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

A. S. smor-an, Teut. smoor-en, suffocare, extinguere.

To Smore, Smure, v. n. To suffocate, S.
Lyndsay.

Smor'd thow.
V. [Thow].

SMOT, SMOTE, SMOIT, s.
1. A stain, in general, S. B.
Bannatyne P.
2. The mouldiness which gathers on what is kept in a damp place.
Ibid.
3. The distinguishing mark put on sheep, S. A.
4. Moral pollution.
Knox.

Su. G. smuts, Germ. schmutz, macula.

To Smot, v. a.
1. To stain.
V. [Smad].
Douglas.
2. To mark with ruddle, tar, &c. S.

SMOTTRIT, part. pr. Besmeared.
V. [Besmottrit].
Douglas.

SMOUPSIE, s. A stripling, S. B.

To SMOUTTER, v. n. To eat often, although little at a time, S. B.

Su. G. smutt-a, pitissare, from smaa, parvus.