| Scots Words | Alt. Scots Words | English Meanings |
| sab | sob | |
| sae | so | |
| sael | bind cattle+ cattle bind | |
| saft | soft | |
| saicrament | sacrament | |
| said | sayed+ sayd | said |
| saidle | saddle | |
| saidler | saddler | |
| saikless | sakeless | innocent+ feeble |
| saim | same | fat+ grease+ lard |
| sain | sane | bless+ protect |
| sain | sayen+ sayn | said |
| sain | fond | |
| saip | sape | soap |
| sair | sare | sore+ very |
| sair | to serve | |
| sair | sairly | |
| sairie | sairry | sorry |
| saithe | saith | full grown coalfish |
| saitin | satin | |
| saitisfee | satisfy | |
| sall | sal | shall |
| samin | same | |
| Sandy | Sannack | |
| sang | song+ sang | |
| sang | song | |
| sanna | shan't | |
| sanshach | wily+ shrewd | |
| sant | disappear+ vanish | |
| sap | a sop | |
| sappie | juicy meat+ plump+ soggy | |
| sapple | soak with water | |
| sapples | soapy lathers | |
| saps | pieces of brad soaked in milk | |
| sapsie | soft+ sloppy+ effeminate | |
| sark | serk | shirt |
| sarkin | roof boarding | |
| Sassenach | English (Saxon) | |
| sassenger | sausage | |
| sat | sat | |
| sattle | settle | |
| sauch | saugh | sallow+ willow |
| saucht | ease+ quiet | |
| saud | to scald | |
| sauf | safe+ save | |
| saugh | the willow | |
| saughs | willows | |
| saul | sawl | soul (religious) |
| saumon | salmon | |
| saumont | sawmont | |
| saunt | saint | |
| sauntlie | saintly | |
| saur | taste+ smell+ slight breeze | |
| saurless | tasteless+ lacking in wit | |
| saut | salt | |
| saut-backets | v. backets | |
| savendie | strong+ secure+ trustworthy | |
| saw | saw (wood) | |
| saw | to sow | |
| Sawbath | Sunday | |
| sawd | sawed | |
| sawe | saw | sow |
| sawed | sowed | |
| sawn | sawed | |
| sawney | v. sandy | |
| sax | six | |
| saxpence | sixpence | |
| saxt | sixth | |
| saxteen | sixteen | |
| saxteent | sixteenth | |
| saxtie | sixty | |
| say | say | |
| scabbit | skabbit | scabbed+ bare infertile land |
| scaff | skaff | scrounge+ gather what is |
| scaffenger | skaffenger | scavenger |
| scaffie | skaffie | street sweeper+ refuse collector |
| scallion | skallion | a spring onion |
| scam | skam | burn+ singe |
| scance | skance | scan+ analyse+ glance |
| scant | skant | lack+ scarcity |
| scantlins | skantlins | scarcely |
| scar | to scare | |
| scar | v. scaur | |
| scart | skart | scratch |
| scathe | scaith | |
| scaud | skaud | scold |
| scaul | scold | |
| scauld | to scold | |
| scaum | skaum | scorch+ singe |
| scaup | skaup | scalp+ this soil+ stony ground |
| scaur | skaur | scar+ steep rock+ precipee |
| scaur | afraid; apt to be scared | |
| scaw | skaw | scaly skin disease+ barnacles |
| scawt | skawt | having a skin disease |
| scent | scent+ small quantity | |
| scheme | skeme | plan+ housing estate |
| scho | she | |
| schuil | skuil+ scuil+ scule+ schule | school |
| scissor | pair of scissors | |
| sclaff | sklaff | strike with open hand |