snypet

An obsolete spelling of snipe. snytet, n. and v. An obsolete spelling of snitel, snite2. sol (so), adv. and conj. [Also Sc. sae, sa; IMG:content-1443.png:[blocks in formation] 5739 So mekill pepull is comen to towne That we can nowhare her be red be. York Plays , p. 112. He raised a sigh so piteous and profound As it did seem to shatter all his bulk. Shak., Hamlet, ii. 1. 94. Of her strict guardian to bribe So much admittance as to speak to me. B. Jonson, Poetaster, iv. 6. She complied [by singing] in a manner so exquisitely pathetic as moved me. Goldsmith, Vicar, xxiv. I cannot sink So far far down, but I shall know Thy voice, and answer from below. Tennyson, My Life is Full of Weary Days. In this sense sometimes followed by a phrase or clause of result without any connective. He cust hem alle, so fayn he was, And seide, "deo gracias." King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 83. No woman's heart IMG:content-1444.png:[blocks in formation] This other werldes elde is 80 , A thusent ger [years] seuenti and two. Genesis and Exodus (E. E. T. S.), 1. 705. 2. In that manner; in such manner (as the context indicates). (a) In the manner explained by a correlative as (or so or how ) and a subordinate clause. Yit as myne auctor spak, so wolde I speke. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 27. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 13. Look, how a bird lies tangled in a net; So fasten'd in her arms Adonis lies. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 68. Sae as he wan it, sae will he keep it. Sang of the Outlaw Murray (Child's Ballads, VI. 28). (b) In the following manner; as follows; thus. Mi lhord sanyn [read saynt ] Ion ine the apocalipse zuo zayth thet he yzez a best thet com out of the ze, wonderliche ydizt, and to moc he dreduol. Ayenbite of Inwyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 14. (c) In the manner previously noted or understood. IMG:content-1445.png:[blocks in formation] I will so plead That you shall say my cunning drift excels. Shak ., T. G. of V., iv. 2. 82. I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die. Milton , Church-Government, ii., Int. 3. By this or that means; by virtue of or because of this or that; for that reason; therefore; on those terms or conditions: often with a conjunctive quality (see II.). And she remembered the myschef of hir fader and moder, and so ther was grete sorowe and grete ire at hir herte. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 9. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord... so it shall be well unto thee. Jer. xxxviii. 20. Take heed how you in thought offend; So mind and body both will mend. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , v. 2. As the Mahometans have a great regard for the memory of Alexander, so there have been travellers who relate that they pretended to have his body in some mosque; but at present they have no account of it. Pococke , Description of the East, I. 4. Me mightier transports move and thrill; So keep I fair thro' faith and prayer A virgin heart in work and will. Tennyson, Sir Galahad. 4. In a like manner, degree, proportion, etc.; correspondingly; likewise with a correlative clause (usually with as ) expre ed or under stood. As thy days, so shall thy strength be. Deut. xxxiii. 25. A harsh Mother may bring forth sometimes a mild Daughter; So Fear begets Love. Howell , Letters, ii. 53. As I mixed more with the people of the country of middle rank, so I had a better opportunity of observing their humours and customs than in any other place. Pococke , Description of the East, II. i. 126. SO 5. In such way as aforesaid; in the aforesaid state or condition; the same: a pronominal adverb used especially for the sake of avoiding repetition. Thanne songe I that songe and so did many hundreth. Piers Plowman (B), xix. 206. Well may the kynge hym a-vaunt that yef ye lyve to age ye shull be the wisest lady of the worlde; and so be ye now, as I beleve. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 501. Thou may'st to Court, and Progre to and fro; Oh that thy captiv'd Master could do 80 ! Tr. from Ovid, quoted in Howell's Letters, I. vi. 60. One particular tribe of Arabs, called Beni Koreish, had the care of the Caba, for so the round tower of Mecca was called. Bruce , Source of the Nile, I. 511. IMG:content-1446.png:[ocr errors] Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast Is that portentous phrase, "I told you so ,' Utter'd by friends, those prophets of the past. Byron, Don Juan, xiv. 50. My lord was ill, and my lady thought herself 80 . Macaulay , in Trevelyan, I. 247. "Shakespeare dramatised stories which had previously appeared in print, it is true," observed Nicholas. - "Meaning Bill, Sir?" said the literary gentleman. " So he did. Bill was an adapter, certainly, so he was-and very well he adapted too-considering." Dickens , Nicholas Nickle by, xlviii. 6. As aforesaid; precisely as stated; in very truth; in accordance with fact; verily. She tells me that the Queen's sickne is the spotted fever; that she was as full of the spots as a leopard: which is very strange that it should be no more known; but perhaps it is not so . Pepys, Diary, II. 49. But if it were all so - if our advice and opinion had thus been asked, it would not alter the line of our duty. D. Webster, Speech, April, 1826. 7. Such being the case; accordingly; therefore; well, then: used in continuation, with a conjunctive quality. And so in May, when all true hearts rejoice, they stale out of the castle, without staying so much as for their breakfast. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, ii. Why, if it please you, take it for your labour; And so , good morrow, servant. Shak., T. G. of V., ii. 1. 140. So , when he was come in, and sat down, they gave him something to drink. Bunyan , Pilgrim's Progre , p. 118. So to this hall full quickly rode the King. Tennyson, Holy Grail. 8. In an indefinite degree; extremely: as, you are so kind; we were so delighted. [Chiefly colloq.] The archbishops and bishops commanded to give a particular recommendation to all parsons for the advancement of this so pious a work. N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 454. 9. Then; thereafter. [Rare.] In the morning my lute an hour, and so to my office. Pepys , Diary, Feb. 4, 1660. 10. An abbreviation of so be it : implying acquiescence, a ent, or approbation. And when it's writ, for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so ; if not, why, 80 . Shak., T. G. of V., ii. 1. 137. If he be ruin'd, 80 ; we know the worst then. Fletcher, Loyal Subject, ii. 5. I'll leave him to the mercy of your search; if you can take him, so ! B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, iii. 1. 11. An abbreviation of is it so ? as, He leaves us to-day. So ? [Colloq.] - 12. In a everation, and frequently with an ellipsis: as, I declare I did not, so help me God! Never, Paul in a; so be blest my spirit! Shak., W. T., v. 1. 71. 13. As an indefinite particle: Ever; at all: now used only in composition, as in whoso, whosoever, whatsoever, etc. Now wol i telle the my tene wat so tide after. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 607. Confe e the to some frere, He shal a-soile the thus sone how so thow euere wynne hit. Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 7. And so forth. See forth1 , adv . - And so on. Same as and so forth. By so (that)t. (a) Provided that. By so thow riche were, haue thow no conscience How that thow come to good. (b) In proportion as. Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 5. For the more a man may do by so that he do hit, The more is he worth and worth i of wyse and goode ypreised. Piers Plowman (C), xi. 309. Ever so. See ever. - In so far as. See farl, adv. - Not so much as. See much, adv. - Or so, or about thus; or thereabouts; or something of that kind: now used particularly with reference to number. She went forth early this morning with a waiting-woman and a page or 80. Beau , and Fl ., Woman-Hater, ii. 1. I will take occasion of sending one of my suits to the tailor's, to have the pocket repaired, or 80. B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, i. 1. A little sleep, once in a week or 80 . Sheridan, The Duenna, i. 2. Quite so. See quitel . - So as. (at) Such as. SO Thou art as tyrannous, 80 as thou art, As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel. Shak ., Sonnets, cxxxi. (b) So long as; provided that. O, never mind; so as you get them off [the stage], I'll answer for it the audience won't care how. Sheridan, The Critic, ii. 2. He could play 'em a tune on any sort of pot you please, so as it was iron or block tin. Dickens, Bleak House, xxvi. (c) With the purpose or result that; to that degree that: now followed by an infinitive phrase, or, in dialectal use, a clause of purpose or result. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. Mark ix. 3. D'ye s'pose ef Jeff giv him a lick, Ole Hick'ry 'd tried his head to sof'n So's 't wouldn't hurt thet ebony stick Thet's made our side see stars so of'n? Lowell , Biglow Papers, 2d ser., vii. So called, commonly called; commonly so styled: often a saving clause introduced to indicate that the writer or speaker does not accept the name, either because he regards it as erroneous or misleading, or because he wishes for his particular purpose to modify or improve the definition: as, this liberty, so called, is only license; one of the three so- called religions of China. He advocates the supremacy of Human Law against the Selden, Table-Talk, p. 10. so- called doctrine of Divine Right. So far forth. See far - forth, 2.- So long. See so-long. So many. See many, a. so much. (a) To that amount; just to that extent: as, our remonstrances were so much wasted effort. (0) Such a quantity regarded indefinitely or distributively: as, 80 much of this kind and so much of that. Compare so many, under manyl, a. Ef this 'ere milk in' o' the wits, IMG:content-1447.png:[blocks in formation] 4. Provided that; on condition that; in case 7. To suck dry; exhaust; drain. [Rare.] that. "At zowre preyere," quod Pacyence tho, " 80 no man Piers Plowman (B), xiii. 135. displese hym." IMG:content-1448.png:[blocks in formation] That I was of Wittis hous and with his wyf dame Studye. Piers Plowman (B), x. 226. sol (so), interj. [The adv. so used elliptically: 'stand, hold, keep, etc., so. '] 1. Go quietly! gently! easy now! be still: often used in quieting a restle animal. Sometimes spelled soh. The cheerful milkmaid takes her stool, And sits and milks in the twilight cool, Saying, "So! 80 , bo ! 80 ! 80!" J. T. Trow bridge , Farm-Yard Song. 2. Naut . , a direction to the helmsman to keep the ship steady: as, steady, so ! steady! option. See seller1.