Part 849 (1/2)
_Ramsay._
SWAYWEYIS, _adv._ Likewise.
_Acts Ja. I._
_To_ SWAK, SWAKE, _v. a._
1. To cast with force.
_Douglas._
2. To strike, S. B.
Teut. _swack-en_, vibrare.
~Swak~, ~Swake~, _s._
1. A throw.
_Ruddiman._
2. A hasty and smart blow.
_Wyntown._
3. A violent dash.
_Douglas._
4. Metaph. a little while.
_Douglas._
_To_ SWAK _away_, _v. n._ To decay, to waste.
_Bannatyne P._
Dan. _swackk-er_, to waste; Teut. _swack-en_, to fail.
SWAK, _s._ Errat. for ~Snuk~, q. v.
_Wallace._
SWALE, _part. pa._ Fat, plump.