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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
stùic, stùichd, a projecting crag, an angry or threatening aspect; from stùc above.
stuidearra, studious, steady, glum, Ir. stuideurach, stuideur, a study.
stuig, incite, spur on dogs; from Eng. stick.
stuird, huffiness, pride, Ir. stuirteamhlachd (Con.); from M. Eng. sturte, impetuosity, sturten, impetuous, quarrelsome, Sc. sturt, vexation, anger, a side form of start.
stùirt, vertigo, a disease in sheep caused by water in the head, drunkenness; from Sc. sturdy, from O.F. estourdi, dizzy-headed, now êtourdi, giddy-headed; from Lat. extorpidire. From Fr. comes Eng. sturdy.
stùr, dust; from Sc. stour, M. Eng. stour, tumult.
stùrr, the rugged point of a rock or hill, sturrach, rugged: *s-tùrr, from turr = tòrr, q.v.? Cf. N. staurr.
stuth, stuff, metal; founded on the Eng. stuff.
stuthaig, dress with starch, starch (vb. and n.); from Sc. stiffing, starch, Eng. stiff. Perthshire has stifinn.
suabag, a sweeping blow (Suth. R.D.):
suacan, a pot (M'F.), earthen furnace (Arm.), a basket hung in the chimney containing wood to dry (Dial.), anything wrought together awkwardly, as clay (M'A.), Ir. suachgan (Lh.), an earthen pot; from suath?
suaicean, a bundle of straw or hay twisted together, a deformed person; see sùgan.
suaicheantas, ensign, escutcheon, Ir. suaitheantas, a streamer, standard, escutcheon, su-aichintus, ensigns, colours (K.Meyer), O. Ir. suaichnid, clear, demonstratio, for su-aithne, "easily known", from aithne, knowledge.
suail, small, inconsiderable (M'F.), Ir. suaill, E. Ir. suail, a trifle:
suaimhneach, genial, secure, Ir. suaimhneach, peaceful, gentle, peaceable: *su-menmnach? See meamna.
suain, sleep, Ir. suan, E. Ir., O. Ir. súan, W. hun, Br. hun: *supno-s, developing into *sofno-, *sovno, *souno-; I. E. root svop, svep, sleep; Lat. sopor, sleep; Skr. svápnas.
suaineadh, twisting, rope-twisting anything, a line for twisting round anything, E. Ir., O. Ir. súanem, g. suaneman, funis: *sognemon-, root sug, soug, Br. sug, trace, W. syg, chain, trace; Romance soga, rope, Ital. soga, rope, leather band, Sp. soga, a linear measure, Port. soga, rush rope, Churwälsch saga. Stokes finally refers súanem to a stem-root *sogno- beside segno- (whence E. Ir. sén, a net for catching birds, gin, root segh, hold, Eng. sail), Lit. segù, fasten, saga, sledge.
