Sentence:  The laddies ran to him to redd ilka quarrel, An' he <WSD>southered</WSD> a' up wi' a snap or a farl ; While vice that had daured to stain virtue's pure laurel, Shrunk cowed frae the glance o' the stalwart auld carl : 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To fix; remedy; put to rights.