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▪ I. † sowth, n. Obs.—1 [a. ON. sauð-r (Icel. sauður, Norw. saud, sau; MSw. södh, söd, Sw. dial. sau, sö).] A sheep.
c1200Ormin 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.
1784Burns 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. 1843Whistle Binkie Ser. v. 48 Aye whoo ye, whoo, whoo ye, sowth'd Whistlin' Tam. ▪ III. sowth obs. pa. pple. of seek v. |