Sitten, v. to sit, cost, befit, S, P; sytte, PP, S3; zitte, S2; sit, pr. s., C, S2, G, PP; sitt, PP; sits, S3; set, pt. s., S; seet, C, G; sA|t, S; setten, pl., S; sete, S, G; seten, C2, W; seeten, C; saten, G ~; seten~, pp., S, C; syttyn, S2.—­AS. sittan, pt. sA|t (pl. sA|*ton), pp. seten.

Sixe, num. six, S, PP; sexe, S; sax, S3; sis, C2; sys, C2.—­AS. six.

Sixt, seest; see Seon.

Sixte, ord. sixth, S; syxte, PP; sexte, S, S2; sA|xte, S; siste, S.—­AS. sixta.

Si3*e, sb. victory, SD; si, SD; sy, S.—­AS. sige:  Goth. sigis; cp.  OHG. sig (Tatian).

Si3*-craft, sb. magic art, SD.  See Sigaldren.

Si3*ede, pt. s. sighed, S3; see Syken.

Si3*en, pt. pl. saw; see Seon.

Skaffaut, sb. an engine of war used by besiegers, CM; scafalde, procestrium, Cath.; scafold, stage, Prompt., SkD; scaffould, theatrum, scena, Manip.; schaffalde, stage, Cath. (n); skaffold, Cath. (n).—­OF. escafaut (eschafaut); cp.  OF. chafaut (chaffaut), Low Lat. chaafallum, chaufaudus, a wooden tower used against besiegers; cp. also It. catafalco.  The origin of this word of various forms is absolutely unknown.

Skaith, sb. harm, S3; see ScaA deg.e.

Skalk, sb. scalp, H; skalke, H; skalkys, pl., H.

Skalle, sb. scabbiness on the head, scall, SkD.

Skalled, adj. scabby, C.

Skalp, sb. scalp, H (Ps. 7. 17); scalp, SkD.

Skarrit, I pt. s. was scared, S3; see Skerren.

Skathe, sb. harm, C, G; skath, H; see ScaA deg.e.

Skeet, adj. swift; adv. soon, quickly, G; skete, HD; sket, S, HD.—­Icel. skjA cubedtr, swift; adv. skjA cubedtt.

Skele, sb. reason, S2; see Skyl.

Skenten, v. to amuse, SD.—­Icel. skemta, to amuse, to shorten, from skamr, short.

Skentinge, sb. amusement, S, SD.

Sker, adv. clean, entirely, S; see Schere.

Skerren, v. to scare, frighten, to be frightened, SD; skeren, Prompt.; scarren, SD; skarrit, 1 pt. s., S3; skerrit, SD.—­Icel. skirra, to prevent, reflex. to shrink from.

Skewe, sb. sky, S2; see Skye.