An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 748
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 748
2. Relation, metaph. used, S.
_Guthrie._
SIBBENS, _s._
V. ~Sivvens~.
SIC, SICK, SIK, _adj._ Such, S.
V. ~Swilk~.
_Douglas._
~Sickin~, ~Sikkin~, _adj._ Such kind of.
_Maitland P._
~Sicklike~, _adj._ Of the same kind, S.
~Sicklike~, _adv._ In the same manner.
_Baillie._
~Sicwyse~, _adv._ On such wise.
_Douglas._
SYCHT, _s._
1. Sight, S.
2. Regard, respect.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
_To_ ~Sicht~, ~Sight~, _v. a._ To inspect, S.
_Baillie._
~Sicht~ _of the ee_, the pupil, S.
~Sight~, _s._ A station whence fishers observe the motion of salmon in a river, S.
_Law Case._
_To_ ~Sight~, _v. a._ To spy fish in the water from the banks, in order to direct the casting of the net, S. B.
_Ibid._
~Sightman~, _s._ A fisherman who watches the approach of salmon, S.
_Statist. Acc._
SICK, _s._ Sickness, S. B.
Su. G. _siuk-a_, Germ. _seuche_, id.
SICKER, SIKKER, SIKKIR, SIKKAR, SEKER, _adj._
1. Secure, S.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
2. Free from care.
_Douglas._
3. Denoting a.s.surance of mind.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
4. Denoting the effect.
_Wallace._
5. Cautious in mercantile transactions, S.
_Pop. Ball._
6. Possessing a solid judgment, S. B.
_Ross._
7. Denoting preciseness in speech, S.
Su. G. _seker_, _siker_, Isl. _seigr_, Germ. _sicher_, Belg.
_zeker_, C. B. _sicer_, id.
~Sickerly~, _adv._
1. Firmly, S.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._