An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 852

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 852

V. ~Swaits~.


_To_ SWATTER, SQUATTER, _v. a._


1. To move quickly in any fluid, generally in an undulating way, S.


_Lyndsay._


2. To move quickly in an awkward manner.


_Watson._


Teut. _swadder-en_, turbare aquas, fluctuare; Su. G. _sqwaettr-a_, spargere.


~Swatter~, _s._ A large collection, especially of small objects in quick motion, Loth.


SWATTLE, _s._ The act of swallowing with avidity, Stirlings.


_To_ SWAVER, _v. n._ To walk feebly, as one who is fatigued, S. B.


_Ross._


Teut. _sweyv-en_, vacillare, nutare; _sweyver_, vagus.


_To_ SWEAL, _v. a._ To swaddle, S.


V. ~Swayl~.


_To_ SWEAP, _v. a._ To scourge, S.


Isl. _swipa_, a scourge.


_Ruddiman._


SWECHT, _s._ The force of a body in motion.


Su. G. _swigt-a_, vacillare.


_Doug._


_To_ SWEE, SWEY, _v. n._ To incline to one side.


~Swey~, _s._ V. ~Sway~.


SWEEK, _s._ The art of doing any thing properly, S. B.


Su. G. _swik_, _swek_, dolus; Isl. _mer-um swig_, ultra meas vires.


_To_ SWEEL, _v. n._ To drink copiously. S. _swill_, E.


* SWEET, _adj._ Not salted, S.


_A. Douglas._


SWEETBREAD, _s._ The diaphragm in animals, S.


SWEETIES, _s. pl._ Sweetmeats, S.


_Ramsay._


~Sweetie-bun~, ~Sweetie-scon~, _s._ A cake baked with sweetmeats, S.


_Pop. Ball._


SWEG, SWEIG, _s._ A quant.i.ty, a considerable number, Loth.


This seems merely a variety of ~Swack~, q. v.


SWEY, _s._ A long crow for raising stones, Ang.


Isl. _sweig-ia_, inclinare.


SWEYNGEOUR, SWYNGEOUR, _s._ A drone, a sluggard, S.


A. S. _sweng_, lazy; _swongornes_, torpor.


SWEIR, SWERE, SWEER, SWEAR, _adj._


1. Lazy, indolent, S.


_Dunbar._


A. S. _swaer_, _swere_, piger, deses.