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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SOCK, v.1, n.2 Also, in sense v., 1., sok, sook (Marw.), sukk (Jak.). Pa.ppl. sukken (Jak.; Ork. 1929 Old-Lore Misc. IX. ii. 77); in sense v., 2., sokk. [sok; Ork. suk]
I. v. 1. tr. and intr. To (cause to) sink or subside (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl.). Also in n.Eng. dial.; to clash or dash down with violence.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 115:
He sookid wi a bang Apo the fire wi muckle birr A stately footh o tang.Sh. 1896 “Junda” Klingrahool (1926) 12:
Whaar thoosands o ships might, ean by ean, Be sukken an' never mair be seen.Ork. 1904 Dennison Sketches 22:
Sheu ap wi' a hard paet, an' sookid hid on him wi' a vellye.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De coo is sukken her i' de mire.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He sooked the ex intae the head o' the dog.
2. Vbl.n. sokkin(s), sokken, of the tide: the stillness or slackening immediately before it turns (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1970).Sh. 1958 Shetland News (30 Dec.) 4:
Slack watter atween da hidmist a da ebb an da first a da flodd wis “da sokken.”
II. n. A wet soggy state of the ground, a mire, into which one may sink (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928)); anything thoroughly soaked (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., sukk).
[Norw. dial. søkka, intr., søkkja, tr., (to cause) to sink, of water: to subside. The n. is from the v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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