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 SORN, SORNE, v. n.
1. To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board, S.
Macbean.
2. Denoting the depredations made by an invading army.
Muse's Thren.

O. Fr. sejourn-er, commorari.

To Soiorne, v. a. To quarter, to lodge forcibly.
Acts Ja. I.

Sornare, Sorner, s. One who takes free quarters, S.
Acts Ja. II.

SORROW, s. A term unwarrantably used in imprecations, or strong asseverations, equivalent to E. plague, pox, &c. or fiend, de'il.
Leg. St Androis.

SOSS, s. A mixture of incongruous kinds of food, S.

O. Fr. Teut. sausse, condimentum, sauss-en, condire.

To Soss, v. a. To mix in a strange manner, S.

To Soss, v. n. To use incongruous aliments or medicines mixed together, S.

SOSS, s. The flat sound caused by a heavy but soft body, when it comes hastily to the ground, or squats down, S. souse, E.
Ramsay.