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

Sw. sum is equivalent to tal, number.

To Soum land, to calculate and fix what number of cattle or sheep it can support, S.
Stat. Acc.

To Soum and Roum, to pasture in summer, and fodder in winter, S.
V. [Rowme], v.
Stat. Acc.

SOUMS, s. pl. The [sounds] of the cod dried for food, Shetl.

Dan. swomm-e, to swim.

SOUNDS (of a fish), s. pl. The swimming bladder, S.
Stat. Acc.

Isl. sund, natatio.

To SOUP, SOOP, v. a. To sweep, S.

Su. G. sop-a, id.

Lyndsay.