swack, v., V, [305], 5: whack.

swads, swades, V, [134], 7; [135] b, 7: “swad in the North is a pescod-shell: thence used for an empty shallow-headed fellow.” Blount, in Halliwell. Also, a cant term for soldier.

swaft, swaffed, III, 511, 8, 11: swapped.

swair, swaird, laird o the Ochilberry swair, IV, 207, 27, 29; laird o Athole swaird, IV, 198, 14: sware, neck or slope of a hill. (swaird, a corruption of swair,=sward, grassland, is not likely.)

swak, III, 300, 21. See swap.

swap, swak, swords, with swords, III, 298, 50, 54; 299, 9; 300, 21 (swakked); 301, 30; 309, 31; 422, 73; IV, 487, 29; 500 f., 22, 35 (swakked); V, [240], 6, 9: smite.

swarmd, III, 347, g 45; IV, 505, 56, 59: climbed. (swarm, to climb a tree that has no side branches to help one.)

swarued, swerved, III, 341, 53, 56; 345, 45: climbed (=swarmd, IV, 505, 56, 59).

swat, pret. of swe(a)t, III, 299, 9; 300, 21; 301, 30; 309, 31. swett, III, 422, 73. swette, III, 298, 50, 54.

swathed, II, 305, 10: swaddled (as it were) in blood.