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

To Sicht, Sight, v. a. To inspect, S.
Baillie.

Sicht of the ee, the pupil, S.

Sight, s. A station whence fishers observe the motion of salmon in a river, S.
Law Case.

To Sight, v. a. To spy fish in the water from the banks, in order to direct the casting of the net, S. B.
Ibid.

Sightman, s. A fisherman who watches the approach of salmon, S.
Statist. Acc.

SICK, s. Sickness, S. B.

Su. G. siuk-a, Germ. seuche, id.

SICKER, SIKKER, SIKKIR, SIKKAR, SEKER, adj.
1. Secure, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Free from care.
Douglas.
3. Denoting assurance of mind.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
4. Denoting the effect.
Wallace.
5. Cautious in mercantile transactions, S.
Pop. Ball.
6. Possessing a solid judgment, S. B.
Ross.
7. Denoting preciseness in speech, S.

Su. G. seker, siker, Isl. seigr, Germ. sicher, Belg. zeker, C. B. sicer, id.

Sickerly, adv.
1. Firmly, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Smartly, regarding a stroke, S.
Baillie.