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

SOUTHRON, SOTHERON, SOUDRON, s. A contemptuous designation for an Englishman, corr. Southern.
V. [Sodrown].
Minstr. Bord.

To SOUTT, v. n. To sob, S. B.

Teut. sucht-en, suspirare, gemere.

SOW, s. A military engine anciently used in sieges, for covering those who were employed to undermine walls.
Barbour.

Isl. graf-suin, q. the digging sow, as meant to cover those who dug under the wall.

SOW, HAY-SOW, s. A large stack of hay erected in an oblong form, S. pron. soo.
L. Hailes.

Teut. soeuw, gleba qua agger conficitur.

To Sow, Soo, v. a. To stack, S.

SOW, s.
1. One who makes a very dirty appearance, S. B.

Teut. souwe, a common shore.