, S.


_Adam._


SHEDE, _s._ A slice, S. B.


_Sir Gawan._


_To_ ~Sheed~, _v. a._ To cut into slices, S. B.