Staig, a two-year-old horse.

Stalwart, stately, strong.

Stang, sting, stung.

Stane, a stone.

Stank, did stink, a pool of standing

water, slow-moving water.

Stan't, to stand; stan't, did stand.
Stap, stop, stave.

Stark, stout, potent.
Startin, frighted.

Startle, to run as cattle stung by
the gadfly.

Staukin, stalking, walking disdain

fully, walking without an aim.
Staumrel, a blockhead, half-witted.
Staw, did steal, to surfeit.
Stech, to cram the belly.

Stechin, cramming.

Steek, to shut, a stitch.

Steer, to molest, to stir.
Steeve, firm, compacted.
Stell, a still.

Sten, to rear as a horse, to leap
suddenly.

Stents, tribute, dues of any kind.
Stey, steep; steyest, steepest.
Stibble, stubble; stubble-rig, the

reaper in harvest who takes
the lead.

Stick-an'-stow, totally, altogether.
Stilt-stilts, a crutch; to limp, to

halt; poles for crossing a river. Stimpart, the eighth part of a Winchester bushel.

Stirk, a cow or bullock a year old.
Stock, a plant of colewort, cabbages.
Stockin', stocking; throwing the

stockin', when the bride and
bridegroom are put into bed,
the former throws a stocking
at random among the com-
pany, and the person whom it
falls on is the next that will
be married.

Stook, stooked, a shock of corn,

made into shocks.

Stot, a young bull or ox.
Stound, sudden pang of the heart.
Stoup, stowp, a kind of high narrow
jug or dish with a handle for
holding liquids.

Stown, stolen.
Stownlins, by stealth.
Stowre, dust, more particularly dust
in motion; stowrie, dusty.
Stoyte, the walking of a drunken

man.

Strae, straw; to die a fair strae death, to die in bed. Strack, did strike.

Straik, to stroke; straiket, stroked. Strappen, tall, handsome, vigorous. Strath, low alluvial land, a holm.

Studdie, the anvil.

Sucker, sugar. Sud, should.

Sugh, the continued rushing noise of wind or water.

Sumph, a pluckless fellow, with
little heart or soul.

Suthron, Southern, an old name of
the English.
Swaird, sword.
Swall'd, swelled.

Swank, stately, jolly.

Swankie, swanker, a tight strapping

young fellow or girl.
Swap, an exchange, to barter.
Swarfed, swooned.
Swat, did sweat.
Swatch, a sample.

Swats, drink, good ale, new ale or wort.

Sweer, lazy, averse; dead sweer, extremely averse. Swinge, to beat, to whip. Swinke, to labour hard. Swirl, a curve, an eddying blast or pool, a knot in wood. Swirlie, knaggy, full of knots. Swith, get away.

Swither, to hesitate in choice, an

irresolute wavering in choice.
Swoor, swore, did swear.
Syebow, a thick-necked onion.
Syne, since, ago, then.

T.

Tackets, broad-headed nails for the heels of shoes.

Tae,

a toe; three-taed, having three prongs. Tak, to take; takin, taking. Tangle, a sea-weed used as salad. Tap, the top.

Tapetless, heedless, foolish. Targe, targe them tightly, crossquestion them severely.

Tarrow, to murmur at one's allowance.

Tarry-breeks, a sailor.

Tassie, a small measure for liquor.
Tauld, tald, told.

Taupie, a foolish thoughtless young

person.

Tauted, tautie, matted together (spoken of hair and wool). Tawie, that allows itself peaceably to be handled (spoken of a cow, horse, &c.).

Teat, a small quantity. Teethless bawtie, toothless cur. Teethless gab, a mouth wanting the teeth, an expression of scorn. Ten-hours-bite, a slight feed to the horse while in the yoke in the forenoon.

Tent, a field pulpit, heed, caution; to take heed.

Tentie, heedful, cautious.
Tentless, heedless, careless.
Teugh, tough.

Thack, thatch; thack an' rape,

clothing and necessaries.

Thae, these.

Thairms, small guts, fiddle-strings.
Thankit, thanked.
Theekit, thatched.
Thegither, together.

Themsel', themselves.
Thick, intimate, familiar.

Thigger, crowding, make a noise; a seeker of alms.

Thir, these.

Thirl, to thrill.

Thirled, thrilled, vibrated.
Thole, to suffer, to endure.

Thowe, a thaw, to thaw.

Thowless, slack, lazy.

Thrang, throng, busy, a crowd.

Thrapple, throat, windpipe.

Thraw, to sprain, to twist, to contradict.

Thrawin', twisting, &c.

Thrawn, sprained, twisted, contradicted, contradiction.

Threap, to maintain by dint of assertion.

Threshin', threshing; threshin'-tree,
a flail.
Threteen, thirteen.
Thristle, thistle.

Through, to go on with, to make

out.

Throuther, pell-mell, (through-ither).

confusedly

uncover.