Sguzzáre, to blunt, to abate the edge.
Si, an Aduerbe of quantitie vsed relatiuely or comparatiuely in place of Tánto or Quánto, As much, As well, So well, So much, hauing euer relation to Cóme or quanto, as thus, Si Lúi cóme un'áltro, or else, Si bene pẻr il mío quánto pẻr il uóstro interẻsse.
Sì, an Aduerbe of swearing or affirmation, yea, yes, yea mary, Signor sì, yea Sir.
Sì, an Aduerbe of similitude or comparison, so thus, so as, so well, as well, as much, euen as.
Si, if it be ioyned vnto the third person of any verbe be it singular or plurall, or to any Infinitiue either before or after, and that it haue relation to things dead, and not to persons, and that only things and not persons be ment or spoken of, then makes it euer the verbe Passiue, and we expresse it with, It is, Be it, Are, Men, They, The world, or To be, namely with Infinitiues, as Si dice, It is said, men say, they say, the world reports, &c. And so of all other tenses of all verbes, Si dicéua, it was said, Si dísse, it was said. Si dirà, it wilbe said, Si dica, be it said, Si dicésse, it should be said, Si dirẻbbe, it would be said, Dírsi, to be said, and so Dícesi, Dicéuasi, Díssesi, Dicéssesi, Dirẻbbesi, and so of all other verbes, but if the verbe haue relation vnto or speake of any person, then is the verbe Actiue, and Si, is a Pronoune primitiue both of the singular and plurall number, and of the Datiue or Accusatiue cases, both masculine and feminine, to him or her selfe, to themselues, him, or her, himselfe or her selfe. Also one another, except with verbes of priuation, where it is of the Ablatiue case, as before hath been touched.
Sì, hath been vsed for vntill that, as for example, Non si riténne di córrere si fù a cása di lẻi.
Si, yet or neuerthelesse, Se áltro non mi ui facésse uolér béne, sì ui uò béne perchè.
Si, vsed sometimes for an ornament, cóme, Andò & si gli apẻrse. Looke for this Particle, Si, in my rules, where you shall finde it set downe and declared more at large.
Sía, be he or she, be it, it be, shalbe.
Sía chè, be it that.