Webster's Dictionary 1913

7534

Southwestern

South′west″ern (?), a. Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail a southwestern course.

7535

Southwestward

{ South′west″ward (?), South′west″ward‐ly }, adv. Toward the southwest.

7536

Souvenance

{ Sou″ve‐nance (?), So″ve‐naunce (?), } n. [F. souvenance.] Remembrance.Of his way he had no sovenance. Spenser.

7537

Souvenir

Sou′ve‐nir (? or?), n. [F., fr. souvenir to remember, fr. L. subvenire to come up, come to mind; sub under + venire to come, akin to E. come. SeeCome, and cf. Subvention.] That ...

7538

Sovereign

Sov″er‐eign (? or?; 277), a. [OE. soverain, sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus, fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above. See Over,...

7539

Sovereign (2)

Sov″er‐eign (? or?; 277), n. 1. The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.No question...

7540

Sovereignize

Sov″er‐eign‐ize (?), v. i. To exercise supreme authority. Sir T. Herbert.

7541

Sovereignly

Sov″er‐eign‐ly, adv. In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely. Chaucer.

7542

Sovereignty

Sov″er‐eign‐ty (?), n.; pl.Sovereignties (#). [OE. soverainetee, OF. sovraineté, F. souveraineté.] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise...

7543

Sovran

Sov″ran (?), a. A variant of Sovereign.On thy bald, awful head, O sovran Blanc. Coleridge.

7544

Sow

Sow (?), v. i. To sew. See Sew. Chaucer.

7545

Sow (2)

Sow (?), n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to sū, D. zog, zeug, OHG. sū, G. sau, Icel. sȳr, Dan. so, Sw. sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. ὑ̑σ, συ̑σ, Zend. hu boar; probably from the root...

7546

Sow (3)

Sow (?), v. t. [imp.Sowed (?); p. p.Sown (?) or Sowed; p. pr. & vb. n.Sowing.] [OE. sowen, sawen, AS. sāwan; akin to OFries. s�a, D. zaaijen, OS. & HG. sājan, G. säen, Icel. sā,...

7547

Sow (4)

Sow, v. i. To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; — literally or figuratively.They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. Ps. cxxvi. 5.

7548

Sowans

Sow″ans (? or?), n. pl. See Sowens.

7549

Sowar

Sow″ar (?), n. [Per. sawār a horseman.] In India, a mounted soldier.

7550

Sowbane

Sow″bane′ (?), n.(Bot.) The red goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum), — said to be fatal to swine.

7551

Sowce

Sowce (?), n. & v. See Souse.

7552

Sowdan

Sow″dan (?), n. [F. soudan. See Soldan.] Sultan. Chaucer.

7553

Sowdanesse

Sow″dan‐esse′ (?), n. A sultaness. Chaucer.

7554

Sowens

Sow″ens (? or?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. seáw juice, glue, paste.] A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike t...

7555

Sower

Sow″er (?), n. One who, or that which, sows.

7556

Sowins

Sow″ins (? or?), n. pl. See Sowens.

7557

Sowl

{ Sowl, Sowle } (?), v. t. [Cf. prov. G. zaulen, zauseln, G. zausen to tug, drag.] To pull by the ears; to drag about. hak.

7558

Sowl (2)

Sowl, v. i. See Soul, v. i.

7559

Sown

Sown (?), p. p. of Sow.

7560

Sowne

Sowne (?), v. t. & i. To sound. Chaucer.