A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Siththe, _adv._ == since (of time). 1864 B.; afterwards. RG. 266; [suththe]. RG. 368, 378. AS. sia
Six. RG. 428, 395
Sixteen. RG. 474
Sixth, _adj._ RG. 416
Sixty. RG. 368
Skeet, _adj._ == swift. Alys. 5637. ON. skjottr
Skekking, _sb._ == battle. Alys. 3563. ON. skekja, to shake
Skente, _v. a._ == amuse, delight. O. and N. 449. ON. skemta
Skenting, _sb._ == a merry song. O. and N. 446
Skere, _adj._ == clear, pure. Pol. S. 155. AS. scir
---- _v. a._ == purify, justify. RG. 334, 335
Skere, _adj._ == divided from. Rel. S. iv. 78
Sket, _adv._ == quickly. HD. 1926. Alys. 974; [skit]. Alys. 6029. ON.
skjott
Skewe, == sky. _q. v._
Skilful, _adj._ == reasonable. Creed of St Athan. 76
Skill, _sb._ == intelligence. Body and Soul, 25; reason. Pol. S. 198.
Alys. 3372
---- == cause. Ps. xlii. 1. ON. skil, skilning
Skin, _sb._ Alys. 6807
Skinner, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Skip, _v. n._ [schippe]. Alys. 1108
Skirm, _v. n._ == skirmish. Alys. 197, 1046. HD. 2323; 'skirmen' is used in La?amon in the sense of 'skirmish.' Dan. skjerm, a defence
Skit. See Sket
Skruke, _v. n._ == shrink, wither. Wright's L. P. p. 87. Cf. ON. skrucka, 'a.n.u.s rugosa,' skrucklegr, 'deformis,' and Eng. 'shrug'
Skulk, _v. n._ Ps. x.x.xviii. 12; 'skulded.' Ps. cxviii. 158. Sw. skolka
Skulking, _sb._ RG. 256
Skull, _sb._ RG. 16
Sky, _sb._ Alys. 479, 561; [skewe]. Ps. xvii. 12. ON. sk, a cloud
Skyke, _v. n._ == fight. Alys. 6077. ON. skekja. See Skekking
Skymyng, probably for 'skyrming' == fighting. Alys. 1615
Slab, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 141. AS. slifan
Slack, _adj._ Alys. 1252. AS. sleac. Dan. slap
---- _v. a._ == slacken. Ps. lx.x.xviii. 10
---- _v. n._ == become slack, remiss, [slake]. Wright's L. P. p. 54
Slade [slede], _sb._ == a green plain. RG. 447. AS. sl?d
Slake. See Slack
Slander [sclaundre], _sb._ RG. 333, 354
---- == fame, report. Alys. 4797
Slating, == slaying. Alys. 200
Slave, _sb._ Body and Soul, 100
Slay, _v. a._ [sle]. 1128 B.; pret. 'slowe.' RG. 528; 'slou.' RG. 376; 'slou?.' 2373 B.; 2. pl. imper. 'sleth.' RG. 236; part. 'yslawe.' RG. 9
Sla?t, _sb._ == slaughter. RG. 493, 379
Sledde, _sb._ == an old blind person. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. sladde. ON.
slaefr, 'hebes,' 'ignavus,' slitti, 'res flaccida'
Slede. See Slade
Sleech, _adj._ == sly. Ritson's AS. viii. 147. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON.
slaegr
Sleep, _sb._ RG. 429
---- _v. n._ Pol. S. 152
Sleeper, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 278
Sleeping, _sb._ == sleep. 1576 B.
