LUIK-HARTIT,adj.Warmhearted.
Alem.lauc, flame.
Dunbar.
LUIT,pret.Let.Pitscottie.Lute of, reckoned.R. Bruce.
LUKNYT,part. pa.Locked.V.Lucken.
LUM, LUMB,s.1. A chimney, S.Statist. Acc.2. Sometimes the chimney-top, S.
C. B.llumon, id.
Brand.
Lum-head,s.A chimney top, S.Ross.
LUME,s.An utensil.V.Lome.
LUMMLE,s.The filings of metal, S.
Fr.limaille, id.
LUNCH,s.A large piece of any thing, S.
Sw.luns, massa.
Burns.
LUND, LWND,s.London.Wallace.
LUNYIE,s.The loin.Dunbar.
Teut.loenie. id.
Lunyie-bane,s.Hucklebone, Fife.
LUNKIT,adj.1. Lukewarm, S.2. Beginning to thicken in boiling, S.
Dan.lunk-en, to make lukewarm.
LUNT,s.1. A match, as in E.Hist. Ja. Sext.2. A column of flaming smoke, S.Burns.3. Hot vapour of any kind, S.Burns.
Teut.lonte, fomes igniarius.
ToLunt,v. n.To emit smoke in columns, S.Burns.
Luntus,s.A contemptuous designation for an old woman, probably from the practice of smoking tobacco, S. B.
LURDANE, LURDON,s.1. A worthless person.Wyntown.2. A fool, a sot.Baillie.3. Conjoined with the idea of sloth, S.4. Improperly, a piece of folly or stupidity.Godly Sangs.
Fr.lourdin, blockish, fromlourd, id. Teut.luyaerd,loerd, ignavus.
Lurdanry,s.1. Sottishness.Douglas.2. Carnal sloth.Lyndsay.
Fr.lourderie, stupidity.
LURE,s.The udder of a cow; properly, as used for food, S.
LURE,adv.Rather, S.V.Lever.Ramsay.
LUSCHBALD,s.A sluggard.Kennedy.
Isl.losk-r, ignavus, andbald-r, potens.
LUSKING, LEUSKING,part. pr.Absconding.Gl. Sibb.
Teut.luysch-en, latitare.
LUSOME,adj.Not smooth, S. B.
Su. G.lo,lugg, rough, andsum.
LUSOME,adj.Desirable.V.Lufsom.
LUSS,s.Dandruff, Pityriasis capitis, S.
LUSTY,adj.1. Beautiful.Douglas.2. Pleasant, delightful.Douglas.
Teut.lustigh, amoenus, delectabilis.
Lustheid,s.Amiableness.Gl. Sibb.
Lustynes,s.Beauty.Dunbar.
LUTE, LEUT,s.A sluggard.Gl. Sibb.
Teut.loete, homo insulsus; E.lout.
LUTE,pret.Permitted.V.Luit.
LUTHE. Not understood.Bannatyne Poems.
LUTHRIE,s.Lechery.Bannatyne P.
Belg.lodderig, wanton.
LUTTAIRD,adj.Bowed.Dunbar.
O. Belg.loete, a clown, andaerd, nature.
ToLUVE, LUWE,v. a.To love.V.Luf.
ToLUVE, LUWE,v. a.To love.V.Luf.
MA, MAY, MAA, MAE,adj.More in number, S.
A. S.ma, id.
Barbour.
ToMA,v. a.To make.Barbour.
Germ.mach-en, facere.
MA,aux. v.May.Wyntown.
Sw.ma, Isl.maa, id.
MAAD, MAWD,s.A plaid worn by shepherds, S. A. Renfr.Mannering.
Su. G.mudd, a garment made of the skins of reindeers.
MABBIE,s.A woman's cap, S. B.
mob, E.
Ross.
MACH,s.Son in law.V.MAICH.
ToMACHE,v. n.To strive.Douglas.
MACKLACK,adv.In a clattering way.Polwart.
Mak, make, andclack, a sharp sound.
MACRELL, MAKERELL,s.1. A pimp.Bellenden.2. A bawd.Philotus.
Fr.maquereau, leno; fem.maquerelle.
MACKREL-STURE,s.The tunny, a fish.Pennant.
O. Su. G.stur, magnus.
ToMAE,v. n.To bleat softly, S.Ramsay.
Mae,s.A bleat, S.Ritson.
ToMAGG,v. a.To carry off clandestinely, Loth.
Su. G.miugg, clanculum.
MAGG,s.A cant word for a halfpenny, pl.maggs; the gratuity which servants expect from those to whom they drive any goods, Loth.V.Maik.
MAGGIES,s. pl.Perhaps,maids.
A. S.maegth, virgo.
Philotus.
ToMAGIL, MAIGIL,v. a.To mangle.Douglas.
MAGRAVE, MAGRY,prep.Maugre.V.Mawgre.Wyntown.
MAHOUN,s.1. Mahomet, O. S. and E.2. Transferred to the devil.Dunbar.
MAY,s.A maid, a virgin, S.Wyntown.
Isl.mey, A. S.maeg, Norm. Sax.mai, Moes. G.mawi, id.
MAICH, MACH, (gutt.)s.Son-in-law.Douglas.
Moes. G.mag-us, a son; A. S.maeg, id.; also a father-in-law, a kinsman.
MAICH,s.(gutt.) Marrow, Ang.
MAICHERAND,part. adj.(gutt.) Weak, incapable of exertion, Ang.
Su. G.meker, homo mollis.
MAID,s.A maggot, S. B.
Teut.made, Belg.maade, id.
MAID,adj.Tamed.V.Mait.Acts Ja. III.
MAIDEN,s.An instrument for beheading, nearly of the same construction with theGuillotine, S.Godscroft.
MAIDEN,s.1. The last handful of corn cut down by the reapers on a farm; this being dressed up with ribbons, in resemblance of a young woman, S.A. Douglas.2. The feast of harvest-home, S.Statist. Acc.
MAIDEN,s.1. The honorary designation given to the eldest daughter of a farmer, S. B.2. The bride's maid at a wedding, S. B.3. She who lays the child in the arms of the parent, when presented for baptism, Lanerks.
MAIGLIT,part. pa.Mangled.V.Magil.
MAIK,s.A cant term for a halfpenny, S.
MAIK, MAKE, MAYOCK,s.A match, or equal, S.K. Quair.
A. S.maca, Su. G.make, aequalis, socius.
ToMaik,v. n.To match.Douglas.
Germ.mach-en, sociare.
Maikless,Maykles,adj.Matchless, S.Wyntown.
Su. G.makaloes, id.
MAIL, MALE,s.A spot in cloth, especially what is caused by iron, S.
A. S.mal, Teut.mael, macula.
ToMail,Male,v. a.To stain, S.
MAIL, MEIL, MEEL,s.A weight equivalent to about 7½ stones Dutch, Orkn.Statist. Acc.
Su. G.maal, a measure.
MAIL,s.1. Tribute; pl.malis.Bellend.2. Rent paid, in whatever way, for a farm, S.Erskine.3. Rent paid for a house, garden, &c. S.Acts Sed.
Hencehouse-mail,stable-mail,horse-mail,grass-mail, S.
A. S.male, Isl.mala, Ir.mal, tributum.
4.To pay the mail, to atone for a crime by suffering, S.Hogg.
Black-mail,s.A tax paid by heritors or tenants, for the security of their property, to those freebooters who were wont to make inroads on estates.Acts Ja. VI.
Germ.blackmal, id. from Alem.blak-en, praedari.
Mailer,Maillar,s.1. A farmer.Henrysone.2. One who has a very small piece of ground, S.Statist. Acc.
Mail-free,adj.Without paying rent, S.Rutherford.
Mail-garden,s.A garden, the products of which are raised for sale, S.
Mailin,Mailing,Maling,s.1. A farm, S. frommail, as being rented.Maitland P.2. The term during which a tenant possesses a farm.Baron Courts.
Mail-man,s.A farmer.Baron Courts.
Mail-payer,s.The same, S. B.Ross.
ToMail,Maill,v. a.To rent.Acts Ja. I.
MAILYIE,s.1. In pl., the plates or links of which a coat of mail is composed.
Teut.maelie, orbiculus.
Douglas.2. Network.Henrysone.
ToMAIN,v. a.To bemoan, S.V.Mene,v.
Main,Mayne,Mane,s.Moan, S.Wallace.
MAYNDIT.V.Wayndit.Wallace.
MAYNE, MANE,s.1. Strength of body.Wallace.2. Courage, valour.Douglas.
A. S.maegen, Isl.magn, magnitudo virium.
MAINS, MAINES,s.The farm attached to a mansion-house, S.Skene.V.Manys.
L. B.Mansus Dominicatus, id.
MAYOCK,s.A mate.V.Maik.
MAYOCK FLOOK, a species of flounder, S.Sibbald.
MAIR, MAIRE, MARE,s.1. An officer attending a sheriff for executions and arrestments, S.Acts Ja. I.2.Maire of fee, a hereditary officer under the crown, whose power resembled that of sheriff-substitute in our times.Acts Ja. I.
Gael.maor, an officer; C. B.maer, a ruler; Arm.maier, the head of a village; Fr.maire, anc.maier, a mayor; Alem.mer, a prince.
3. The first magistrate of a royal borough.Wallace.
MAIR,adj.More.V.Mare.
MAIRDIL,adj.Unwieldy, Ang.
Apparently from Gael.muirtamhuil, heavy, pron. nearly as the S. term.
MAIRATOUR,adv.Moreover, S. B.Ross.
MAIROUIR, MAIROUR,adv.Moreover.Abp. Hamiltoun.
MAIRT,s.Winter provision.V.Mart.
MAIS,conj.But; Fr.Bannatyne P.
ToMAISE, MEYSE,v. n.V.Meise.
MAYS, MAYSE, MAISS,3 p.v.Makes.Barbour.
MAIST, MAST,adj.1. Most, denoting number or quantity, S.Barbour.2. Greatest in size, S.Douglas.3. Greatest in rank.Wyntown.
Moes. G.maists, A. S.maest, Isl.mest, id.
Maist,Mast,adv.1. Most, S.Wyntown.2. Almost, S.Shirrefs.
Maistlins,adv.Mostly, S.V.Lingis.
MAISTER, MASTER,s.1. A landlord, S.Quon. Attach.2. A designation given to the eldest son of a baron or viscount, conjoined with the name from which his father takes his title, S.Spalding.3. In composition, denoting what is chief or principal in its kind; asmaister-street, the principal street;mayster-man, equivalent toLord.Wyntown.
Su. G.mester, a landholder, frommaest, most, greatest.
Maister,Mastir,Maistry,s.1. Dominion.Wallace.2. Service.Wallace.3. Resistance, opposition.Id.4. Victory, S.Douglas.
O. Fr.maistrie, authority, power, arrogance, superiority.
Maistryss,Mastryss,s.1. Affectation of dominion.Barbour.2. Service.Id.3. Art, ability.Id.
O. Fr.maistrise, affectation of superiority; art, industry.
Maisterfull,adj.1. Difficult.Wallace.2. Using violence.Maisterfull beggaris, such as took by force.Acts Ja. II.
MAISTER, s. Stale urine, S.Maister laiglen, a wooden vessel for holding urine;maister-cann, an earthen vessel applied to the same use, S.
Gael.maistir, id.
Ferguson.
MAIT, MATE,adj.1. Fatigued.Bellenden.2. Overwhelmed with fear.Douglas.3. Dispirited, dejected.Wyntown.4. Intoxicated.Wallace.
Teut.matt, fessus, id. languidus; Isl.mod, lassus,maed-a, fatigare.
ToMAK, MACK, MAKE,v. n.1. To compose poetry.Kennedy.
Alem.gimahh-on, componere.
2. To avail.It maks na, it does not signify, S. B.Ross.3. To assume prudish airs.Peblis Play.
Mak,Make,s.1. Manner.Wallace.2. A poem, or work of genius.Kennedy.
Makar,Makkar,s.A poet.Wallace.
Alem.machara, auctores.
Making,s.Poetry.Dunbar.
Makdome,s.1. Shape.Montgomerie.2. Elegance of form.Dunbar.
ToMaketo,v. n.To approximate.Baillie.
MAKE,s.Mate.V.Maik.
MAKINT, pron.Maikint,adj.Possessing assurance, S. B.
Isl.mak, ease; Teut.mak, tame.
Makintly,Maikintly,adv.Confidently, S. B.
MAKLY,adv.Equally.
Isl.makligt, A. S.maccalic, fit, equal.
MALDUCK,s.The fulmar.
MALEGRUGROUS,adj.Grim; apparently discontented, S.
Gael.mala, having gloomy brows, andgruagach, a female giant.
MALESON, MALISON,s.A curse, S.
O. Fr.maleiçon,maleison, id.
Kelly.
MAL-GRACE,s.The opposite of being in a state of favour, Fr.Spotswood.
MALHURE, MALLEUR,s.Mischance.G. Buchanan.
Mallewrus,Malheurius,adj.Unhappy.
Fr.malheureux.
Douglas.
MALICE, MALE-EIS,s.1. Bodily disease.Barbour.2. Trouble of mind.
Fr.malaise, disease; q.malum otium.
MALING,adj.Malignant.
Fr.
Burel.
Maling,s.Injury, hurt.Watson.
MALISON,s.A curse.V.Maleson.
MALLACHIE,adj.Denoting the colour resembling milk and water mixed, S. B.
A. S.meolec, milk; Belg.melkachtig, milky.
ToMALLAT,v. n.To feed.Watson.
Isl.maul-a, masticare; or frommaal, a meal, andet-ato eat.
MALLOW,s.Zastera marina, Orkn.
MALMOCK,s.The Fulmar, Shetl.
Norv. id.
Neill.
MALVESY, MAWESIE,s.Malmsey wine.
Fr.malvoisie, id.Pitscottie.
MALVYTÉ, MAWYTÉ,s.Vice.
O. Fr.malvetie, id.
Barbour.
MALWARIS,s. pl.Mowers.Wallace.
MAMMIE,s.1. A childish term for a mother, S.Burns.
Teut.mamme, mater.
2. A nurse, S. B.Ross.
Lat.mamma, Teut.mamme, the breast.
3. A midwife, S. B.
MAMUK,s.A fictitious bird.Burel.
Fr.mammuque, id.
MAN,s.1. A vassal.Barbour.
A. S. Germ. &c. id.
2. One devoted to the service of another from love.King's Quair.3. A male-servant, S.Baillie.4. A husband, S.R. Galloway.
MAN,aux. v.Must, S.V.Mon.Doug.
MAND,s.Payment.Acts Sed.
O. Fr.amande, a fine.
MANDMENT,s.An order.
Fr.
Doug.
MANDRIT,part. adj.Tame.Houlate.
A. S.manred, homage.
MANE,s.Lamentation.V.Main.
MANE,Breid of mane, a very light and savoury white bread.Dunbar.
Teut.maene, a cake of fine flour, shaped like an half moon; or Fr.pain d'amand, almond biscuit.
MANELET,s.Corn marigold.V.Guild.
MANER,s.Kind.Wallace.
MANG,s.To mix one's mang, to join in any thing, S. B.Ross.
Isl. Su. G.meng-a, miscere.
ToMANG,v. a.1. To stupify.Douglas.To be mang't, to run into disorder, Ang.2. To mar, to injure.Bannatyne P.3. To maim, to bruise.Douglas.
O. Fr.man-ier, maltraiter, battre; Roquefort.
4. To overpower, Ang.A. Nicol.5. To render, or become, frantic, Ang.Douglas.
Alem.meng-en, deficere; or A. S.meng-an, miscere.
MANGE,s.Meat, a meal.Montgomerie.
Mangery,s.A feast.Barbour.
O. Fr.mangerie, repas, festin.
ToMANGLE,v. a.To smooth linen clothes by passing them through a rolling press, S.
Teut.manghel-en, polire lintea.
Mangle,s.A calender, S.
Germ.mangel, id.
MANYIE, MANGYIE, MENYIE,s.1. A hurt, a maim, S.Reg. Maj.2. A defect, of whatever kind.Id.
Goth.mein, damnum, vitium.
Manyied,Mainyied,Menyeit,part. pa.Hurt, maimed.Skene.
MANIORY, MANORIE,s.A feast.Douglas.
O. Fr.maniairia, festin de débauche;maniar, manger, Roquefort.
MANYS,s.A mansion, a palace.Doug.
O. Fr.manse, L. B.mans-us, mansion.
ToMANK,v. a.1. To maim.Wallace.2. To impair, in whatever way, S.
Teut.manck-en, L. B.manc-are, mutilare.
Mank,adj.1. Deficient, S.2.To look mank, to seem much at a loss, S.
L. B.manc-us, contractus, imminutus.
Mank,s.Want, S.Ramsay.
Mankitlie,adv.In a mutilated state.Crosraguel.
MANLY,adj.Human.Abp. Hamiltoun.
ToMANNEIS,v. a.To menace.Complaynt S.
Mannessing,s.Threatening.Compl. S.
MANRENT, MANREDYN, MANRED, MORADEN,s.1. Homage done to a superior.Barbour.2. The power of a superior, in regard to kinsmen and vassals.Bellenden.3.In manrent, under engagement to support a superior.Acts Ja. II.
A. S.manred, id.;man-raedene, vassals; fromman, andraeden, law, state.
MANRITCH,adj.Masculine.A manritch qweyn, a masculine woman, S. B.
Fromman, and A. S.ric, expressive of abundance in any quality.
MANSE,s.The parsonage-house, S.
L. B.mansus, id.
Erskine.
ToMANSWEIR, MENSWEIR,v. a.to perjure, S.Douglas.
A. S.manswer-ian, id., fromman, scelus, andswer-ian, to swear.
Manswearing,s.Perjury, S.Douglas.
MANSWETE,adj.Meek, Lat.mansuetus.Douglas.
ToMANT, MAUNT,v. n.1. To stutter, S.Z. Boyd.2. Applied to rough unpolished verse.Polwart.3. Asv. a.denoting the indistinct mumbling of the Romish litany.Bannatyne Poems.
C. B. Ir.mantach, a stutterer.
ToMANTEME,v. a.To possess.Douglas.
MANTILLIS,s. pl.Large shields used as a covert for archers; Fr.mantelet.Complaynt S.
MAPAMOUND,s.A map of the world.Douglas.
Fr.mappemond, L. B.mappa mundi.
MAR,adj.More.V.Mare.
MAR,s.Hindrance.Wallace.
A. S.mar, damnum.
MARBEL,adj.Feeble, inactive, Loth.
C. B.marwàawl, deadening; Gael.meirble, slow, weak;marble, heavy, benumbed.
MARBLE BOWLS, MARBLES,s. pl.The play among children in E. calledtaw, S.
MARBYR,s.Marble.Complaynt S.
Fr.marbre.
MARCHE,s.1. A landmark.Douglas.2. In pl. confines; as in E.Riding the marches, a practice retained in various boroughs, especially at the time of public markets, S.Statist. Acc.
Marchstane,March-stone,s.A landmark, S.Fountainhall.
Isl.markstein, id.
MARCHET,s.The fine, which, it is pretended, was paid to a superior, for redeeming a young woman's virginity, at the time of her marriage.Reg. Maj.
L. B.marcheta, O. Fr.marchet, id. C. B.merch, a daughter.
MARCHROUS. L.marchions, marquisses.Houlate.
MARE,s.A hod or mason's trough, S.
MARE,adj.Great.Wyntown.
A. S.maere, Germ.mar,mer, id.
MARE, MAIR,adj.1. Greater, S.Douglas.2. In greater quantity, or number, S.
A. S.mare, Isl.meire, id.
Mare,Mair,s.More, S.Wyntown.
Mare,Mar,adv.1. More, S.Douglas.2. Longer.Barbour.
Sw.mera, adv. more.
Mareattour,adv.Moreover, S.Douglas.
Mar furth, furthermore, S.Wallace.
MARES, MARRES,s.Marsh.Pal. Hon.
Moes. G.marisaius, Belg.maerasch, Fr.marais, id.
MARENIS, MURENIS,s. pl.Perhaps, conger eels. Lat.muraena.Monroe.
ToMARGULYIE, MURGULLIE,v. a.To spoil, to mangle, to mar, S.
Fr.margouill-er, to gnaw.
Ramsay.
MARIES,s. pl.The designation given to the maids of honour in Scotland.Knox.
Isl.maer, a maid, pl.meijar.
MARYNAL,s.A mariner.Complaynt S.
MARITICKIS, MARTYKIS,s. pl.French soldiers, employed in S. during the regency of Mary of Guise; from the name of the commander.
MARK, MERK,s.A nominal weight, Orkn.Skene.
Su. G.mark, a pound of thirty-two ounces.
MARK,adj.Dark, S. B.V.Mirk.Journal Lond.
Mark,s.Darkness, S. B.Watson.
Marknes,s.Darkness, S. B.Burel.
MARLEYON, MARLION,s.A kind of hawk, E.merlin.Dunbar.
MARMAID, MARMADIN, MEERMAID,s.1. The mermaid, S.Complaynt S.2. Used as a ludicrous designation.Kennedy.3. The frog fish, Fife.Sibbald.
Isl.mar, Germ.mer, the sea, andmaid.
ToMARR UP,v. a.To keep one to work, Ang.
Germ.marr-en, to grin or snarl.
MARROT,s.The foolish guillemot.Sibbald.
MARROW,s.1. A companion, S.Complaynt S.2. A married partner.Henrysone.3. One of a pair.Ruddiman.4. An antagonist.Pitscottie.
Su. G.mager,maghaer, affinis.
ToMarrow,v. a.1. To equal, S.Ruddiman.2. To associate with, S. B.Burns.3. To fit, exactly to match.Maitl. P.
Marrowless,adj.1. Without a match, S.2. That cannot be equalled, S.Kelly.
MARSCHAL,s.Steward.Barbour.
Germ.marschalk, praefectus servorum.
MART,Marte,s.War, or the god of war,Mars.Douglas.
MART,Marte,Mairt,s.1. A cow or ox, fattened, killed and salted for winter provision, S.Acts Ja. IV.2. Applied to one, pampered with ease and prosperity.R. Bruce.
FromMartinmas, the term at which beeves are usually killed for winter store.
MARTIN (St) OF BULLION'S DAY,s.The fourth day of July O. S., whence our peasantry form their prognostications concerning the weather; believing, that if this day be dry, there will be no rain for six weeks, but if it be wet, there will be rain every day for the same length of time, S.Festum Sti Martini Bullientis, vulgo St. MartinBouillant. Du Cange.
MARTIN.Martynis (Saint) Fowle, apparently the ring-tail, a kind of kite.
Fr.oiseau de S. Martin.
Dunbar.
ToMARTYR,v. a.1. To hew down.Wallace.2. To bruise severely, S.Ruddiman.3. To bespatter with dirt, Ang.
Fr.martyr-er, to put to extreme pain.
MARTRIK, MERTRIK,s.A marten.
Fr.martre, Belg.marter, id.
Bellend.
MASE,s.A kind of net with wide meshes, of twisted straw ropes, laid on the back of a horse, Orkn.
Dan.mask, a mesh.
MASER, MAZER,s.Maple.V.Mazer.Ritson.
MASHLIN, MASHLIE, MAISHLOCH,s.1. Mixed grain, S.mashlum, Aberd.Stat. Gild.
Teut.masteluyn, farrago.
2. The broken parts of moss; a moss of this description, S. B.
ToMASK,v. a.To catch in a net, Ayrs.
Su. G.maska, Dan.mask, macula retis.
ToMASK,v. a.To infuse, S.
Su. G.mask, a mash.
Chalm. Air.
Masking-fat,s.A mashing-vat, S.
Masking-pat,s.A tea-pot, S.Burns.
MASKERT,s.Swines maskert, an herb, S. Clown's all-heal, S.
Perh. q.maskwort, the root infused for swine.
MASSIMORE,s.The dungeon of a prison or castle, S. A.Minstr. Bord.
In Moorish, a subterranean prison is calledMazmorra.
MASSONDEW,s.An hospital.
Fr.maison Dieu, id.
Acts Sed.
MAST,adj.Most.V.Maist.
MASTER,s.A landlord, S.V.Maister.
MASTIS, MASTICHE,s.A mastiff.Douglas.
MAT,Mot,aux. v.May.Douglas.
Su. G.maa,maatte, possum, potuit.
MATALENT, MATELENT,s.Rage.
Fr.mal-talent, anger.
Wallace.
ToMATE,v. a.To weary out.V.Mait.Douglas.
MATERIS,s. pl.Matrons; Lat.matres.Douglas.
MAUCH, MACH, MAUK,s.A maggot, S.Ferguson.
Su. G.matk, Isl.madk-ur, id.
MAUCHY,adj.Dirty, filthy, S.
Su. G.maegtig, mawkish.
MAUCHT, MAUGHT, MACHT,s.1. Strength, S.Barbour.2. In pl. ability, in whatever sense.Ross.3. Mental ability.Ross.
Teut.macht,maght, A. S.meaht, id.
Mauchty,Maughty,adj.Powerful, S. B.
Teut.machtigh. Alem.mahtig.
Ross.
Mauchtless,Maughtless,adj.Feeble, S.Ross.
Sw.maktlos, Germ.maghtlos, id.
MAUK,s.. A maggot.V.Mauch.
MAUKIN,s.1. A hare. S.Morison.
Gael.maigheach, id.
2. Metaph. a subject of discourse or disputation.Boswell.
MAULIFUFF,s.A female without energy.
Germ.mal, speech, andpfuffento blow.
ToMAUM,v. n.1. To soften and swell by means of water, S.2. To become mellow, S.
Teut.molm, caries, et pulvis ligni cariosi.
Maumie,adj.Mellow, S.
MAUN,aux. v.Must.V.Mon.
MAUN, used as forming a superlative, S.Ferguson.Muckle maun, very big or large.
A. S.maegen, in composition, great or large.
MAUNDRELS,s. pl.Idle stuff, silly tales, Perths., Border.
Su. G.men, vulgatus, and Isl.draeft, sermo stultus.
MAUSEL,s.A mausoleum.Z. Boyd.
MAW.Sea-maw,s.The common gull, S.
Dan.maage, id.
ToMAW,v. a.1. To mow, S.Burns.2. To cut down in battle.Douglas.
A. S.maw-an, Isl.maa, id.
MAWD,s.A shepherd's plaid.V.Maad.
MAWESIE,s.V.Malvesie.
MAWGRÉ, MAUGRÉ, MAGRÉ,s.1. Ill-will.Barbour.2. Vexation, blame.Henrysone.3. Hurt, injury.Douglas.
Fr.maulgré, in spite of.
MAWMENT,s.An idol.Wyntown.
Chaucermaumet, id. corr. fromMahomet.
MAWSIE,s.A drab, a trollop, S.
Isl.mas, nugamentum,masa, nugor.
MAWN,s.A basket, S. B.;maund, E.
ToMAWTEN,v. n.To begin to spring; applied to steeped grain, S.
Su. G.maelt-a, hordeum potui praeparare, frommiaell, soft.
ToMawten,v. n.To become tough and heavy.
Mawtent,part. pa.1. Applied to grain which has acquired a peculiar taste, from not being thoroughly dried, Lanerks.2. Dull, sluggish, Ang.
MAZER, MAZER-DISH,s.A drinking-cup of mapple.Z. Boyd.
Germ.maser, Su. G.masur, the maple; Isl.mausur bolli, a mazer-bowl or cup.
MAZERMENT,s.Confusion, Ang.Ross.
MEADOWS.Queen of the meadows, meadow-sweet, S.
MEALMONGER,s.A mealman, S.
MEAT-GIVER,s.One who supplies another with food.Acts Ja. VI.
MEATHS,s. pl.Maggots, S.Watson.
A. S.matha, vermis; S. B.maid, a maggot.
MEBLE,s.Any thing moveable.
Fr.meuble, id.
Sir Gawan.
MEDCINARE, MEDICINAR,s.Physician.Bellenden.
MEDE,s.A meadow.
A. S.maede.
Doug.
MEDFULL,adj.Laudable.Wyntown.
MEDIS,v. impers.Avails.Gawan and Gol.
Su. G.maet-a, retribuere.
MEDLERT,s.This world.V.Myddilerd.
MEDUART,s.Meadow-sweet.Compl. S.
From A. S.med, a meadow, andwyrt, E.wort; Sw.mioed-oert, id.
MEEL-AN-BREE, Brose, Aberd.Journ. Lond.
MEERAN,s.A carrot, Aberd.V.Mirrot.
Gael.miuron.
MEETH,adj.1. Sultry, S. B.Pop. Ball.2. Warm, S. B.V.Mait.Ross.
Meethness,s.1. Sultriness, S. B.Ross.2. Soft weather.Gl. Ross.
MEGIR,adj.Small, meagre.Pal. Hon.
MEGIRKIE,s.A woollen cloth worn by old men in winter, for defending the head and throat, Ang.
ToMEIK,v. a.1. To tame.Abp. Hamiltoun.
Isl.myk-ia, Su. G.moek-a, mollire.
2. To humble.Id.
MEIL, MEEL, MIEL,s.A weight, Orkn.V.Mail, 2.
ToMEILLof,v. a.To treat of.V.Mel.Wallace.
MEIN, MENE,adj.Common.Kelly.
A. S.maene, Su. G.men, id.
MEIN,s.An attempt, S. B.
ToMEING, MENG,v. n.Corn is said tomeing, when yellow stalks appear here and there, S. B.
A. S.meng-ean, to mingle.
ToMEIS, MESE, MEASE,v. a.To mitigate.V.Ameiss.Douglas.
ToMeis, Mease,v. n.To become calm.Kelly.
ToMEISE, MAISE,v. n.To incorporate, S. B.
Germ.misch-en, to mix.
MEIS,s.1. A mess.Douglas.2. Meat.K. Hart.
Alem.maz, Su. G.mos, meat.
ToMEISSLE,v. a.To waste imperceptibly, Fife.
Belg.meusel-en, pitissare.
MEITH,aux. v.Might.V.Mith.
MEITH, MEETH, METH, MYTH,s.1. A mark;meid, Ang.Douglas.
Isl.mide, a mark,mid-a, to mark a place, to take observation.
2. A sign, of whatever kind, S.Doug.3. A landmark, a boundary.Skene.
A. S.mytha. meta, limes.
4. The boundary of human life.Doug.5. A hint, an innuendo, S. B.V.Myth,v.
MEKYL, MEIKLE, MYKIL, MUCKLE,adj.1. Great, respecting size, S.Douglas.2. Much; denoting quantity or extent, S.Ramsay.
A. S.micel,mucel, Alem. Isl.mikil, magnus.
3. Denoting pre-eminence, S.
Isl.mikilmenne, vir magnificus.
Mekildom,s.Largeness of size, S.Rams.
Mekilwort,s.Deadly nightshade.Bellenden.
ToMEL, MELL,v. n.To speak, to mention, S. B.Gawan and Gol.
Su. G.mael-a, Isl.mal-a, A. S.mael-an, id.
MELDER, MELDAR,s.1. The quantity of meal ground at once, S.Morison.2. A salted cake,mola salsa.Douglas.
Isl.malldr, molitura, frommal-a, to grind.
MELDROP,s.V.Mildrop.
MELYIE,s.A coin of small value.
Fr.maille, a halfpenny.
Evergreen.
MELL,s.1. A maul, S.Ross.2. A blow with a maul.Pop. Ball.To keep mell in shaft, to keep straight in any course, to retain a good state of health, Loth.; as one cannot strike well, if the handle be loose.
Lat.mall-eus; Moes. G.maul-jan, to beat.
ToMELL,v. a.To mix.V.Mellyne.Barbour.
ToMell, Mel, Mellay,v. n.1. To intermeddle, S.Douglas.2. To be in a state of intimacy, S. B.Poems Buch. Dial.3. To join in battle.Wyntown.
Fr.mel-er, to meddle; Teut.mell-en, conjungi.