An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Scalpy, Scaupy, adj. Having thinness of soil, S.

To SCAM, v. a. To scorch, S.
V. [Skaumit].

SCAMP, s. A cheat, a swindler, Loth. Perths;

Teut. schamp-en, to slip aside.

To SCANSE, SKANCE, v. n.
1. To shine, to make a great show.
Ferguson.

Su. G. skin-a, splendere.

2. To make a great shew in conversation, S. B.
3. To magnify in narration, S. B.

Su. G. beskoen-a, causam ornare verbis.

To SCANCE, SKANCE, v. a.
1. To reflect on, S.
Philotus.

Su. G. skoen-ia, mentis acie videre.