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

SOT, s. A fool, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.

To SOTTER, v. n.
1. To boil slowly, S.

A. S. seoth-an, Isl. siod-a, to boil.

2. Used to denote the bubbling noise made by any thing in boiling, S.

To SOUCH, SOOGH, SWOUCH, (gutt.) v. n.
1. To emit a rushing or whistling sound, S.
Douglas.
2. To breathe long as in sleep, S.
Ramsay.

To Sough, v. a. To con over a tune, S. A.
J. Nicol.

A. S. swog-an, sonare, tinnire; part. pr. swogend, S. souchand.

Souch, Sowch, Sugh, Swouch, s.
1. A rushing or whistling sound, S.
Burns.
2. The sound emitted during profound sleep.
Douglas.
3. A deep sigh, S. O.
Burns.
4. Equivalent to E. cant, S.
Meston.

A. S. sweg, swege, sonus, clangor.

SOUCH, adj. Silent, quiet, S. To keep souch, to be silent.