An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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_Compl. S._
SUPPOIS, SUPPOSE, _conj._ Although, S.
_Douglas._
SUPPOIST, SUPPOST, _s._
1. A supporter, an abettor.
_Knox._
Fr. _suppost_, one put in the room of another.
2. A scholar in a college.
_Spotswood._
L. B. _suppositum_, id.
_To_ SUPPOSE, To subst.i.tute, in a supposit.i.tious way.
_Spotswood._
Fr. _suppos-er_, to suborn, to forge.
SUPPOWALL, _s._ Support.
_Barbour._
SURCOAT, _s._ An under-waistcoat, S.
_Ross._
O. Fr. _surcot_, changed, unmeaning.
SURFET, _adj._ Extravagant in price.
Fr. _surfaire_, to overprize.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
SURGET, _s._ Perh. a debauched woman; O. Fr. _surjet_, id.
_Sir Gawan._
SURNOWME, SURNOWNE, _s._ Surname; Fr. _surnom_.
_Wyntown._
SURS, _s._ A hasty rising upwards.
_Doug._
Lat. _surg-o_, _surs-um_, to rise.
_To_ SUs.h.i.+E, _v. n._ To shrink, W. Loth.
SUSKIT, _adj._ Much worn, threadbare, S. B.
Dan. _siaske_, nastiness, _siasket_, nasty, negligent.
SUSSY, SUSSIE, _s._ Care, S.
_Pitscottie._
Fr. _souci_, id.
~Sussie~, _adj._ Careful, attentive to.
_Maitland P._
_To_ ~Sussy~, _v. n._ To care, S. B.
_Chr. S. P._
SUTE, _adj._ Sweet, pleasant.
_Wyntown._
SUTE, _s._ A company of hunters.
_Doug._
Fr. _suite_, a chace, pursuit.
