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

Sist, s. A suspension of diligence, a forensic term, S.
Act Sed.

To SIST, v. a.
1. To cite, to summon, S.
Wodrow.
2. To take a place, as at the bar of a court; generally used in regard to one's engagement in divine worship, S.

To SIT, v. n.
1. To stop in growth, S.
2. To shrink, S.
3. Applied to the sinking of a wall, S.

Sit, s. The state of sinking, as applied to a wall, S.

To SIT an offer, not to accept of it, S.
Guthrie.

To SIT to, v. n. Applied to food dressed in a vessel, when, from not being stirred, it is allowed to burn, S.

To SIT, SITT, v. a. To grieve.
Wallace.

Site, Syte, s.
1. Grief, S.
Gawan and Gol.

Isl. syt-a, to mourn; sut, sorrow, syting, id.

2. Suffering, punishment.
Douglas.