A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Swee, Sweit, n. [Orkney and Shetland dial. swee, ON svi(de to burn, svie a stinging pain.] ? A burn, the sting of something hot. —1616 Orkney & Zetl. Sheriff Ct. MS 63a.
Tak ane eg & ros it and tak the swee [Misc. Maitl. C. II 188, sweit] of it thre Sondayis And with onwaschin handis wash hir eyes quhairby she sould sie and knaw onything she desyrit
