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

Gael. sumag, a pack-saddle, A. S. seam, sarcina jumentaria.

SHEIMACH, s. A thing of no value, S. B.

SHEEP-ROT, s. Butterwort, an herb, S. B.

SHEEPS-SILLER, s. Common Mica, S.

SHELL. Scarcely out of the shell yet; applied to young persons who affect something beyond their years, S.

SHELLYCOAT, s.
1. A spirit, supposed to reside in the waters, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. A bum-bailiff, Loth.
Ferguson.

SHELM, s. A rascal.

Fr. id.

Melvil.

SHELTIE, s. A horse of the smallest size, S.
Martin.