southering

Verb

souther (third-person singular simple present southers, present participle southering, simple past and past participle southered)

1. To move toward the south.
   • Having passed across in sight of this place, the Santa Anna tacked and stood off, as though she were awaiting a pilot, but none appearing, southered her course as if about to proceed down the coast ; having, however, rounded a small island in the river's mouth, covered with lofty trees, which...1878, Percy Bolingbroke St. John, The flower of the forest; or, Mary Rock, page 71
2. (Scotland, dialectal) To fix; remedy; put to rights.
   • Reuben's a gude lad and a kind—I have aye allowed that ; but as to his not allowing enquiry anent the scandal of Margery Kittlesides and Rory MacRand, under pretence that they have southered sin wi' marriage, it's clear again the Christian discipline o' the kirk.1818, Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian

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