SIT-UP—Suffer. Thoo’ll sit-up fer that efter a bit. This ’ll be t’ origin o’ that famish classic “Sit-up an’ yewl.”
SIDE—Temper; disposition. He was t’ reet side oot, seea we gat on famishly. He’s nin a bad sooart, is t’ auld chap nut; he’s what ye may say t’ warst side oot, ther’s neea willy lilly whakly wark wi’ him, nobbut he’s a bit soor an’ rough.
SITTEN-UP—(Be whiat theer, ye cooarters.) It means keepen company, gangen tagidder, folloen efter, an’ seea on, but sitten-up’s yan at t’ fardest stages o’ that ailment ’at iv’ry son o’ Adam—an’ dowter ano’ fer that matter—gits a smatch on at some turn. He’d bin sitten his heart’s desire up fer years an’ nivver hardly spokken mair ner yance, an’ that was ta t’ effect at “Honey was sweet, by gom!” At last he gat it oot, an’ ass’d her aboot putten t’ assins in. “Thoo mun put them in when honey gahs sour fer me,” she sez, an’ ther was neea mair sitten-up wi’ them tweea.
SISSUP, SISSUPEN—A sissup at t’ side o’ t’ heed. He gat a good sissupen fer putten his neb in. Theer, they’re fully explained.
SILLY—Weak and low. Ah’s bad i’ mi’ heed, an’ Ah’s as silly as a gius if Ah stir.
SIDE-SHANGLED—A horse wi’ a fooar leg fassened tul a hinder ’un to hinder it frae roamen ower far away.
SINGEN-HONEY—Melted cream, er butter an’ groats biakt on a hot shovel.
SINK-MEW—A hay-mew in a cellar.
SIT—Get equal with. Noo if thoo can sit t’ auld horse brecker thoos nobbut anudder ta sit.
SKAYMERIL—A rough lowse bianed body ’ats nin ower nice aboot nowt. Bide tha whial thoo gurt silly skaymeril.