Among the Chinook Indians who inhabited the coast of Washington State, when a chief’s daughter attained to puberty, she was hidden for five days from the view of the people; she might not look at them nor at the sky, nor might she pick berries. — from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer
Sut n manner shape plight
Dydd Sul, Sunday Sulgwyn, n. Whitsuntide Sulw, n. observation, remark Sum, magnitude, size; sum Sumio, v. to deduce the size Sumiol, a. relating to size Suo, v. to buzz; to lull, to hush Sur, n. an acid: a. acid; stale Suran, n. a sour plant, sorrel Surder, n. sourness, acidity Surdoes, n. leaven Surdoesi, v. to leaven Surian, n. a cherry Surig, n. silk Surni, n. sourness; staleness Suro, v. to sour; to turn sour Suryn, n. anything acid Sut, n. manner, shape; plight Sutiad, n. a shaping; a suiting Sutio, v. to adapt; to suit Sûwr, n. one who hushes Sw, n. what remains; what is on Swb, n. a pressed heap; a bundle Swba, n. a small bundle Swbach, n. what is shrunk up Swbachiad, n. a shrinking up Swbachu, v. to shrink up Swci, n. what is soaked Swch, sychod, n. a snout; a plough-share Swchio, v. to search without the snout Swd, n. manner, shape; plight Swdd, n. frame work; a frame Swdden, n. a beam, a raft Swf, n. a spot, a space Swg, n. a soak, an imbibing Swgiad, n. a soaking, a drenching Swil, a. bashful Swl, n. flat space; ground Swll, n. a scene, prospect Swllt, n. a treasure; a shilling Swm, n. state of being together Swmer, n. a supporter, a beam Swmeriad, n. a propping up Swmeru, v. to prop up Swmio, v. to sum up Swmwl, n. a goad Swn, n. a noise, a sound Swniad, n. a sounding Swnio, v. to noise, to sound Swp, n. pressed mass; a cluster Swr, n. what is surly or sullen Swrn, n. a small space; a little, somewhat; a fetlock Swrnach, n. a snarl, a grin Swrth, n. what is imminent Swrth, a sudden; falling, fell, unwieldy; slothful; drowsy Swrthlyd, a. apt to be drowsy Swrth, n. a clumsy one Swrw, a. surly sullen; snarling Swrwd, n. shreds; dress; fragment Swta, what is volatile soot Swtan, n. whiting Swtrach, n. dross, dregs Swtrws, n. bruised mass Swth, n. a frame; a pile Swy, n. what is on or over Swyd, n. what extends over Swydo, v. to intimidate Swydd, n. employ, office, duty, service; a suit; a shire a county Swyddfa, n. place of business Swyddog, a. having office officer Swyddogaeth, n. office, duty Swyddogi, v. to hold office Swyddwr, n. an officer Swyf, n. scum; yeast; suet Swyfedd, n. what is scummed, suet Swyfen, n. scum; froth, or top Swyfi, n. scum; froth, or top Swyfo, v. to cast a scum; to yeld Swylo, v. to save, to put by Swyn, n. a preservative; a charm Swyna, v. to deal in charms Swyn-gynfaredd, n. amulet Swyniad, a preserving; a charming Swyno, v. to preserve; to charm Swynogol, n. an amulet, a charm Swynogli, v. to fascinate Swynol, a. preserative; blessing Swynwr, n. a dealer in amulets or charms, a magician, a wizard Swyso, v. to give emotion Sy, n. a star; v. is, exists Syber, a. elevated; generous, sober Syberwyd, n. stateliness; high-mindedness Sybyrnio, to bundle, to pack up Sybyrnyn, n. a small bundle Sych, n. drought: a. dry Sichbilen, n. — from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
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