▪ I. † sowth, n. Obs.—1
[a. ON. sauð-r (Icel. sauður, Norw. saud, sau; MSw. södh, söd, Sw. dial. sau, sö).]
A sheep.
| c 1200 Ormin 15565 Crist..draf hemm alle samenn ut, & nowwt & sowwþess alle. |
▪ II. sowth, v. Sc.
(saʊθ)
Also 8 south, 9 sooth.
[Alteration of sowff v.]
trans. = sowff v.
| ? 1784 Burns in Wks. (Globe) 298 To ‘south the tune’, as our Scotch phrase is, over and over, is the readiest way to catch the inspiration. 1785 ― Ep. Davie iv, On braes when we please then, We'll sit and sowth a tune. 1843 Whistle Binkie Ser. v. 48 Aye whoo ye, whoo, whoo ye, sowth'd Whistlin' Tam. |
▪ III. sowth
obs. pa. pple. of seek v.