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

SCOUTH, SCOWTH, s.
1. Liberty to range, S.
Dalrymple.
2. Freedom to converse without restraint, S.
Ross.
3. Room.
Poems Buch. Dial.
4. Abundance; as scouth of meat, &c. S.

Isl. skott, an uninterrupted course, jugis cursus; skott-a, frequenter cursitare.

SCOUTHER, s. A flying shower, Loth.

Isl. skiot-a, cito vehere.

SCOUTI-AULIN, s. The Arctic gull, Orkn.
V. [Skaitbird].
Neill.

To SCOWDER, SKOLDIR, v. a. To scorch, S. pron. scowther.
Dunbar.

Isl. swid-a, Dan. swid-er, Su. G. swed-a, adurere.

Scowder, s. A hasty toasting, so as slightly to burn, S.; Isl. swide, adustio.

SCOWMAR, s. A pirate, a corsair.
Barbour.

Belg. zee-schuymer, a sea-rover.