Part 856 (2/2)

2. Equivalent to ”be gone,” ”avast,” S.

_s.h.i.+rrefs._

Isl. _swey_, apage; Su. G. _swig-a_, loco cedere.

~Swithnes~, _s._ Swiftness.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

_To_ SWOICH, SWOUCH, _v. n._ To emit a hollow whistling sound.

V. ~Souch~, _v._

SWONCHAND, _part. pr._ Vibrating.

Germ. _swenck-en_, mot.i.tare.

_Houlate._

SWOON, _s._ Corn is _in the swoon_, when, although the strength of the seed is exhausted, the plant has not fairly struck root, S. B. In this state, the blade appears sickly and faded.

A. S. _swinn-an_, to decay.

SWORd.i.c.k, _s._ Spotted blenny; so denominated from its form, Orkn.

_Barry._

SWORDSLIPERS, _s. pl._ Swordcutlers.

_Knox._

Teut. _slyp-en_, acuere, exterere aciem ferri; Su. G. _slip-a_, id.

SWORL, _s._ A whirling motion.

V. ~Swirl~.

_Douglas._

SWOURN. L. _smoryt_, smothered.

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