An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 792
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 792
_Douglas._
Q. _southern_, A. S. _sutherne_.
SOY, _s._ Silk.
Fr. _soye_.
_Ritson._
SOILYIE, _s._ Soil.
V. ~Sulye~.
SOYME, _s._ A rope.
V. ~Sowme~.
SOIT, SOYT, _s._
1. An a.s.size.
_Stat. Rob. II._
2. Attendance on an overlord by his va.s.sals, in the court held by him.
_Skene._
Fr. _suite_, sequela.
~Soytour~, ~Soyter~, _s._
1. One appearing in a court, as the va.s.sal of another.
_Skene._
2. One employed by another to manage his business in court.
_Quon. Att._
SOITH, _s._ Truth.
A. S. _soth_.
_Douglas._
~Soithfast~, _adj._
V. ~Suthfast~.
_To_ SOKE, _v. n._ To slacken, Pink.
Teut. _swijck-en_, to subside.
_K. Hart._
SOLACE, _s._ Sport.
_Douglas._
~Solacious~, _s._ Cheerful.
_Barbour._
SOLAND, SOLAND GOOSE, _s._ The gannet, S.
_Houlate._
Norw. _sule_, Isl. _sula_, id.
_To_ SOLD, _v. a._ To solder.
_Acts Ja. IV._
Fr. _soud-er_, Ital. _sold-are_, id.
SOLD, _s._
1. A weight, ingot, S. _sowd_.
_Douglas._
2. Money in general.
_Wallace._
Teut. _sold_, _soud_, stipendium; A. S. _seod_, a purse.