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Letter S

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S

safe adj safe

safety n safetie

said v pt sayed, allooed; (he/s~) qo he, q'he

sail n, v sail

salt n saut

same adj same; (the s~) tha yin

sand n san

sad adj doonhairtit, aa doon

sat v pt sut

Saturday n Settèrday

saucer n sasser

save v save

saw v pt saa, seen

say v say

school n schuil

science n science

score n score

Scotland n Scotlan

Scots n (the language) Scotch

Scottish adj Scotch

sea n sea

search v hunt, luk fur

season n saison

seat n sait

second adj saicont

section n pairt, slice, bït

see v see

seed n seed

select v pick

self pron sel

sell v sell

September n September, (loc.) Septemmer

send v sen

sense n (suspect) jalouse; (common s~) wut

sent v pt sent

serve v serve

session n (hist.)(lit.) sessioun

set v set

shadow n shedda

share v divide

sharp adj shairp

she pron she, hir

sheet n sheet

shell n shell

shine v shine

ship n boat, (loc.) bóat

shoe n (hist.)(loc.) shae

shoes n pl shune

shop n shap, (loc.) shop

shore n shore

short adj shoart

should v shud

shouldn't v neg shudnae

shoulder n shoother

shout v (gie a) shout, guldèr, gowl

show v show

sick adj seek

side n side

sigh n seich

sight n sicht

sign n sign

silence n wheesht, quait

silver adj siller

similar adj like, lake

simple adj simple, easy

since prep frae

sing v sïng, gie a sang

single adj sïng'l

sister n sïstèr

sit v sït

six adj sïx

size n (what s~ is it?) hoo big is it?

skill n skill, knak; (skilful) knakky

skin n skin

sky n sky, lift

sleep v (hae a) sleep

slip v skid, skite

slow adv slow

small adj smaa, wee

smart adj smairt, clivver, able

smell n smell, whiff, hoag

smile v (gie a ) smile, smirk

snake n snake

snow n snaa

so adv, conj sae

soap n saip

soft adj saft

soil n soil, grun, moul, clie

sold v pt soul, (occas.) selt

soldier n sodger

solution n answer

solve v work oot

some adj some

son n sin, (Biblical) sinn; (The S~ of God) Tha Sinn o God

song n sang

soon adv shane, soon

sorrow n sorra

soul n sowl

sound n soon

south n sooth

speak v taak, speak; (he s~ Scots) he taaks Scotch

special adj special

speech n taak

speed v hie, speed, flee

spell n (of time) while; (magic) blink

spend v spen

spot n spot

spread v (scatter) skail; (evenly) spreid, spread

spring n spring; (season) Sprïngtim, Spr&iumlng o tha yeir

sprout v sproot

square n square

stand v stan

star n star; (hist.) starn

start n stairt, join tae

state n (hist.) kintrie; (condition) state, condeetion

station n station

stay v stap (ower), stye

steam n steam

steel n steel

steep adj stye

step n step

stick n stick

still adv yit

stolen v pp stole

stone n stane

stood v pt stud

stop v quät

store v pit bye; (in s~) cumin

story n storie, yairn, levit

stout adj stoot

straight adv strecht

strange adj strange, odd

straw n strae

stream n burn, race, lade

street n raa, street

stretch v streetch

string n string

stroll v danner

strong adj strang

student n (be) at college, scholar; (hist.) collegianer

study v luk intae

stuff n stuff, (loc.) stiff

stumble v stummle

subject n point, main thing, (be) aboot

subtract v tak aff, tak awa

succeed v cum guid, bring (it) aff

such prep sitch, (hist.) sic

suddenly adv quïck, lake thon

sugar n shüggar

suggest v mak a suggestion, alloo

summer n simmer, simmertim

sun n sin

Sunday n Sünday; (hist.) tha Sabbath day

support n (prop) stay; v gie bakkin til, (be) for

sure adv shair

surprise n gunk; (pleasant) suprise; (unpleasant) supriser

swallow v swallae

swear v sweer

swim v sweem

swivel n sweel

swam v pt swum

symbolise v stan fur

system n wye o warkin

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