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tgbd, m., the corner of a garment
3445, fo’r s., under your
authority; bidh gach sguab
d’ur fearann fo’r s.—T. 142 ;
5985, the sheet of a sail; 1898,
a blemish ; gu fardaich bhig
gun s.—C.D. 16 ; 6902 sgddlin,
sheet-rope; Norse slcaut, the
sheet or corner of a square
cloth ; the sheet, i.e., the rope
fastened to the corner of a sail,
by which it is let out or hauled
close; cf. m.; Ir. Unscdit, a linen
sheet, fr. N. Unskauti.
sgoinn, f., 781, 810, care, esteem.
sgoinneil, 2929, effective.
sgonn, m., 461, a short log of
sgonnan, m., 125, the peg of the
cas-chrom, on which the right
foot is placed.
sgoth, m., 205, a boat, a skiff;
McB. compares Norse sMta,
which, however, should yield
sgud, not sgoth.
sgrubaire, m., 2473, a niggard, a
“ scrub ” ; chaoidh cha sgruhair
’s an tigh-6sd iad—W.R. 39 ;
an uair a ghabhadh tu mu
thamh Cha bu sgrubaire clhir
(niggard at table)—T. 270 ; Ir.
sgrub, hesitate ; Eng. scruple,
sian, f., 761, a charm; modern
form of seun ; O. Ir. s&in ; Lat.
signum, a sign ; the sign of the
cross; cf. Loch Sianta, the
Holy Loch, Cowal; na
h-Eileanan Sianta, the Shiant
Isles.
sian, f., 536, storm ; 6690, ri sin,
exposed to storm.
sianail, 1716, act of screeching,
squawking.
star, 2831, behind; taobh siar,
the back (also, of course, the
west side ; as the Celtic people
took direction with face to the
east, the west was behind them
—iar n-, behind, whence siar,
am fear ud shiar, the Devil.
sibht, 3648, a plan, contrivance ;
Eng. shift; cf. gibht, from gift,
sic, f., the prominence of the
belly, H.S.D. ; the peritoneum,
McA. ; mam-sic, a rupture;
5441, the membrane covering
the brain.
sine, f., 6847, old age ; Ir. sine;
sean, old.
slnteag, f., 150, a stride, a skip, a
long pace ; sin, stretch.
siol, 1027, to sink, subside ; cf. Ir.
slolaim, I descend (in family
line).
sioladh, m., 1774, 2537. straining,
filtering; M. Ir. siothal, an
urn ; Lat. situla, a bucket.
swlaich, 4499, to propagate,
multiply; siol, seed.
siolchur, m., 4905, seed-sowing.
stomanaich, f., 6725, act of twisting,
twining ; opposed to caolruith.
sicth-shaimh, f., 4301, 5238, peace,
tranquillity; cha bhi sioth-
shaimh re d’ bheo dhuit—
G. 158 ; bu bhlath an am na
siochthaimh thu—S.O. 76a ;
fo sheul do shiochai’—T. Ill ;
bha e mur sheula an am sioth-
chai’—T. 192 ; iarrmaid s.
(shichawe) agus iochd—Fern.
MS., R.C. II., 84 ; iarrmaid s.
(shichaiwe), iarrmaid iochd—
ib. 92; Ps. (metrical) 4, 8; 122, 6.
sireadh, 6669, act of ranging.
siiidan, m., oscillation ; 3602, 3695,
variation of fortune ; Sc.
showd, swing, a lift in a cart.
slacadh, slachdadh, m., 1577,
beating.
slachdraich, i., 241, the noise of
beating or ponderous hammer¬
ing ; thudding.
slad, m., 2767, robbery, theft.
slaod, m., 943, a snare worked by
a cord held in the hand.
slaodaireachd, {., 2809, slovenli-