_Doug._
_To_ STERE, STEIR, _v. n._ To stir, S. _steer_.
A. S. _styr-ian_, id.
_Lyndsay._
~Stere~, ~Steir~, _s._ Commotion, S.
_Doug._
~Sterage~, _s._
1. Stir, motion.
_Douglas._
2. Commotion caused by a throng.
_Id._
STERK, _adj._ Strong.
_Barbour._
Isl. _sterk-ur_, Germ. _stark_, robustus.
STERK, _s._ A bullock.
V. ~Stirk~.
STERLING, STRIUELING, _adj._ A term used to denote English money.
_Bellenden._
_Esterling_, a name given to those Germans who are said to have
been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England.
STERLING, _s._ The name of a fish; apparently for _spirling_, a smelt.
_St. Acc._
STERN, _s._ A star.
V. ~Starn~.
~Sternyt~, _part. adj._ Starry.
_Douglas._
_To_ STERUE, STERF, _v. n._ To die.
_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 stitch with a needle, S. B.
_To_ ~Steug~, _v. a._ To sew slightly and coarsely, 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.
_Kelly._
~Stibble-rig~, _s._ The reaper in harvest who takes the lead, S.
_J. Nicol._
~Stibbler~, _s._
1. A horse turned loose, after harvest, to feed among the stubble, S.
2. A ludicrous designation given to a probationer, as having no settled
charge, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ STICHLE, (gutt.) _v. n._ To rustle, S.
_Pal. Hon._
_To_ STICK, _v. a._ To bungle, S.
Germ. _steck-en_, impedire.
_Hamilton._
STICK, _s._ A temporary obstacle.
_Baillie._
STICK ~and~ STOWE, completely, S.
V. ~Stab~ and ~Stow~.
_Burns._
STICKLE, _s._
V. ~Stekill~.
_To_ STYE, _v. a._ To climb.
_Hudson._
Moes. G. _steig-an_, A. S. Alem. _stig-an_, id.
STIFFENIN, _s._ Starch, linens, &c. being _stiffened_ by it, S.
Belg. _styffel_, Isl. _stivelsi_, id.
STYK, _s._ A stitch.
V. ~Steik~.
STILE, STYLE, _s._ A sparred gate, S.
_P. Buchan Dial._
STYLIT, _part. pa._ Honoured.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ STILL, _v. n._ To be at rest, S.
_Ross._
Teut. _still-en_, sistere.
_To_ STILP, _v. n._
1. To go on crutches, S. B.
Su. G. _stolpe_, a prop, a support.
2. To stalk, S. B.
_Journ. Lond._
Isl. _stalpleg-r_, praecox.
~Stilper~, _s._
1. One who has long legs, and of course a long step, S. B.
2. _Stilpers_, _pl._ crutches, S. B.
3. Poles for crossing a river dry-shod, S. B.
_To_ STILT, _v. n._
1. To go on crutches, S.
2. To halt, to cripple, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _stylt-a_, grallis incedere.
3. To cross a river on poles, S.
_Stat. Acc._
~Stilt~ _of a plough_, _s._ The handle of it, S.
_Brand._
~Stilts~, _s. pl._ Poles for crossing a river.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ STYME, _v. n._
1. To look as one whose vision is indistinct, S. B.
2. Denoting the awkward motions of one who does not see well, S. B.
STYME, _s._
1. The faintest form of any object, S.
_Peblis Play._
Su. G. _stomm_, the elementary principle of any thing; C. B.
_ystum_, form, figure.
2. Improperly, a disease of the eye.
_Gl. Surv. Mor._
~Stymie~, _s._ One who sees indistinctly, S. B.
STIMIKET, Perh. for _stinket_, stunk.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STIMMER, _v. n._ To go about in a confused manner, S. B.
V. ~Stammer~.
STIMPART, _s._
1. The fourth part of a peck, Ayrs.
_Burns._
2. A young person who reaps the fourth part of a ridge instead of a
half, which is the work of one full grown, ibid.
3. As much ground as will grow the fourth part of a peck of flax-seed,
ibid.
STING, STEING, _s._
1. A pole, S.
_Wallace._
Isl. _stanga_, Su. G. _staeng_, fustis, pertica.
2. A pike or spear.
_Douglas._
Isl. _stang_, _steing_, hasta.
3. An instrument for thatching, S.
_Pennecuik N._
~Sting~ _and_ ~ling~,
1. _To carry sting and ling_, to carry with a long pole, resting on the
shoulders of two persons, S.
_Bann. Journ._
2. _To carry off sting and ling_, to do so entirely, S.
V. ~Ling~.
_Gl. Sibb._
3. The use of both pole and rope, especially in managing unruly horses
or cattle.
_Watson._
~Stinger~, _s._ A mender of thatched roofs, S.
~Stingisdynt~, _s._ A stroke with a baton.
_Burr. Lawes._
STINKING-WEED, _s._ Common ragwort, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STYNT, _v. n._ To stop.
_Douglas._
_To_ STIR, _v. a._ To plough slightly.
V. ~Steer~.
STIRK, STERK, _s._
1. A bullock or heifer between one and two years old, S.
_Dunbar._
2. A stupid fellow, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _styrc_, _styric_, juvencus, juvenca.
_To_ ~Stirk~, _v. n._ To be with calf, S. B.
STIRKIN, _part. pa._ Wounded, stricken.
_Douglas._
STIRLIN, _s._ A silver coin, apparently ascribed to David I. of
Scotland.
V. ~Sterling~.
_Stat. Rob. III._
STIRLING, _s._ The starling, S.
Teut. _sterlinck_, sturnus.
_Lyndsay._
STIRRAH, _s._
1. A stout boy, S.
_Ross._
2. A young fellow.
_Ferguson._
Isl. _strak-r_, pusio, puellus; _smastrak-r_, a boy who is beginning
to run.
STITH, STYTH, _adj._
1. Steady, S.
_Barbour._
2. Strong.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _stith_, _styth_, durus, rigidus.
3. Dead, having the stiffness of death, Aberd.
_Ross._
STITHILL, Perh. eagerly.
_Gawan and Gal._
A. S. _stithlice_, strenuè.
STIVAGE, _adj._ Stout, fit for work, Aberd.
Perh. q. _stiffish_.
_Gl. Shirr._
STIVE, _adj._ Firm.
V. ~Steive~.
STOB, _s._
1. A prickle, or small splinter of wood, S.
_Rutherford._
2. The puncture made by a prickle, S.
Germ. _stupf_, _stipp_, punctum.
_To_ ~Stob~, _v. a._
1. To pierce with a pointed instrument, S.
2. To point with iron.
_Chr. S. P._
STOB, _s._
1. Stump of a tree.
_Lyndsay._
2. A palisade, S.; also _stab_.
_Douglas._
3. A pole, a stake.
_Spalding._
A. S. _stubb_, Belg. _stobbe_, stipes, truncus.
~Stob~, _s._ The stump of a rainbow; viewed as a prognostic of an
approaching storm, S.
Su. G. _stubb_, a part of any thing broken off.
~Stob-feathers~, _s. pl._
1. The short unfledged feathers which remain on a fowl after it has
been plucked, S.
2. Those which appear first on a young bird, S.
~Stobbed~, ~Stob-feather'd~,
1. Unfledged, S.
2. Having no provision or furniture; applied to a young couple, S.
~Stob-thacker~, _s._ One who forms or mends thatched roofs with a
_stob_, or stake, S. B.
~Stob-thacking~, ~Stob-thatching~, _s._ The act of thatching in this
way, S. B.
_Statist. Acc._
~Stob-thackit~, ~Stob-thatched~, _adj._ Thatched, as described above, S.
_Statist. Acc._
_To_ STOCK, _v. n._ To become stiff, S.
Su. G. _stock-a_, to harden.
~Stock~, _s._ One whose joints are stiffened by age or disease, S.
Belg. _stok-oud_, decrepid.
~Stock~, _s._ The hardened stem of a plant, as _a kail-stock_, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _kaalstock_, id.
STOCK, BED-STOCK, _s._ The forepart of a bed.
_Z. Boyd._
Su. G. _stock_, pars lecti anterior.
STOCK-DUCK, _s._ The mallard, Orkn.
_Barry._
Germ. _stock ent_, Kramer; Norw. _stok-and_.
STOCK ~and~ HORN, a musical instrument composed of the _stock_, which is
the hinder thigh-bone of a sheep; the horn, the smaller end of a cow's
horn, and an oaten reed.
_Ramsay._
STOCK-HORNE, _s._ A horn anciently used by foresters in S.
_Skene._
STOCK-OWL, _s._ The eagle owl, Orkn.
_Barry._
STOCK-STORM, _s._ Snow continuing to lie on the ground, Aberd.
Isl. _stakastormur_, id.
STOCKERIT, _pret._
V. ~Stacker~.
STOCKIE, _s._ A piece of cheese, or a bit of fish, between two pieces of
bread, Fife.
STOER-MACKREL, _s._ The tunny fish, S.
_Sibbald._
Sw. _stor_, great, and _makrill_, mackerell.
STOG SWORD.
V. ~Stok~.
STOIP, _s._ A measure.
V. ~Stoup~.
_To_ STOIT, STOT, STOITER, _v. n._
1. To stagger, to totter, S.
_J. Nicol._
2. To stumble, S.
_Sir Tristrem._
3. Applied to public affairs.
_Ferguson._
Su. G. _stoet-a_, allidere, offendere.
~Stoiter~, _s._ The act of staggering, S.
_To_ STOK, _v. a._ To thrust.
V. ~Stug~.
_Douglas._
~Stok~, ~Stok swerd~, ~Stog sword~, _s._ A long small sword.
_Bellenden._
Teut. _stocke_, sica, ensis.
STOKEN, _part. pa._ Inclosed.
V. ~Steik~, _v._
_To_ STOLL, _v. a._ To place in safety, or in ambush.
_Douglas._
Teut. _stell-en_, ponere.
~Stoll~, _s._ A place of safety.
_Gl. Sibb._
STOLLING, STOLLIN, _s._ The act of stowing a cargo on shipboard.
_Acts Ja. III._
O. Teut. _stouw-en_, acervare.
STOLUM, _s._ As much ink as a pen takes up, S.
STOMOK, _s._ A shred.
_Evergreen._
Su. G. _stumpig_, mutilated, id.
_To_ STONAY, STUNAY, _v. a._ To astonish.
_Barbour._
STONE-CHECKER, _s._
V. ~Stane-chaker~.
STONE-FISH, _s._ The spotted blenny, S.
_Sibbald._
STONE-RAW, _s._
V. ~Staneraw~.
STONKERD, _adj._ Silent and sullen, S. _stunkart_.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _slygg-r_, id.; Belg. _stug_, surly; Dan. _stenkerd_,
litigator.
_To_ STOO, _v. a._ To crop.
V. ~Stow~.
STOOK, STOUK, _s._ A rick of corn, consisting of twelve sheaves, S.
Teut. _stock_, meta, a heap.
_Courant._
_To_ ~Stook~, _v. a._ To put into shocks, S.
_R. Galloway._
STOOL-BENT, _s._ Moss-rush, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STOOM, _v. n._ To frown, S. B.
Su. G. _stumm_, Belg. _stum_, dumb.
STOOP, STOUPE, _s._
1. A post fastened in the earth, S.
_J. Nicol._
2. A prop, a support, S.
3. One who supports another, S.
_Knox._
Su. G. _stolpe_, columna, fulcrum.
STOR, _adj._ Severe.
V. ~Sture~.
STORE, _s._ Applied to sheep or cattle, S.
~Store farm~, A farm principally consisting of a walk for sheep, S.
~Storare, Storour~, _s._ One who has the charge of flocks.
_Douglas._
* STORY, _s._ A softer term for a falsehood, S.
* STORM, _s._ Snow, Aberd.
_Spalding._
STORM-STEAD, STORM-STAID, _adj._ Stopped, or stayed, in a journey, by
reason of a storm.
_Spalding._
STOT, _s._
1. A young bull or ox, S.
_Douglas._
2. A bull of any age, S. B.
Su. G. _stut_, juvencus; Dan. _stud_, a bull.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. n._ To take the bull, S. B.
_To_ STOT, _v. n._
1. To rebound from the ground, S.
2. To bounce in walking, S.
Belg. _stuyt-en_, to bounce; Sw. _stutt-a_, to rebound.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. a._ To cause to rebound; as, _to stot a ball_, S.
~Stot~, _s._
1. The act of rebounding, S.
_Monro._
2. A bounce or spring, in walking, S.
3. Quick or sudden motion.
_Rutherford._
_To_ STOT, _v. n._ To stumble.
V. ~Stoit~.
_To_ STOT, _v. a._ To stop.
_Barbour._
Belg. _stuyt-en_, impedire.
_To_ ~Stot~, _v. n._ To stop, to cease; pret. _stotit_.
_Gawan and Gol._
To STOVE, _v. a._ To stew, S.
_Ramsay._
Germ. _stov-en_, Su. G. _stufw-a_, id.
STOVE, STOUE, _s._ A vapour.
V. ~Stew~.
_Douglas._
STOUND, _s._ A small portion of time, a moment.
_Douglas._
A. S. Su. G. Isl. Teut. _stund_, tempus, momentum.
_To_ STOUND, _v. n._ To ache, S.
_Doug._
Isl. _styn_, doleo, _stunde_, dolui.
~Stound~, _s._
1. An acute pain, affecting one at intervals, S.
2. Transferred to the mind, denoting any thing that causes a smarting
pain, S.
_Douglas._
STOUP, STOIP, _s._
1. A deep and narrow vessel for holding liquids, S.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _stoppa_, a pot or flagon; Teut. _stoop_, urna.
2. A pitcher or bucket used for carrying water, narrower at the top than
at the bottom, for securing the iron-hoops. This is denominated a
_water-stoup_, S.
STOUP, _adj._ Stupid.
V. ~Stupe~.
STOUP and ROUP, _adv._ Completely, S. i. e. _stump_ and _rump_.
_Ramsay._
STOUPE, _s._ A prop.
V. ~Stoop~.
STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, _s._
1. The agitation of any body, the parts of which are easily separable.
_Douglas._
2. Dust in motion, S. pron. _stoor_.
_Burns._
3. Used improperly, with respect to dust that is laid, S. A.
_Douglas._
4. The spray driven, in consequence of the agitation of a body of water.
_Douglas._
5. Trouble, vexation. _To raise a stour_, to cause disturbance, S.
_Ross._
6. Battle, fight, S.
_Barbour._
Isl. _styr_, pugna, praelium; O. Fr. _estour_, id.
7. Perilous situation, hardship, S.
_Wallace._
8. Force, violence.
_Bellenden._
9. A paroxysm of rage.
_Douglas._
10. Severe reproof, S. B.
_Ross._
A. S. _steore_, reproof, correction.
11. A fright, Dumfr.
Belg. _stoor-en_, Teut. _stoer-en_, A. S. _styr-an_, turbare, E. to
_stir_.
~Stourie~, _adj._ Dusty, S.
_To_ ~Stour, Stowre, Stoor~, _v. n._
1. To rise in foam or spray.
_Douglas._
2. To move swiftly, making the dust or water fly about, S.
_Watson._
~Stoor~, _adv._ Avast, get away, S.
STOUR, STOURE, _s._ A stake, a long pole, Dumfr.
_Douglas._
Su. G. Dan. _stoer_, _staur_, id.
STOURNE, _adj._ Stern; used as a s.
A. S. _styrne_, id.
_Sir Gawan._
STOUSSIE, _s._ A strong healthy child, S.
Corr. from _stout_, or Germ. _stutz-en_, to support.
STOUTH, _s._
1. Theft, S.
_Bellenden._
2. Stealth.
Su. G. _stoeld_, id.
_Douglas._
~Stouthreif~, ~Stouthrie~, _s._ Theft accompanied with violence;
robbery.
_Acts Ja. V._
2. _Stouthrie_ now denotes theft merely, S.
STOUTHRIE, _s._ Provision, furniture, Fife.
Teut. _stouw-en_, acervare; and _ryck_, A. S. _ric_, rich.
STOUTLYNYS, _adv._ Stoutly.
V. ~Lingis~.
_Barbour._
_To_ STOW, STOWE, STOO, _v. a._ To crop, to lop, S.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _stufw-a_, amputare.
~Stowins~, _s. pl._ The tender blades or sprouts nipt from colewort or
any other vegetable, S.
STOWLINS, _adv._ Clandestinely, from _stouth_, stealth, S.
_Morison._
STOWN, STOWIN, _part. pa._ Stolen.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
STRA, STRAY, _s._
1. A straw, S. _strae_.
_Douglas._
2. A thing of no value.
_Douglas._
3. _To draw a strae before ane_, to attempt to deceive one, S.
_Godscroft._
Su. G. _draga straa for gamla kattor_, to deceive an old cat.
4. _To bind with a strae_, applied to one who is so overcome with
laughter, as to be incapable of the slightest exertion or resistance, S.
~Strae-death~, _s._ A natural death on one's bed, as opposed to a
violent or accidental one, S.
_Skinner._
Su. G. _straadoe_, morte sicca obire.
~Straein~, _adj._ Of or belonging to straw, S.
STRABBLE, _s._ Any thing hanging loosely; a tatter, S. B.
Germ. _straublein_, a fritter.
STRABUSH, _s._ Tumult, uproar, S.
Ital. _strabalz-are_, to hurry up and down, to abuse;
_strapazz-are_, id. O. Fr. _strapass-er_, quereller.
STRACK, _adj._ Strict, S. B.
A. S. _strac_, id.
STRACUMMAGE, _s._ The same with _strabush_, Fife.
Ital. _stracciamento_, pulling to pieces.
STRAE, _s._ Straw.
V. ~Stra~.
STRAY. _On stray, adv._ Astray.
_Gawan and Gol._
STRAICT, STRAYTE, _s._ A narrow pass.
_Wyntown._
STRAIGHT, _s._ A straight line, S.
_Law Case._
_To_ STRAIK, STRAYK, _v. a._
1. To stroke, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _strac-an_, Germ. _streich-en_, molliter fricare.
2. To anoint with any unctuous substance, S.
_To straik bread_, to put butter on it.
3. Applied to the measurement of grain, S.
~Straik~, _s._
1. The act of stroking, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
2. The act of anointing, S.
STRAIK, STRAKE, _s._
1. A blow, S.
_Douglas._
Germ. _streich_, Sw. _streek_, ictus.
2. Metaph., remorse.
_R. Bruce._
3. Engagement in the field of battle.
_Wallace._
4. Coinage.
_Acts Ja. II._
STRAIK, _s._
1. _Upo' straik_, in a state of activity, S. B.
2. An extent of country, S. B.
3. Ground travelled over, S. B.
Belg. _streek_, Germ. _strecke_, a tract.
STRAIK, _pret. v._ Struck.
_Gawan and Gol._
STRAIKEN, _s._ Linen made of coarse flax, S. O.
_R. Galloway._
Isl. _stryge_, linum rarum et vile, linum vilissimum.
STRAITIS, _s. pl._ Coarse woollen cloth, or kersey.
_Chr. Kirk._
STRAK, _adv._ Straight.
_Barbour._
A. S. _strac_, right, direct.
STRAMASH, _s._ Disturbance, broil, Loth.
Fr. _estramaçon_, a blow; Ital. _stramayz-are_, to beat, to strike
down.
_To_ STRAMP, _v. a._ To trample, S.
Germ. _strampf-en_, id.
_Lyndsay._
~Stramp~, _s._ The act of trampling, S.
STRAMULLION, _s._ A strong masculine woman, Fife.
STRAND, _s._
1. A rivulet.
_Douglas._
2. A gutter, S.
_Wallace._
STRANG, _adj._
1. Strong.
_Minstr. Bord._
A. S. _strang_, Alem. _streng_, robustus.
2. Harsh to the taste, bitter, S. B.
Germ. _streng_, id., Isl. _straung_, asper.
_To_ STRANGE, _v. n._ To wonder, S.
_Shirrefs._
STRAPPING, STRAPPAN, _part. adj._ Tall and handsome, S.
_Burns._
STRATH, _s._ A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs,
S.
_Statist. Acc._
Gael. _srath_, a country confined by hills on two sides of a river.
_To_ STRAVAIG, _v. n._ To stroll, to go about idly, S.
_Ferguson._
Ital. _stravag-are_, Lat. _extravag-are_, to wander abroad.
STRAUCHT, _pret._ Stretched.
_Doug._
STRAUCHT, _adj._ Straight, S.
A. S. _straecc_, Germ. _streck_, rectus.
~Straucht~, _s._
1. A straight line, S. B.
2. A district, S. B.
~Straucht~, ~Strawcht~, _adv._
1. Straight.
_Wyntown._
2. Directly, immediately.
_K. Quair._
Germ. Belg. _strack_, cito.
STREAMERS, _s. pl._ The Aurora Borealis, S.
_Minstr. Bord._
STREAPE, _s._
V. ~Stripe~.
STREASE, _s. pl._ Straws.
_Leg. St Androis._
_To_ STREEL, _v. n._ To urinate forcibly, Fife.
V. ~Strull~.
STREICH, _adj._ Stiff and affected in speaking.
_Dunbar._
Fr. _estrechi_, contracted, restrained.
_To_ STREIK, STREEK, _v. a._
1. To stretch, S.
2. To lay out a dead body, S.
_Pop. Ball._
3. To engage in any work, S. B.
_Morison._
A. S. _strecc-an_, expandere.
_To_ ~Streik~, _v. n._ To extend.
_Douglas._
_To_ STREIK, STREEK, _v. n._ To go quickly, S. B.
_Ross._
Su. G. _stryk-a_, currere, vagari.
~Streik~, _s._
1. Speed, S. B.
Isl. _strok-a_, fuga.
2. Exertion in whatever way, S. B.
_Poems Buch. Dial._
3. Bustle, tumultuous noise, S. B.
STREIN, STREEN, _s._ _The strein_, yesternight.
V. ~Yistrene~.
_Sir Egeir._
STREK, _adj._ Tight, strait.
_Maitland P._
Germ. _strack_, tensus, intensus.
STREMOURIS, _s. pl._ Streams of light.
Q. resembling _streamers_ or flags.
_Doug._
STRENEWITÉ, _s._ Fortitude, stoutness.
Lat. _strenuit-as_.
_S. P. Repr._
_To_ STRENYIE, _v. a._
1. To strain, to sprain.
_Douglas._
2. To constrain.
_Barbour._
O. Fr. _estraind-re_, Lat. _string-ere_.
~Strenyeabill~, _adj._ Applied to one who is possessed of so much
property, that he can relieve his bail by being distrained.
_Quon. Att._
O. Fr. _estren-er_, _straind-re_, to force.
_To_ STRENKEL.
V. ~Strinkil~.
_To_ STRENTH, _v. a._ To strengthen.
_Bellenden._
~Strenthly~, _adv._ By main strength.
_Barbour._
STRESS, _s._
1. An ancient mode of taking up indictments for circuit courts.
_Erskine._
2. The act of distraining.
_Acts Ja. II._
A. S. _strece_, violentia; or O. Fr. _straind-re_.
STRESTELY, _adv._ Perh. for _trestely_, faithfully.
V. ~Traist~.
_Wallace._
_To_ STRY, _v. a._ To overcome.
_Sir Gawan._
O. Fr. _estri-er_, presser, empêcher d'échapper.
STRIAK. _Striak of the swesch_, sound of the trumpet.
_Stat. Gild._
Perh. for _straik_, q. stroke; or like ~Streik~, _s._ sense 2.
_To_ STRICK _lint_, to tie up flax in small handfuls, for being milled,
S. B.
Teut. _strick-en_, nectare, connectare; Isl. _strik-a_, lineam
ducere.
~Strick~, _s._ A handful of flax knit at the end, in order to its being
milled, S. B.
Teut. _strick_, vinculum.
STRICT, _adj._ Rapid, applied to a stream, S.
_Z. Boyd._
Sw. _streke_, main current of a river.
_To_ STRIDDLE, _v. n._ To straddle, S.
Dan. _strett-a_, pedibus divaricare.
STRIDE-LEGS, _adv._ Astride, S.
_J. Nicol._
STRIDELINGIS, _adv._ Astride.
_Lyndsay._
_To_ STRYK _a battle_, or _field_; to fight.
_Wyntown._
STRYND, STREIND, _s._
1. Kindred, race.
_Wyntown._
E. _strain_, id., A. S. _strynd_, stirps, genus; _strin-an_,
gignere.
2. A particular cast or disposition of any person, who in this respect
is said to resemble another, generally used as to those related by
blood, S.
_Rudd._
~Strynd~, _s._ A spring; shallow run of water; synon. _strype_.
_Douglas._
_To_ STRING, _v. a._ To hang by the neck, S.
_Burns._
_To_ ~String~, _v. n._ To be hanged, S.
_Carnwath._
STRINGIE, (_g_ soft), _adj._ Stiff, affected, Loth.
O. Fr. _estrang-ier_, difficult of access; Lat. _extrane-us_.
_To_ STRINKIL, STRENKEL, _v. a._
1. To sprinkle, S.
_Douglas._
2. To scatter, to strew, S.
_Sir Gawan._
Teut. _strekel-en_, leviter tangere.
STRIP, STRYPE, STREAPE, _s._ A small rill, S.
_Bellenden._
Ir. _sreuv_, rivus; Lhuyd.
_To_ STROY, _v. a._ To destroy.
_Wyntown._
Ital. _strugg-ere_, id.
STROKOUR, _s._ A flatterer.
_Dunbar._
Isl. _striuk-a_, to flatter.
_To_ STROMMEL, _v. n._ To stumble.
V. ~Strummal~.
_Gl. Sibb._
STRONACHIE, _s._ A stickleback, S.
_Sibbald._
_To_ STRONE, STROAN, _v. n._
1. To spout forth as a water-pipe, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
2. To urine, to stale, S. synon. _strule_.
_Burns._
Isl. _streing-r_, cataracta; _stroningum_, sparsim.
STRONTLY, _adv._ Strictly.
_S. P. Repr._
Fr. _estreinct_, _estreint_, id.
STROP, STROAP, _s._ Treacle.
Belg. _stroop_, id.
STROUL, _s._ Any stringy substance found among sorbile food, Fife.
Isl. _strial_, rarum quid; _strial-ast_, dispergere; Gael.
_strabil-am_, to draw after.
STROUNGE, STROONGE. _adj._
1. Harsh to the taste, S.
_Gl. Sibb._
2. Surly, morose, S.
Isl. _striug-r_, asper; O. Fr. _truang-er_, indignum in modum
excipere.
STROUP, STROOP, _s._ The spout of a pump, tea-kettle, &c. S.
Su. G. _strupe_, Isl. _strup_, guttur.
STROW, (pron. _stroo_), _s._
1. A fit of ill-humour, a tiff, Ang.
2. A quarrel, a state of variance, S.
3. Bustle, disturbance, S. A.
_A. Scott._
Su. G. _strug, stru_, displeasure, secret hatred; O. Fr. _estrois_,
fracas, bruit eclatant.
~Strow~, _adj._ Hard to deal with.
_Kelly._
STROWBILL, _adj._ Stubborn.
_Wallace._
Germ. _streubel_, _strobel_, id.
STROWD, _s._ A senseless silly song, S. B.
_To_ STRULE, _v. n._
1. To urine, S.
2. To pour water from one vessel to another, to emit any liquid in a
stream, S. _streel_. Fife.
Fris. _struyl-en_, _strull-en_, _streyl-en_, reddere urinam, mejere.
STRUM, _s._ A pettish humour, S. B.
~Strum~, _adj._ Pettish, sullen, S. B.
From, _strow_, q. v. or Isl. _strembinn_, difficilis, superbus.
~Strummal~, ~Strummil~, _adj._ Stumbling, S. _stumral_.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _striemel-en_, cespitare, nutare gressu.
~Strummel~, ~Strumbell~, _s._ A person so feeble that he cannot walk
without stumbling.
_Dunbar._
_To_ STRUNT, _v. n._
1. To walk sturdily, S.
_Burns._
2. To walk with state, to strut, S.
_Old Song._
STRUNT, _s._ Spirituous liqour of any kind, S. O.
_Burns._
STRUNT, _s._ A pet, a sullen fit.
_Ramsay._
O. Fr. _estront-oier_, attaquer, injurier; or, in contempt, from
_estrouen_, L. B. _strunt-us_, stercus humanum.
STRUNTAIN, _s._ A sort of woollen network.
_Stat. Acc._
Sw. _strunt_, trash, refuse.
STRUNTY, _adj._ Short, contracted, Ang.
Fr. _estreint_, pinched, shrunk up.
STRUTE, STROOT, _adj._
1. Stuffed full, crammed, S.
2. Drunken, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Metaph. vain-glorious.
O. E. _strout_, to protuberate, Germ. _strotz-en_, turgere.
STUDY, STUTHY, STYDDY, _s._ An anvil; _stiddie_, S. _studdie_, S. B.
_Doug._
Isl. _stedia_, incus.
_To_ STUFF, _v. a._
1. To supply, to provide.
_Bannatyne P._
Fr. _estoff-er_, id. Germ. _stoff_, apparatus.
2. To supply with men; referring to warfare.
_Douglas._
~Stuff~, _s._
1. Corn or pulse of any kind, S.
_Burns._
2. Vigour, whether of body or mind; mettle, S.
O. Fr. _gens d'estoffe_, gens de courage.
3. The men placed in a garrison for its defence.
_Wyntown._
4. A reserve in the field of battle.
_Wallace._
STUFF, _s._ Dust, Ang.
Teut. _stuyve_, _stof_, pulvis.
STUFFET, _s._
1. A lackey, a foot-boy.
_Dunbar._
O. Fr. _estaffier_, id., Ital. _staffetta_, a courier.
_To_ STUG, _v. a._ To stab, to prick with a sword.
_Wodrow._
O. Belg. _stocke_, sica, ensis.
V. ~Stok~, _v._
STUGGY, _adj._ Applied to stubble of unequal length, in consequence of
carelessness in cutting down the corn, S. B.
Germ. _stucke_, pars a toto separata; Isl. _stygg-r_, asper.
STUGHIE, _s._ What fills very much; as, food that soon distends the
stomach, Loth.
~Stughrie~, _s._ Great repletion, ibid.