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.