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

Teut. somme, A. S. seom, onus.

Sowmir, s. A sumpter-horse.
Wallace.

Fr. sommier, id.

SOWME, SOYME, s.
1. The rope or chain that passes between the horses, by which the plough is drawn, S. soam.
Douglas.
2. The rope by which hay is fastened on a cart.
Barbour.

Su. G. soem, that which conjoins two bodies.

To SOWP, v. a.
1. To drench, S.
Doug.
2. Metaph. in reference to grief.
Houlate.
3. Applied to one who is much emaciated, S.

Teut. sopp-en, intingere; Fr. soupi, dull.

To SOWTH, v. n. To whistle in a low tone, S. O.
V. [Souch].
Burns.

SPAAD, s. A spade, Aberd.

Dan. spaad.