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. swadder-en, turbare aquas, fluctuare; Su. G. sqwaettr-a, spargere.

Swatter, s. A large collection, especially of small objects in quick motion, Loth.

SWATTLE, s. The act of swallowing with avidity, Stirlings.

To SWAVER, v. n. To walk feebly, as one who is fatigued, S. B.
Ross.

Teut. sweyv-en, vacillare, nutare; sweyver, vagus.

To SWEAL, v. a. To swaddle, S.
V. [Swayl].

To SWEAP, v. a. To scourge, S.

Isl. swipa, a scourge.

Ruddiman.

SWECHT, s. The force of a body in motion.