SWARTH, SWATH, the apparition of a person, about to die. Ray says from Sax. sweart, black, dark, pale, wan. See WAFF. SWATCH, v. to swathe, to swaddle. Sax. swedan, to bind. SWATCH, s. a pattern, a sample, a tally. V. Ray, swache. SWATTLE, to consume, to waste; generally applied to fluids. SWEAL, v. to melt, to waste or blaze, to burn away rapidly; as a candle when exposed to the wind. Sax. swelan, to burn. An old English word.—SWEAL, s. a blaze, an enlarged flame. SWEARLE, or SWEEVEL-EYE, an eye with a particular cast. SWEAT-CLOTH, a very vulgar name for a handkerchief; but obviously the swat-clath, or sudary of the Saxons.

SWEDDLE, to swell.-SWEDDLED, swelled or puffed out.

SWEDE, or SWATHE, a row of mown grass. See HAY-MAKING. SWEEL, a sudden burst or swell of laughter.

SWEER, unwilling, backward. Sax. swar, deses. V. Somner. SWEETHEART, v. to court, to woo.-SWEETHEARTING, S. courtship.

SWEETIES, confections, or sweetmeats, for children.

Sweigh, or SwEY, to poise, to swing, to lean or incline to one side. Isl. sweigia, inclinare. Germ. schweben, to move. It appears to be the origin of the legitimate sway.

SWELT, to broil, to swoon, to faint-sometimes to expire.SWELTED, overcome with heat and perspiration. Sax. sweltan, to die, seems the probable origin. Kilian gives a correspondent term in vet. Fland.-swelten, deficere, languescere. I may add Swed. svålta, to starve with hunger, as allied. SWERLE, to roll from side to side in walking. Teut. swieren, circumvolvere. It is also applied to express the meandering of a stream of water. A small runner in Sandgate, Newcastle, was anciently called the Swerle; now corrupted into the Squirrel.

SWERLE, or SWIRLE, a twist in the hair; same as CALF-LICK. SWIDDEN, to scorch, to singe, to burn off the wool or nap. Ray writes it swizzen.

SWIDDER, to doubt, to hesitate. Su.-Got. swaefwa, fluctuare. Teut. swieren, vagari.-SWIDDERS, doubt, hesitation.

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SWILL, a round basket of wicker work; generally carried on the head. Hence its Newcastle name, Keyside umbrella, when reversed in wet weather.

SWILLINGS, the washings of vessels given to swine-swill. Sax. swilgan, to drink largely-to swill.

SWINGE, to chastise, to beat soundly.

Sax.swingan, flagellare,

castigare. It occurs in Two Gentlemen of Verona. SWINGLE-TREE, a moveable piece of wood to which the traces of husbandry horses are fastened—the splinter bar. Teut. swinghelen, vibrare.

SWINKED, oppressed, vexed, fatigued-literally worked. Sax. swincan, laborare, fatigari. Used in Peirs Ploughman; and several times by Chaucer.

SWIPE, to drink off to the very bottom.-SWIPES, dregs.
SWIPPER, nimble, quick. Sax. swipan, cito agere. V. Lye.
SWIRE, SWYRE, the hollow or defile near the summit of a hill.
North. V. Jam. sware, swire, swyre; 2d. sense.
SWIRT, a syringe. Su.-Got. squætta, liquida effundere.
SWIRTLE, to proceed with a moving motion like an eel.
Got. swarfwa, circumagere.

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SWITCH, to walk with a light quick step, to go with a sort of jerk. Su.-Got. swiga, loco cedere.

SWITHER, to fear, to tremble. Apparently identical with SWID

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SWORD-DANCE, an ancient Christmas custom; still continued in many parts of the North. It is fully described in Brand's Pop. Antiq., Vol. I., p. 400, & seq. There is also an interesting dissertation on the ancient English Morris Dance, in the 2d. vol. of Mr. Douce's Illustrations of Shakspeare.

SWUPPLE, or SOUPLE, the upper joint of a flail. Fr. souple, supple; or Isl. sweipa, to strike. In Cheshire, swippo. SYLES, the principal rafters of a house, or building. Isl. sillur, tigni proceres, latus jugentes.

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TACK, v. to take.-TACK, s. a lease or farm-a taking. V. Co. Litt. 5 a.

TACKET, a small nail. "Used in Scotland." Todd's Johnson. It is also in common use in the North of England.

TAE, the toe; according to the Scottish form. Sax. ta. Dan. taa.

TAED, T'YED, a toad. Sax. tade. Sc. taid.-TAED-RED, T'YED

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RED, the seed, or spawn of toads; generally seen in a mass like a bunch of grapes. V. Bewick's Æsop, p. 290. TAFFY, a sort of candy made of treacle thickened by boiling. company of young people often make it in a winter evening by way of amusement-called joining for taffy. Mr. Wilbraham derives the word from Fr. tafia, or taffiat, sugar and brandy made into cakes. Others think the proper spelling and pronunciation is toughy, which explains itself. See CLAGHAM. TAILOR'S-MENSE, a small portion left by way of good manners. In some parts of the North it is the custom for the village tailor to work at his customer's house, and to partake of the hospitality of the family board. On these occasions the best fare is invariably provided; and the tailor, to show that he has had enough, generally leaves a little on his plate; which is called tailor's mense; perhaps pro mensâ. This term is also given to the cuttings sent home by such of the fraternity as do not labour under the old imputation of loving too much cabbage.

TAISTREL, TESTRIL, a mischievous, ill-behaved boy. When applied to an adult, it is an expression of great contempt, equivalent to scoundrel. Perhaps only a variety of kaistrel, or kestrel, a bastard kind of hawk.

TAKE-OFF, to ridicule, to jeer-by means of mimicking. Dan. tage-een-af, a twin expression, to take one off.

TALE-PYE, TELL-PIET, a malicious informer-a tell-tale.

TANG, TENG, v. to sting.-TANG, TENG, s, a sting, an acute pain. TANG, the pointed part of an instrument that is inserted in the haft, the tongue. Sax. tang. Swed. tång.

TANG, Sea-weed. Su.-Got. and Swed. tang, alga marina. TANGING-NADDER, the large dragon-fly. See FLEEING-EATHER. TANG-O'-THE-TRUMP, identically, tongue of the gewgaw, or Scotch trump; but, figuratively, the active partner in a commercial firm-the principal person, or chief spokesman, in any outbreaking of popular violence. Borders of North.

TANK, a piece of deep water, natural or artificial. Willan.
TANTARARA, a confused noise. V. Todd's John. tintamar.
TAPLASH, poor beer, dregs. An old word, still in use.
TAPPY-LAPPY, as hard as you can; applied to running.
TARN, a large pool, or small lake; a very old Northern word.
Isl. tiorn, stagnum. Swed. tiårn, a pool, standing water.

TAT, to mat, to entangle. Su.-Got. tudda, intricare.
TATE, a small lock; as of hair, wool, &c. V. Jamieson.
TATEE, a potatoe.—TATEE-BOGLE, a scarecrow in a potatoe field.
TATEE-AND-POINT, a repast; consisting of a plentiful enough dish
of potatoes; but where the meat is merely pointed at-by way
of indulging the fancy. They seem to improve upon this in
the romantic regions of the Emerald Isle, vulgarly called the
land of potatoes. V. Memoirs of Captain Rock, p. 243.
TATH, TATH-GRASS, profuse coarse grass that grows about the
dung of animals; on which a correspondent remarks, “it is
singular that every animal is fond of such grass, but the kind
of animals by which the dung was dropped-a beautiful provi-
sion of Providence." An examination of the works of infinite
power always reminds us of the benevolence with which it is
combined.

TATHY-GRASS, short grass without seed, refuse grass. See TATH. TATTER-WALLOPS, ragged clothes fluttering in the wind. See WALLOP.

TAVING, S. irregular motion; picking the bed clothes in febrile delirium. Willan. V. Jamieson, taiver; and Ray, tave.

"A lang twine tam." ApBut see Jam. Supp. tome.

TAWM, TOME, TAM, a fishing line. parently corrupted from team. TAWM, to fall gently asleep. "He'll soon tawm over." Gael. tamh, rest, sleep. V Gael. Dict.

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TAWS, a PAIR OF TAWS, a leather strap used by schoolmasters for chastising children. Isl. taug, lorum. V. Jam. tawis. TAYLIOR, or TEAYLEAR, a tailor. Old Eng. talyowre. mon aw flee te next, as the teaylear's lad said, when he had been all day stitching a botton hole." North. Prov.

TEA, the one; as tea hand"-the one hand. Sc. tae. TEADY, TEEDY, weary, peevish, fretful. See TEETHY. TEANGS, T'YENGS, a pair of tongs. Sax. tangan, forcipes. TEARAN, tearing. A tearan fellow is a rough, hot-headed person, who drives every thing before him, regardless of danger or of consequences.

TEAVE, to paw and sprawl about with the arms and legs. Grose. TED, to dress hair and flax, as well as to spread abroad newmown hay. V. Todd's John. and Jam. Supp.

TEE, adv. too. A general Northern pronunciation.

TEE, or TIE, a hair-rope with which to shackle cows in milking. TEE-FALL, a mode of building in the penthouse form, to which the Northumbrians are wonderfully attached. For the benefit of the South-country reader, as well as to improve orthography, I shall adopt my friend Mr. Cotes' suggestion, that this provincial word should be written T-fall, or T-fall, with the cross bar of the letter T reclining to denote the peculiar form of the building.

TEEM, to pour out of one vessel into another. Isl. taema, to empty. Swed. töma. "Teem out the tea, hinny."

TEEM, a brood of young ducks. Sax. team, offspring.

TEEMING-WOMAN, a dame who is more prolific than every loving husband considers indispensably necessary to his happiness. Sax. team-full, prole plenus, fœcundus.

TEEN, v. to kindle, to light. "Teen the candle." West. V. Jamieson, teind; and Wilbraham, tin.