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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
sgrog, sgrogag, anything shrivelled, a shrivelled old woman, old cow or ewe, sgrog, shrivel; from the Sc. scrog, a stunted bush, sgroggy, stunted, Eng. scraggy, Dan. skrog, Swed. skrokk, anything shrunken, Norse skrokkr.
sgroill, a peeling or paring, anything torn off; from Scandinavian - Dan. skrael, peelings or parings of apples, potatoes, Norse skríll, a mob.
sgrub, hesitate, sgrubail, a hesitating, Ir. scrub, hesitate, sgrubalach, scrupulous; from Eng. scruple.
sgrùd, examine, search, Ir. scrúdaim, O. Ir. scrútaim; from Lat. scrûtor, Eng. scrutiny.
sgruigean, neck of a bottle, the neck (in ridicule), Ir. sgruigín, neck of a bottle, short-necked person; cf. sgrog.
sgruit, an old shrivelled person, a thin person, Ir. sgruta, an old man, sgrutach, lean, sgrut, a contemptible person; cf. Norse skrudda, a shrivelled skin, old scroll.
sgrùthan (sgrù'an), a shock of corn (Assynt); from Norse skrúf, hay-cock.
sguab, a broom or besom, Ir. sguab, E.I. scúap, O. Ir. scóptha, scopata, W. ysgub, Br. skuba; from Lat. scôpa.
sguaigeis, coquetry; cf. guag.
sguainseach, hussy, hoyden (Arg.); possibly from Sc. quean: *-quean-seach; cf. siùrsach.
sguan, slur, scandal (Carm.):
sguch, sprain, strain a joint: "spring"; cf. E. Ir. scuchim, I depart, root skak, Lit. szókti, jump, spring (see sgeun).
sgud, lop, snatch; cf. W. ysgûth, scud, whisk, Eng. scud, Sc. scoot, squirt, etc. G. is borrowed.
sgùd, a cluster:
sgùd, a scout; from the Eng.
sgudal, fish-guts, offal; cf. cut.
sguga, coarse clumsy person, sgugach, a soft boorish fellow; see guga.
sguidilear, a scullion; from the Sc. scudler, scudle, cleanse.
sguids, thrash, dress flax, Ir. sguitsim; from Eng. scutch.
sgùillear, rakish person (Glenmoriston):
sguir, cease, stop, Ir. sguirim, O. Ir. scorim, desist, unyoke: *skoriô, root sker, skor, separate; see sgar.
sgùird, sgùirt, the lap, a smock, apron, Ir. sguird; from Eng. skirt, Norse skirta, a shirt.
sguit, the foot board in a boat:
sguit, a wanderer (scuìte, Shaw): Macpherson's scuta, whence he derives Scotti - an invention of his own?
