An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 775
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 775
_Pal. Hon._
_To_ ~Slidder~, _v. a._ To p.r.o.nounce indistinctly, S.
Teut. _slidder-en_, celeriter tendere; Isl. _slodr-ar_, balbutio.
~Sliddery~, ~Sliddry~, ~Slederie~, _adj._
1. Slippery, S.
_Douglas._
2. Escaping ones grasp, S.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
3. Deceitful, S.
~Slidernes~, _s._ Slipperiness.
_Henrysone._
SLIDDER, _adj._ Slow, inactive.
_Maitland P._
Isl. _slidra_, torpor; _slidrulegr_, tardus, lentus.
SLIDDERY, _adj._ (p.r.o.n. _slithry_) Loose and flaccid; a term applied to food, S. B.
Teut. _slodder-en_, flaccescere; _slodder_, laxus.
* _To_ SLIDE, _v. n._ To fib, S.
SLIEVE-FISH, _s._ The cuttle-fish. Loth.
_Sibbald._
_To_ SLIGHT, _v. a._ To dismantle.
_Wodrow._
Teut. _slicht-en_, solo aequare, diruere.
SLYGOOSE, _s._ The shieldrake, Orkn.
_Pennant._
SLIK, SLIKE, _s._
1. Slime, S. _sleek_.
_Barbour._
2. The slimy sh.o.r.e.
_Douglas._
Teut. _slyck_, Germ. _schlick_, coenum, lutum.
SLIK, Perhaps, slipped.
_Sir Gawan._
Su. G. _slink-a_, slip, from _slik-a_, to creep.
SLIM, _adj._
1. Slight, not sufficient, S.
2. Naughty, worthless, S.
Isl. _slaem-r_, vile, Dan. _slem_, bad, naughty.
_To_ ~Slim oer~, _v. a._ To do anything carelessly and insufficiently, S.
_To_ SLING, _v. n._ To walk with a long step, S.
Su. G. _slaeng-a_, jactare, valide movere.
~Sling~, _s._ A long walk. Loth.
SLINK, _s._
1. The flesh of an animal prematurely brought forth, S.
_Stat. Acc._