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

SCHIR, SCHYR, SYRE, SERE, s.
1. Sir, lord.
Wyntown.
2. In comp. in the sense of father, S.
V. [Gudschyr].

Goth. sihor, lord; Isl. saera, sira, a praenomen expressive of dignity.

SCHIRE, SCHYRE, SHIRE, adj.
1. Bright, E. sheer.
Douglas.
2. Clear, not muddy, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
3. Thin in the texture, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
4. Pure, mere, S.
Douglas.

A. S. scire, Isl. skir, Germ. schier, purus.

To SCHIRE, v. a. To pour off the thinner or lighter part of any liquid, Loth.

Su G. skaer-a, purgare, skir-a, emundare.

* SCHIREFF, s. A messenger.
Buchanan.

SCHLUCHTEN, s. A hollow between two hills, Tweedd.

Su. G. slutt, declivis; Germ. schluchte, a ravine.

SCHO, pron. She, S.; o as Gr. υ. Barbour.