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.
To Melt, v. a. To knock down; properly,
by a stroke in the side, where the melt
lies, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
MELTETH, MELTITH, s. A meal, S.
meltet, S. B.
Henrysone.
Isl. mael-tid, hora prandii vel coenae.
To MELVIE, 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.
To MEMER, 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.
To MENE, MEYNE, MEANE, v. a.
1. To bemoan, S.
Barbour.
2. To mean 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.
To Mene, Meane, v. n.
1. To make lamentation,
S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. To utter moans, S.
A. S. maen-an, dolere, ingemiscere.
To MENE, 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; with of or on.
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.
To MENG, v. a. To mix.
V. Ming.
To MENGE, 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.
To Mensk, 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.
To MER, 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 phrase mery 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. (g hard). 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.
To MERK, v. n. To ride.
Gawan and Gol.
Arm. marck-at, Ir. markay-im, to ride; Germ. mark, a horse.
To MERK, v. a. To design, S. B.
Doug.
A. S. mearc-ian, designare.
MERKE SCHOT, the distance between
the bow 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, or Mass John, a ludicrous designation
for the minister of a parish, S.; q.
Mass-priest.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Fr. mesel, id.
Bellenden.
MESCHANT, adj.
V. Mischant.
To MESE, v. a. To mitigate.
V. Meis.
MESE of 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 with Mese.
MESSAGE, s. Ambassadors, Fr. id.
Wallace.
MESSAN, MESSIN, MESSOUN,
MESSAN-DOG, s.
1. A small dog.
Dunbar.
2. A country cur.
Watson.
From Messina in Sicily, whence this species was brought; or Fr. maison, a house.
To MESTER, 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.
To METE, v. a. To paint.
Douglas.
A. S. met-an, pingere.
METE HAMYS, METHAMIS, s. pl. Manors.
Wallace.
A. S. mete, meat, and ham, 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.
To MEWT, 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 an adv.
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 on dunghills.
Mylies is allied to Sw. mell, melre, and molla, names for this herb.
To MYDDIL, 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, and weard, custodia.
Midwart, Amidwart, prep. Towards the centre.
A. S. midde-weard.
Douglas.
To MYITH, 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; from mel, a bit, and drop-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 from milk, as the principal part of the entertainment.
To Milk the tether, to carry off the milk of any one's cows by milking a hair-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 called the Sey-dish, from Sey, to strain, q. v.
Milk-woman, s. A wet-nurse, S. B.
To MILL one 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 a mill for grinding the dried tobacco leaves.
MILLER'S THUMB, s The river Bullhead,
S.
Sibbald.
MILLOIN, MILLAIN, adj. Belonging
to mail.
Sir Egeir.
Teut. maelien; or perhaps made in Milan.
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.
To MILT, 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.
To MIND, v. n.
1. To remember, S.
Wodrow.
A. S. ge-mynd-gan, Dan. mind-er, meminisse.
2. To design, to intend, S.
Knox.
To Mind, 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.
To MYNDE, v. a. To undermine.
Doug.
To MYNG, MYNGE, v. a. To mix.
Henrysone.
A. S. meng-an, Su. G. meng-a, id.
To MINNE, 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.
To MYNNIS, v. n. To grow less.
Doug.
Su. G. minsk-a, id. from min, less.
To MINT, 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.
To MIRD, 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.
To Mirken, 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; or myrg, 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 be in the mirlygoes,
when one sees objects indistinctly,
S.
Ferguson.
Perhaps q. merrily go, because objects seem to dance before the eyes.
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, and behalden wary.
To MISCALL, 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.
From me and sylfne, accus. of sylfe, ipse.
To MYSFALL, v. n. To miscarry.
Barbour.
To MISFAYR, 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. mis denoting defect, and giaer form.
To MISGRUGLE, v. a. To rumple; to
handle roughly, S.
Journ. Lond.
2. To disfigure, to deform, S. B.
Belg. kreukel-en, to crumple.
To MISGULLY, v. a. To cut clumsily, to mangle, Fife; q. to use the gully 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, and hearro, a hinge.
To MISKEN, 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.
To MYSKNAW, v. a. To be ignorant of.
Crosraguel.
MISLEARD, adj.
1. Unmannerly, S.
Ferguson.
2. Mischievous, S.
Burns.
Mis and lear'd, i. e. learned.
To MISLIPPEN, v. a. To disappoint, S.
To MISLUCK, v. n. To miscarry.
Belg. misluck-en, id.
Misluck, s. Misfortune, S.
Ramsay.
MISLUSHIOUS, adj. Rough, unguarded.
Ramsay.
To MISMAGGLE, v. a. To spoil, to disorder,
S. B.
V. Magil.
Journ. Lond.
MISMAIGHT, part. pa. Put out of
sorts, mismatched, S. from mis and maik,
q. v.
Gl. Sibb.
To MISMARROW, v. a. To mismatch.
V. Marrow, v.
MISNURTURED, adj. Ill-bred.
Rutherford.
Misnourtournesse, s. Ill-breeding.
Rollocke.
To MISPORTION one's self, v. a. To eat to excess, S. B.
To MISSAYE, 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.
To MISSWEAR, 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.
To Mister, v. a. To need, to be in want
of.
Wallace.
Mister'd, reduced to difficulties, S. B.
To Mister, 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.; also misslie.
Gl. Sibb.
2. Bewildered on a road, Roxb.
3. Dreary, ibid. Eerie synon.
From Su. G. mist-a, to want, and lik expressing state or resemblance: or Teut. misselick, incertus in quo errare potest. This closely corresponds with sense 2.
To MISTRAIST, v. n. To mistrust.
V. Traist.
Wallace.
To MISTRYST, v. a. To break an engagement
with, S.
V. Tryst.
Gl. Sibb.
To MISTROW, 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.
To MYTH, v. a. To measure.
Douglas.
A. S. met-an, metiri.
To MYTH, 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.
To MITTLE, 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.
To MOCHRE, 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, from mog-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.
To MODERATE, 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, and wrot-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.
To Moyen, 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.
To MOIF, v. a. To move.
Douglas.
MOYT, adj. Many.
King's Quair.
O. Fr. moult, mout, much, Lat. multum.
To MOKRE, 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.
To MOLLET, v. n. Perhaps, to curb.
V. Mollat.
Lyndsay.
MOLLIGRANT, s. Whining, complaining, Ang. Molligrunt, Loth.
Isl. mogl-a, murmur, and graun, os et nasus.
MOLLIGRUB, MULLYGRUB, s.
The same with molligrant, S.
Ramsay.
Mulligrub is 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.
To MONE, 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., from mona, 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 of many folds, S.; the omasum.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
S. mony many, and ply a fold.
To MONYSS, 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.
To MOOL, v. a. To crumble.
V. Mule.
Mools, s.
V. Muldis.
To MOOP, 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.
To MOOTER.
V. Mout awa'.
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 a
Moor.
Diallog.
Fr. morien, id. from Lat. Mauritanus.
MORMAIR, s. An ancient title of honour in S. equivalent to Earl; from Gael. mor, great, and Mair, 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. The gift conferred
by a husband on his wife, on the morning
after 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. Mort and Fundy.
Mortmumlingis, s. pl. Prayers muttered
or mumbled for 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.
To MORTIFY, 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.