Melle,Mellé,Mellay,s.1. Contest, battle.
Fr.melée, id.
Wallace.2.In melle, in a state of mixture.Sir Gawan.
Mellyne,Melling,s.Mixture.Barbour.
Fr.mellange, id.
MELL,s.A company.Statist. Acc.
A. S. Teut.mael, comitia, conventus;mael-en, conjungi.
MELT,s.The spleen, S.Complaynt S.
Su. G.mielte, id.
ToMelt,v. a.To knock down; properly, by a stroke in the side, where themeltlies, S.Gl. Complaynt.
MELTETH, MELTITH,s.A meal, S.meltet, S. B.Henrysone.
Isl.mael-tid, hora prandii vel coenae.
ToMELVIE,v. a.To soil with meal, S.Burns.
Isl.moelv-a, comminuere;miolveg-r matr, fruges.
Melvie,adj.Soiled with meal, S. B.Gl. Shirr.
MEMBRONIS,
L.marlionis, merlins.
Houlate.
ToMEMER,v. n.To recollect one's self.Sir Gawan.
A. S.mymer-ian, reminisci.
MEMERKYN, MYNMERKIN,s.A contemptuous term, expressive of smallness of size.Evergreen.
MEMMIT,part. pa.Allied.Bannatyne P.
Teut.moeme,memme, matertera, neptis.
MENARE,s.A mediatrix, q.moyaner, q. v.Houlate.
MENDS,s.1. Atonement.Abp. Hamiltoun.2. Amelioration of conduct.Kelly.3. Addition.To the mends, over and above, S.Rutherford.
O. E.amends, compensation; Fr.amende, in pl.
ToMENE, MEYNE, MEANE,v. a.1. To bemoan, S.Barbour.2. Tomean one's self, to make known one's grievance.Ja. VI.3.No to mein, not an object of sympathy, S.Ramsay.4. To indicate pain or lameness.Gl. Sibb.
ToMene,Meane,v. n.1. To make lamentation, S.Minstr. Bord.2. To utter moans, S.
A. S.maen-an, dolere, ingemiscere.
ToMENE, MEAN, MEEN,v. a.1. To intend, S.Douglas.
A. S.maen-an, Germ.mein-en, intendere.
2. To esteem, to prize.Douglas.3. To make mention of.Sir Egeir.
A. S.maen-an, mentionem facere.
4. To make known distinctly.Lyndsay.5. To recognise.Ywaine and Gawin.6. To reflect; withoforon.Barbour.
A. S.maen-an, in animo habere.
7. To attempt.Band Maintenance.
Mene,s.Meaning, design.Douglas.
Mene,Mein,s.An attempt, S. B.Ross.
MENE,adj.Intermediate.Douglas.
MENE,adj.Common.V.Mein.
ToMENG,v. a.To mix.V.Ming.
ToMENGE,v. a.To soothe.
Teut.meng-en, temperare.
MENYEIT,part. pa.V.Manyied.
MENYIE, MENGIE, MENYE, MENYHÉ,s.1. One family.Bannatyne Poems.2. A company, S. B.Douglas.3. Followers of a chieftain.Barbour.4. An army in general.Douglas.5. A multitude, applied to things, S.Ferguson.
A. S.menegeo, Alem.menigi, Isl.meingi, multitudo.
MENYNG,s.Compassion.Barbour.V.Mene, to lament.
MENKIT,pret.Joined.Dunbar.
A. S.meneg-an, miscere, concumbere.
MENOUN, MENIN,s.A minnow, S.Barbour.
Gael.meanan, id.;meanbh, little.
MENSK, MENSE,s.1. Dignity of conduct.2. Honour.Barbour.3. Discretion, S.Burns.
Isl.menska, humanitas; A. S.mennisc, humanus.
Menske,adj.Humane.Sir Tristrem.
ToMensk,Mense,one,v. a.1. To treat respectfully.Gawan and Gol.2. To do honour to.Lyndsay.
Menskit,part. pa.Honourably treated.Gawan and Gol.
Menskful,Menseful,adj.1. Manly.Gawan and Gol.2. Noble.Gawan and Gol.3. Moderate, discreet, S.Ramsay.4. Mannerly, respectful, S.Ramsay.
Menskles,Mensless,adj.1. Void of discretion, S.Douglas.2. Greedy, insatiable, S.Poems Buchan Dial.3. Immoderate, S.Morison.
Menskly,adv.Decently.Barbour.
A. S.mennislice, humaniter.
MENSWORN,part. pa.V.Mansweir.
ToMER,v. a.To put into confusion.
Isl.mer-ia, contundere.
Wallace.
MERCAL,s.A piece of wood used in the construction of the Shetland plough.Statist. Acc.
MERCH,MERGH, (gutt.)s.1. Marrow.Douglas.2. Strength, pith, S.Ferguson.3. Transferred to mind, understanding.Hamilton.
A. S.merg,maerh, Su. G.maerg, id.
MERCIABLE,adj.Merciful.
O. Fr.
King's Quair.
MERCIALL,adj.Merciful.K. Quair.
O. Fr.merciaule.
MERCIALL,adj.Martial.Bellenden.
MERE,s.1. A boundary.Wyntown.
A. S.maera, Su. G.maere, Belg.meer, id.
MERE,s.The sea.Wyntown.
A. S.mere, Isl.maere, id.
Mereswine,Meer-swine,s.1. A dolphin.Douglas.2. A porpoise, S.
Teut.maer-swin, delphinus; Su. G.marswin, a porpoise.
MERGH,s.Marrow.V.Mergh.
MERY,adj.Faithful.Gawan and Gol.
The phrasemery men, applied to adherents or soldiers, may be merely expressive of their hilarity in the service of their chief. A. S.mirige, cheerful.
MERGIN,adj.(ghard). Most numerous, largest, S. B.
Su. G.marg, multus.
MERK,s.An ancient Scottish silver coin, in value thirteen shillings and four-pence of our money, or thirteen pence and one-third of a penny Sterling.Ruddiman.
MERK, MERKLAND,s.A denomination of land, from the duty formerly paid to the sovereign or superior, S. Shetl.Statist. Acc.
MERK,adj.Dark.V.Mark.
ToMERK,v. n.To ride.Gawan and Gol.
Arm.marck-at, Ir.markay-im, to ride; Germ.mark, a horse.
ToMERK,v. a.To design, S. B.Doug.
A. S.mearc-ian, designare.
MERKE SCHOT, the distance between thebow markis, in the exercise of archery.Wyntown.
MERKERIN,s.The spinal marrow, Ang.
Mergh, marrow; and Germ.kern, pith; q. that which constitutes the pith of the body.
MERLE,s.The blackbird; Fr.Compl. S.
MERRY-BEGOTTEN,s.A spurious child, Ang.
MERRY-DANCERS,s. pl.The Aurora Borealis, S.Encycl. Brit.
MERTRIK,s.A marten.V.Martrik.
MERVYS, mars.V.Mer.Barbour.
MES, MESS,s.Mass, S.Godly Ballads.
Mes, orMass John, a ludicrous designation for the minister of a parish, S.; q.Mass-priest.Poems Buchan Dial.
MESALL, MYSEL,adj.Leprous.
Fr.mesel, id.
Bellenden.
MESCHANT,adj.V.Mischant.
ToMESE,v. a.To mitigate.V.Meis.
MESEof herring, five hundred herrings.Skene.
Isl.meis, a bag in which fish are carried.
MESH,s.A net for carrying fish, S.; from the same origin withMese.
MESSAGE,s.Ambassadors, Fr. id.Wallace.
MESSAN, MESSIN, MESSOUN, MESSAN-DOG,s.1. A small dog.Dunbar.2. A country cur.Watson.
FromMessinain Sicily, whence this species was brought; or Fr.maison, a house.
ToMESTER,v. a.Perhaps, to need.V.Mister.King's Quair.
MESWAND,s.A wedge; properly a measuring-rod.Abp. Hamiltoun.
Alem.mez, mensura;wand, virga.
MET, METT, METTE,s.1. Measure, S.Acts Ja. I.2. A determinate measure, S.Stat. Acc.
Su. G.maat, A. S.mete, mensura.
ToMETE,v. a.To paint.Douglas.
A. S.met-an, pingere.
METE HAMYS, METHAMIS,s. pl.Manors.Wallace.
A. S.mete, meat, andham, a house.
METH,s.A boundary.V.Meith.
METHINK,v. impers.Methinks.Barbour.
A. S.me thincth, mihi videtur.
MEW,s.An inclosure.Ferguson.
MEWITH,3. p. v.Changeth;
Fr.mu-er.
Sir Gawan.
ToMEWT,v. n.To mew, as a cat.
Fr.miault, mewing.
Kelly.
MYANCE,s.Means, wages, fee.
Fr.moyen, mean, q.moyens.
MYCHE,adj.Great, much.Douglas.
Su. G.mycken, id. Isl.miok,mioeg, valde.
MICHEN,s.Common spignel, S.
Gael.moiken, id.
Statist. Acc.
MICHTIE,adj.1. Of high rank.S. P. Repr.2. Stately, haughty, S.3. Strange, surprising; also as anadv.as,michtie gude, S. B.
Su. G.maagta, very;maagta godt.
MID-CUPPIL,s.That ligament which couples or unites the two staves of a flail, S. B.
MIDDEN, MIDDYN, MIDDING,s.A dunghill, S.Wallace.
A. S.midding, Dan.moeding, id.
Midden-hole,s.1. A dunghill, S.Statist. Acc.2. A small pool beside a dunghill, in which the filthy water stands, S.
Midden-mylies,s. pl.Orrach, S. B., thus denominated, as growing ondunghills.
Myliesis allied to Sw.mell,melre, andmolla, names for this herb.
ToMYDDIL, MIDIL,v. n.To mix.
Belg.middel-en, intercedere.
Doug.
MYDDIL ERD, MEDLERT, MIDLERT,s.This earth.Sir Gawan.
A. S.middan-eard, mundus, Alem.mittil-gard, id.
MYDDIS,s.The middle.Wyntown.
Mydlen,adj.Middle.Wallace.
Mydlest,adj.Middlemost.Wyntown.
A. S.midlaesta, medius.
Mydlike,adj.Moderate, ordinary.
A. S.medlice, modicus.
Barbour.
Mid-man,Midsman,s.A mediator.Baillie.
Mids,s.1. Means.Baillie.2. A medium between extremes.Pardovan.
Mydwart,s.Middle ward of an army.Wallace.
A. S.midde, andweard, custodia.
Midwart,Amidwart,prep. Towards the centre.
A. S.midde-weard.
Douglas.
ToMYITH,v. a.V.Myth.
MYKIL,adj. Great.V.Mekyl.
MILD,s.A species of fish, Orkney.Statist. Acc.
Isl.mialld-r, piscis pulcherrimi nomen, sed captu rarus.
MILDROP,s.1. The mucus flowing from the nose in a liquid state;meldrop, South of S.Henrysone.2. The foam which falls from a horse's mouth, or the drop at the bit, ibid.
Isl.meldrop-ar, spuma in terram cadens ex fraeno; frommel, a bit, anddrop-a, to drop.
3. The drop at the end of an icicle, or any pendent drop, ibid.
MILK,s.An annual holiday in a school, on which the scholars present a small gift to their master, which has at first received its designation frommilk, as the principal part of the entertainment.
ToMilkthe tether, to carry off the milk of any one's cows by milking ahair-tether, S., a superstitious idea, also prevalent in Sweden.
Milker,s.A cow that gives milk, S.
Milkness,s.1. The state of giving milk, S.Ross.2. Milk itself, S.Ferguson.3. A dairy, S. A. Bor.4. The produce of the dairy, in whatever form, S.Spalding.
Milkorts,Milkworts,s. pl.The root of the campanula rotundifolia, S. B.
Milk-syth,s.A milk-strainer, S. corr.milsie,milsey.Bannatyne P.
Also calledthe Sey-dish, fromSey, to strain, q. v.
Milk-woman,s.A wet-nurse, S. B.
ToMILLone out of a thing, to procure it in an artful way, Loth.
Isl.mill-a, lenire.
MILL,s.A snuff-box, properly of a cylindrical form. S.
Isl.mel-ia, contundere; the box being formerly used in the country as amillfor grinding the dried tobacco leaves.
MILLER'S THUMB,sThe river Bullhead, S.Sibbald.
MILLOIN, MILLAIN,adj.Belonging to mail.Sir Egeir.
Teut.maelien;or perhaps made inMilan.
MILL-LADE,s.V.Lade.
MILL-LICHENS,s.The entry into the place where the inner mill-wheel goes, S. B.V.Lychtnis.
Perh. q. the lungs or lights of a mill.
MILL-RING,s.The dust of a mill, S. B.
MILL-STEW,s.The same, S.
Teut.molen-stof, pollen.
MILNARE,s.A miller.Wyntown.
Sw.moelnare, id.
ToMILT,v. a.V.Melt,v.
MIM,adj.1. Prudish, S.Ramsay.2. Prim, demure.Ross.3. Affecting great moderation in eating or drinking, S.Ramsay.
This seems originally the same with E.mum, used as an adj., mute.
MIN, MYN,adj.Less.Kennedy.
Su. G.minne, Alem.min, id.
ToMIND,v. n.1. To remember, S.Wodrow.
A. S.ge-mynd-gan, Dan.mind-er, meminisse.
2. To design, to intend, S.Knox.
ToMind,v. a.To recollect, S.Sir J. Sinclair.
Mind,s.Recollection, S.To keep mind, S. to keep in mind, E.Burns.
A. S.ge-mynd, Dan.minde, memoria.
Myndles,adj.1. Forgetful.Douglas.2. Causing forgetfulness.Douglas.3. Acting like one in a delirium.Doug.
ToMYNDE,v. a.To undermine.Doug.
ToMYNG, MYNGE,v. a.To mix.Henrysone.
A. S.meng-an, Su. G.meng-a, id.
ToMINNE,v. a.To contribute.Sir Tristrem.
Isl.mynd-a, procurare;mund, dos.
MINNIE, MINNY,s.Mother; a fondling term, S.Clerk.
Belg.minnie, a nurse;minne, love,minn-en, to love; Isl.manna, matercula.
Minnie's Mouthes,s.Those who must be wheedled into any measure by kindness; q. by a mother's fondling.Calderwood.
ToMYNNIS,v. n.To grow less.Doug.
Su. G.minsk-a, id. frommin, less.
ToMINT, MYNT,v. n.1. To aim, to take aim.Douglas.2. To attempt, S.Gawan and Gal.To mint at, to aim at, S.Ramsay.To mint to, the same.Baillie.
A. S.ge-mynt-an, disponere, Alem.meint-a, intendere.
Mint,Mynt, s.1. An aim.Douglas.2. An attempt, S.Ramsay.
Alem.meinta, intentio.
ToMIRD,v. n.To meddle, S. B.Ross.
C. B.ymyryd, to intermeddle.
MIRE-BUMPER,s.The bittern, S.
Mire, and Isl.bomp-a, to strike against.
MYRIT,pret.Stupified.Douglas.
MIRK, MYRK, MERK,adj.Dark, S. A.mark, S. B.Wyntown.
Isl.myrk, Su. G.moerk, id.
Mirk,Mirke,s.Darkness, S.Lyndsay.
A. S.myrce, Isl.myrkur, id.
ToMirken,Mirkyn,v. n.To grow dark. Sw.moerkna, id.Douglas.
Mirklins,adv.In the dark, S. B.
Mirkness,s.1. Darkness.Barbour.2. Mental darkness.N. Burne.
MYRKEST,adj.Most rotten.Wallace.
Isl.morkinn, Su. G.murken, rotten.
MIKKY,adj.Smiling, merry, S. B.Shirrefs.
A. S.myrig, merry; ormyrg, pleasure.
MIRKLES,v. pl.The radical leaves of Fucus esculentus, eaten in Orkney.
MIRL,s.A crumb, S. B.V.Murle.
MIRLES,s. pl.The measles, Aberd.
Fr.morbilles, id.
MIRLYGOES, MERLIGOES,s. pl.One's eyes are said to bein the mirlygoes, when one sees objects indistinctly, S.Ferguson.
Perhaps q.merrily go, because objects seem to dance before the eyes.
MIRROT,s.A carrot, S. B.
Su. G.morrot, id.
MYRTRE,adj.Belonging to myrtle.Douglas.
MYS, MYSS, MISS,s.1. A fault, S. B.Wallace.2. Evil, in a physical sense.Sir Gawan.
Goth.missa, defectus, error.
MISBEHADDEN,part. pa.Unbecoming or indiscreet, applied to language, S.
A. S.mis, andbehaldenwary.
ToMISCALL, MISCA',v. a.To call names to, S.Rutherford.
MYSCHANCY,adj.1. Unlucky, S.Douglas.2. Causing unhappiness.Douglas.
MISCHANT, MESCHANT,adj.1. Wicked.Bellenden.2. False.
Fr.meschant, id.
Lindsay.
Mischant,Mishant,s.A worthless person.Polwart.
Mischantlie,Meschantlie,adv.Wickedly.Bp. Forbes.
Mischantnesse,s.Wickedness.Godscroft.
Mischant Youther, a very bad smell, S.
Fr.meschant odeur, id.
V.Prat.
MYSEL,adj.Leprous.V.Mesall.
MYSELL,v.Myself, S. corr.Wallace.
Myselwyn,s.Myself.Barbour.
Frommeandsylfne, accus. ofsylfe, ipse.
ToMYSFALL,v. n.To miscarry.Barbour.
ToMISFAYR,Misfare,v. n.To miscarry.Douglas.
Misfarin, S. B. ill-grown; A. S.mis-far-an, male invenire, perire.
Mysfar,s.Mischance.Wallace.
MISGAR,s.A kind of trench in sandy ground, from the action of the wind. Orkn. Norw.misdenoting defect, andgiaerform.
ToMISGRUGLE,v. a.To rumple; to handle roughly, S.Journ. Lond.2. To disfigure, to deform, S. B.
Belg.kreukel-en, to crumple.
ToMISGULLY,v. a.To cut clumsily, to mangle, Fife; q. to use thegully amiss.
MISHANTER,s.Misfortune, S.Ross.
Fr.misaventure, O. E.mysauntre.
MISHAPPENS,s.Unfortunateness.Baillie.
MISHARRIT,part. pa.Unhinged.Palice of Honour.
A. S.mis, andhearro, a hinge.
ToMISKEN,v. a.1. Not to know, S.Douglas.2. To overlook, to neglect.Compl. S.3. To seem to be ignorant of, S.Baillie.4. To forbear, not to meddle with.5. To refuse to acknowledge.Abp. Hamiltoun.6.To misken one's self, to forget one's proper station, S.
ToMYSKNAW,v. a.To be ignorant of.Crosraguel.
MISLEARD,adj.1. Unmannerly, S.Ferguson.2. Mischievous, S.Burns.
Misandlear'd, i. e. learned.
ToMISLIPPEN,v. a.To disappoint, S.
ToMISLUCK,v. n.To miscarry.
Belg.misluck-en, id.
Misluck,s.Misfortune, S.Ramsay.
MISLUSHIOUS,adj.Rough, unguarded.Ramsay.
ToMISMAGGLE,v. a.To spoil, to disorder, S. B.V.Magil.Journ. Lond.
MISMAIGHT,part. pa.Put out of sorts, mismatched, S. frommisandmaik, q. v.Gl. Sibb.
ToMISMARROW,v. a.To mismatch.V.Marrow,v.
MISNURTURED,adj.Ill-bred.Rutherford.
Misnourtournesse,s.Ill-breeding.Rollocke.
ToMISPORTIONone's self,v. a.To eat to excess, S. B.
ToMISSAYE,v. a.To rail at.Baron Courts.
Teut.mis-seggh-en, malè loqui alicui.
MYSSEL,s.A vail.V.Mussal,v.
MISSETTAND,part. pr.Unbecoming.Pal. Hon.
Teut.mis-sett-en, male disponere.
MISSILRY,s.Perh. leprosy.V.Mesall.Roull.
MISSLIE,adj.Solitary.V.Mistlie.Gl. Sibb.
ToMISSWEAR,v. n.To swear falsely, S.
MISTER, MYSTER,s.Craft, art.
O. Fr.mestier, id.
Barbour.
MISTER, MYSTER,s.1. Necessity, S. B.Barbour.2. Want of food, S. B.Ross.3. Any thing necessary.Douglas.
Su. G.mist-a, Dan.mist-er, to want.
ToMister,v. a.To need, to be in want of.Wallace.Mister'd, reduced to difficulties, S. B.
ToMister,Mystre,v. n.1. To be necessary.Barbour.2. To be in straits.Balfour.
Mystir,adj.Necessary.Barbour.
Mistirful,adj.Necessitous.Douglas.
Mistry,s.Strait.Barbour.
MISTLIE,adj.1. Dull, solitary, from the absence of some object to which one is attached. Loth. Roxb.; alsomisslie.Gl. Sibb.2. Bewildered on a road, Roxb.3. Dreary, ibid.Eeriesynon.
From Su. G.mist-a, to want, andlikexpressing state or resemblance: or Teut.misselick, incertus in quo errare potest. This closely corresponds with sense 2.
ToMISTRAIST,v. n.To mistrust.V.Traist.Wallace.
ToMISTRYST,v. a.To break an engagement with, S.V.Tryst.Gl. Sibb.
ToMISTROW,v. a.1. To suspect, to mistrust.Barbour.2. To disbelieve.Wyntown.
Isl.misstru-a, Belg.mistrouw-en, id.
Mistrowing,s.Distrust.
Belg.mistrowen, id.
Barbour.
ToMYTH,v. a.To measure.Douglas.
A. S.met-an, metiri.
ToMYTH, MYITH,v. a.1. To mark.
Isl.mid-a, locum signo.
Wallace.2. To shew.Gawan and Gol.
Myth,s.A mark.V.Meith.
MITH, MEITH,aux. v.Might, S. B.
Su. G.matha, id.
Shirrefs.
MYTING,s.1. A term used to express smallness of size.Evergreen.
Teut.myte,mydte, acarus, a mite.
2. A fondling designation for a child, pron. q.mitten, Ang.
MITTALE, MITTAINE,s.A kind of hawk.Acts Ja. II.
MITTENS,s. pl.1. Woollen gloves.
Fr.mitaine.
Sir J. Sinclair.2.To lay up one's mittens, to beat out one's brains, Aberd.Journal Lond.
ToMITTLE,v. a.To hurt or wound, S.
Fr.mutil-er, Lat.mutil-are, id.
MIXT,part. pa.1. Disordered; applied to one in some degree ailing, Banffs.2. Denoting partial intoxication, S.
MIXTIE-MAXTIE, MIXIE-MAXIE,adv.In a state of confusion, S.
Su. G.miskmask, id.
Burns.
MIZZLED,adj.Having different colours, S.
A. S.mistl, varius, Isl.mislitt, variegatus.
MOBIL, MOBLE,s.Moveable goods, S.
Fr.meubles, id.
Douglas.
MOCH, MOCHY,adj.1. Moist.Palice Honour.2. Close, misty, S.
Isl.mokk-r, condensatio nubium;mugga, aer succidus et nubilo humidus.
MOCH,s.A heap.Gl. Sibb.
A. S.mucg, acervus.
ToMOCHRE, MOKRE,v. n.1. To heap up, to hoard.Priests Peblis.
Ital.mucchiare; Isl.mock-a, id. coacervare.
2. To be busy about trifling matters or mean work, S. B. pron.mochre.3. To work in the dark, S. B.
MOCHT,aux. v.Might.Wallace.
Alem.moht-a, frommog-en, posse.
MODE, MWDE,s.1. Courage.
A. S. Sw.mod, id.
Wyntown.2. Indignation.Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. Isl.mod, ira, A. S.mod-ian, irasci.
Mody,Mudy,adj.1. Bold.Barbour.
Sw.modig, bold, daring.
2. Pensive, melancholy.Douglas.
ToMODERATE,v. n.1. To preside in an ecclesiastical court, S.Acts Assembly.2. To preside in a congregation, at the election of a Pastor, S.Pardovan.
Moderator,s.1. He who presides in an ecclesiastical court, S.Acts Assembly.2. The minister who presides at the election of a Pastor, S.Pardovan.
Moderation,s.The act of presiding in an election, S.
MODYR, MODER,s.Mother.Wallace.
A. S. Isl. &c.moder, Belg.moeder.
Modyr-nakyd,adj.Stark naked, S.mother-naked.Ramsay.
Teut.moeder-naeckt, id.
MODYWART, MODEWART,s.A mole, S.Douglas.
A. S.mold, terra, andwrot-an, versare rostro.
MOGGANS,s. pl.1. Long sleeves for a woman's arms, S. B.Ross.
Teut.mouwken, parva manica.
2. Hose without feet, Aberd.Hairy moggans, Fife.Journal Lond.
Gael.mogan, boot-hose.
MOGH,s.A moth, Ang
O. E.mough.
MOY, MOYE,adj.1. Gentle, mild.Dunbar.2. Affecting great moderation in eating or drinking;mim, synon.Kelly.
Gael.modh, modest; Dan.moe, a virgin.
Moylie,adv.Mildly.Montgomerie.
MOYAN,s.A species of artillery, of a middle size.Pitscottie.
Fr.moyen, moderate.
MOYEN, MOYAN,s.1. Means for attaining any end.R. Bruce.2. Interest, S.Calderwood.3. Means of subsistence.Spotswood.Be the moyan of, by means of.R. Bruce.4. Temporal substance, property.
Fr.moyen, a means.
Acts Ja. VI.
ToMoyen, Moyan,v. a.1. To accomplish by the use of means.R. Bruce.2. To procure; implying diligence, S.A weil-moyent man, one who has good means for procuring any thing, S. B.
Fr.moyenn-er, to procure.
Moyener,Moyaner,s.One who employs his interest for another.R. Bruce.
O. Fr.moyennere, mediateur.
Moeynles,adj.Destitute of interest.Hume.
ToMOIF,v. a.To move.Douglas.
MOYT,adj.Many.King's Quair.
O. Fr.moult,mout, much, Lat.multum.
ToMOKRE,v. a.To hoard.V.Mochre.
MOLD,s.The ground.V.Mulde.
MOLE,s.Promontory.V.Mull.Barbour.
MOLLACHON,s.A small cheese, Stirlings.
Gael.mulachan, a cheese.
MOLLAT, MOLLET,s.1. The bit of a bridle.Dunbar.2. The ornament of a bridle.Douglas.
Mollet-brydyl,s.A bridle having a curb.Bellenden.
Teut.muyl, the mouth; Isl.mull, Su. G.myl, a bridle, a curb.
ToMOLLET,v. n.Perhaps, to curb.V.Mollat.Lyndsay.
MOLLIGRANT,s.Whining, complaining, Ang.Molligrunt, Loth.
Isl.mogl-a, murmur, andgraun, os et nasus.
MOLLIGRUB, MULLYGRUB,s.The same withmolligrant, S.Ramsay.
Mulligrubis an E. word used in a similar sense in cant language.
MOMENT-HAND,s.The hand of a clock or watch which marks the seconds, S.
MON, MONE, MUN, MAUN,aux. v.Must.
Isl.mun, id.
Douglas.
ToMONE,v. a.To take notice of.Barbour.
A. S.mon-ian, animadvertere.
MONE,s.Mane.
Isl.moen, id.
Palice Honour.
MONE,s.The moon;meen, Aberd.
A. S.mona, Germ.mon, id.
Barbour.
Moneth,s.A month, still the pronunciation of some old people, S.Wyntown.
A. S.monath, id., frommona, the moon.
MONESTING,s.Admonition.V.Monyss.Barbour.
MONY,adj.1. Many, S.Bellenden.2. Great, Border.Complaynt S.
A. S.moneg, Sw.monga, many.
MONYCORDIS,s. pl.A musical instrument.Houlate.
Gr. μονοχορδος, unica intentus chorda.
MONIPLIES, MONNYPLIES,s. pl.That part of the tripe of a beast which consists ofmany folds, S.; the omasum.Ess. Highl. Soc.
S.monymany, andplya fold.
ToMONYSS,v. a.To warn, to admonish.
Fr.admonest-er, id.
Barbour.
MONONDAY, MUNANDAY.s.Monday, S.Fordun.
A. S.Monan daeg, id. the day consecrated to the Moon.
MONTEYLE,s.A mount.Barbour.
Ital.monticell-o, L. B.monticell-us, colis.
MONTH, MOUNTH,s.1. A mountain.Complaynt S.2. The Grampian mountains towards their eastern extremity.To gang oure the Month, to cross the Grampians, S. B.Barbour.
A. S.monte,munt, a mountain.
MONTUR,s.Expl. saddle-horse.
Fr.monture, id.
Sir Gawan.
ToMOOL,v. a.To crumble.V.Mule.
Mools,s.V.Muldis.
ToMOOP,v. n.V.Moup.
MOOR-FOWL,s.Red game, moor-cock, S.Sibbald.
MOOR-GRASS,s.Potentilla anserina, S.Lightfoot.
MOOSE,s.V.Mouse.
MOOSEWEB, MOUSEWEB,s.1. The gossamer, S.2. Improperly, a spider's web.3. Metaph. phlegm in the throat or stomach, S.Ferguson.
Fr.mousse, moss; Teut.mos, moisture.
ToMOOTER.V.Moutawa'.
MOOTH,adj.Misty, foggy, S. B.
Belg.mottig, id.mottig weer, drizzling weather.
MORADEN,s.Homage.V.Manrent.
MORE, MOR,adj.Great.Wyntown.
MORE,s.A heath.V.Mure.
MORGEOUN,s.V.Murgeoun.
MORIANE,adj.Swarthy, resembling aMoor.Diallog.
Fr.morien, id. from Lat.Mauritanus.
MORMAIR,s.An ancient title of honour in S. equivalent toEarl; from Gael.mor, great, andMair, q. v.
MORN, MORNE,s.Morrow;to morne, to-morrow; S.the morne, id.Douglas.
A. S.morghen,morgen; Isl.morgun, morrow.
MORNING-GIFT,s.Thegiftconferred by a husband on his wife, on themorningafter marriage.Acts Ja. VI.
A. S.morgen-gife, Germ.morgan-geba, Teut.morghen-gave, id.
MOROWING, MOROWNING,s.Morning.Dunbar.
Moes. G.maurgins, A. S. Isl.morgen, id.
MORT,a mort, Died, or dead.Bannatyne Poems.
Fr.meurt, 3. p. s. ind. improperly used.
Mort,adj.Fatal;a mort cold, i. e. a deadly cold.Ruddiman.
Mort-cloth,s.The pall carried over the corpse at a funeral, S.Stat. Acc.
Mortfundyit,part. pa. Cold as death.V.MortandFundy.
Mortmumlingis,s. pl.Prayers muttered ormumbledfor the dead.Bannatyne P.
MORTAR,s.1. Coarse clay of a reddish colour, S.Statist. Acc.2. This clay as prepared for building, S.
MORTAR-STONE,s.A stone hollowed out, formerly used as a mortar, for preparing barley by separating it from the husks, S.Pinkerton.
MORTERSHEEN,s.A fatal species of glanders; q.mort aux chien, a carcase for dogs.Spalding.
ToMORTIFY,v. a.To give in mortmain, S.Erskine.
L. B.mortificare terras, id.
Mortification,s.1. The act of giving in mortmain, S.Erskine.2. Lands or money thus disponed, S.Stat. Acc.
MORTYM, MORTON,s.Supposed to be the common martin;mertym, South of S.Acts Ja. VI.
MORUNGEOUS,adj.In very bad humour;morungeous cankert, very ill-humoured, S. B.