An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 825
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 825
_Wallace._
Belg. _sterv-en_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id.
_To_ ~Steruen~, _v. a._ To kill.
_K. Quair._
A. S. _steorf-an_, Germ. _sterf-en_, id.
STEUG, STEWG, _s._
1. A thorn; any thing sharp-pointed, S. B.
Germ. _stich_, punctum; _stech-en_, pungere.
2. A rusty dart, Aberd.
_P. Buch. Dial._
3. A hasty st.i.tch with a needle, S. B.
_To_ ~Steug~, _v. a._ To sew slightly and coa.r.s.ely, S. B.
STEUEN, _s._ Judgment.
_Sir Tristrem._
STEUIN, STEVEN, _s._
1. The voice, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Sound, a note.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _stibna_, A. S. _stefne_, vox.
STEUIN, _s._ The prow of a ship.
_Doug._
Isl. _stafn_, _stefn_, Belg. _steven_, prora.
_To_ ~Steuin~, _v. a._ To direct the course of a ship towards a certain point.
_Doug._
Isl. _stefn-a_, proram aliquo dirigere.
STEW, STEWE, _s._
1. Vapour, S.
_Barbour._
2. Smoke, S.
_Charteris._
3. Dust.
_Douglas._
Isl. _styfa_, vapor; Su. G. _stoef_, dust.
~Mill-stew~, _s._ The dust which flies about a mill, S.
Germ. _muhlstaub_.
~Stewatt~, _s._ One in a state of violent perspiration.
V. ~Stuvat~.
_Gl. Sibb._
STEWYN, _s._ Doom.
_Wallace._
Moes. G. _stau-an_, to judge; Isl. _stef-na_, an action at law.
STY, _s._ A strait ascent.
_Sir Tristrem._
Su. G. Isl. _stig_, A. S. _stiga_, semita.
STIBBLE, _s._ Stubble. S.