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

SHEAL, SCHELE, SHEIL, SHIELD, SHIELLING, SHEELIN, s.
1. A hut, or residence for those who have the care of sheep, S.
Pennant.
2. A hut for fishermen, S.
Law Case.
3. A shed for sheltering sheep during night, S.
4. A cottage for sportsmen, S.
Statist. Acc.
5. Wynter schelis, winter quarters.
Bellenden.
6. A nest for a field mouse.
Henrysone.

Isl. sael, domuncula aestiva in montanis; Su. G. skale, Isl. skali, a cottage.

To Sheal, Shiel, v. a. To put sheep under cover, S.
Ross.

To SHEAL, v. a. To take the husks off seeds, S.
Statist. Acc.

Belg. scheel-en, A. S. sceal-ian, to shell.

To SHEAR, SCHEIR, v. a.
1. To cut down corn with the sickle, S.
2. To reap, in general, S.
Lyndsay.

Shearer, s.
1. One employed in cutting down corn, S.
Hudson.
2. In a general sense, a reaper, S.

Su. G. skaer-a, metere, falce secare.

Shearin, s.
1. The act of cutting down corn, S.
A. Douglas.
2. Harvest in general, S.

SHEAR-KEAVIE, s. The cancer depurator. Loth.