An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 778

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 778


SLOP, _s._ A compact body.


_Wallace._


Teut. _slepp_, agmen.


_To_ SLORP, _v. a._ To swallow ungracefully; making a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A.


Isl. _slupra_, id.; or O. Teut. _slorpe_, vorago.


SLORPING, _adj._ Tawdry, Roxb.


_Gl. Sibb._


Su. G. _slurfwig_, incuriosus, sordidus.


_To_ SLOT, _v. a._ To fasten by a bolt, S.


_Ruddiman._


Belg. _sluyt-en_, Su. G. _s.l.u.t-a_, claudere.


~Slot~, _s._


1. A bar, a bolt, S.


_Douglas._


Teut. _slot_, Belg. _sluyt_, sera, obex.


2. Applied to the mind.


_Rutherford._


3. A cross-spar fastening the _bulls_ of a harrow, Ang.


SLOT, _s._


1. _Slot of a hill_, a hollow in a hill, or between two ridges, S.


Isl. _slod-r_, res humilis et depressa.


2. _Slot of the breast_, pit of the stomach, S.


SLOT, _s._ Uncertain.


_Barbour._


SLOT, _s._ A sum of money, S. B.


_To_ SLOTH, _v. a._


V. ~Sleuth~, _v._


_To_ SLOTTER, _v. n._


1. To pa.s.s time sluggishly, S.


_Douglas._


2. To act in a slovenly manner, Loth.


_Douglas._


Teut. _slodder-en_, flaccescere.


~Slottry~, _adj._ Drowsy, inactive, Loth.


_Douglas._


SLOUNG, _s._ A sling.


V. ~Slong~.


_To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ To go about in an indolent way, especially as catering for a dinner, S.


Dan. _slong-er_, Germ. _schlungel-n_, to saunter.


~Sloungin-like~, _adj._ Having a downcast look; or moving like one much fatigued, S.


SLOUPE, _s._ A stupid silly fellow, S. A.


_Gl. Complaynt._


Isl. _sliov-r_, _sliof_, hebes; or the same with ~Slyp~, q. v.


SLOUSSIS, L. _floussis_.







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