M.

_Mair._ _Mair_, more.

_Malley._ _Mallie_, Molly, nickname for Mary, a Hebrew word signifying bitter.

_Mang._ _Mang_, among.

_Manse._ _Manse_, the house where the minister lives, the parsonage.

_Mavis._ _Mavis_, the thrush.

_Maw._ _Maw_, to mow, a mow.

_Mawby._ _Maw_, to mow; _bý_, a house, a habitation. A mow-house; a chamber in a barn where hay is stored.

_Mell._ _Mell_, to meddle. Also, a mallet for pounding barley in a stone trough.

_Meslin._ _Meslin_, mixed corn.

_Muckel._ _Muckle_, great, big, much.

_Murney._ _Murne_, mourn; Irish _neać_, an individual. One that mourns; a mourner.

N.

_Napey._ _Nappy_, ale, to be tipsy. Naphey, perhaps, from the same root.

P.

_Pack._ _Pack_, intimate, familiar, twelve stone of wool.

_Parle._ _Parle_, speech, discourse, conversation.

_Pechin._ _Pechan_, the crop, the stomach.

_Pickle._ _Pickle_, a small quantity. Pickel, from the same radix.

_Pine._ _Pine_, pain, uneasiness.

_Plews._ _Plews_, or _pleughs_, ploughs.

_Prigge._ _Prig_, to cheapen, to dispute.

_Pund._ _Pund_, pound.

_Pyle._ _Pyle_ (_a pyle o’ chaff_), a single grain of chaff.

Q.

_Quay._ _Quay_, or _quey_, a young heifer, a cow from one to two years of age.

R.

_Raible._ _Raible_, to rattle nonsense.

_Rash._ _Rash_, a rush.

_Reamer._ _Ream_, cream, to cream; _ere_, an agent. One who skims the cream from anything.

_Reck._ _Reck_, to heed.

_Redwood._ _Red-wud_, stark mad.

_Reid._ _Reid_, a reed.

_Reider._ _Reid_, to advise; _ere_, an agent. One that advises; an adviser.

_Reidy._ _Reid_, a reed; _ig_, indicating an adjective termination. Reedy.

_Rever._ _Rever_, robber, pirate, rover.

_Rief._ _Rief_, or _reef_, plenty, abundance, randies, sturdy beggars.

_Rigby._ _Rig_, a ridge; _bý_, a habitation. A ridge-house.

_Riggs._ _Rigs_, plural of _rig_, a ridge.

_Rink._ _Rink_, the course of the stones, a term in _curling_ on ice.

_Ripley._ _Rip_, a handful of unthreshed corn; _líc_, like. Resembling a handful of unthreshed corn.

_Ripp._ _Rip_, a handful of unthreshed corn.

_Routh._ _Routh_, or _rowth_, plenty, abundance.

_Rung._ _Rung_, a cudgel. Runge, of like kinship.

_Runger._ _Rung_, a cudgel; _ere_, an agent. A cudgeller.

S.

_Saul._ _Saul_, soul. Saull, from the same root.

_Sauter._ _Saut_, salt; _ere_, an agent. One who salts; a salter.

_Sax._ _Sax_, six.

_Scarborough._ _Scar_, a cliff; _beorh_, a burrow. A cliff-burrow.

_Shaw._ _Shaw_, to show, a small wood in a hollow.

_Sheen._ _Sheen_, bright, shining.

_Sheetz._ _Sheits_, or _shetes_, sheets.

_Shiel._ _Shiel_, a shed.

_Shill._ _Shill_, shrill.

_Shur._ _Shure_, did shear, shore. Shurr, from the same root.

_Siller._ _Siller_, silver, money.

_Simmer._ _Simmer_, summer.

_Simmers._ _Simmer_, Simmer; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Simmer.

_Skerl._ _Skirl_, to shriek, to cry shrilly.

_Slade._ _Slade_, did slide.

_Slaw._ _Slaw_, slow, tardy.

_Smithers._ _Smithers_, smothers.

_Snell._ _Snell_, bitter, biting.

_Soutter._ _Souter_, a shoemaker.

_Speel._ _Speel_, to climb.

_Spier._ _Spier_, to ask, to inquire.

_Stang._ _Stang_, an acute pain, a twinge, to sting.

_Stangle._ _Stang_, to sting; _el_, expressive of a personal name. That which stings.

_Stant._ _Stant_, to stand.

_Stark._ _Stark_, stout, stiff.

_Steane._ _Stean_, or _stane_, a stone.

_Stell._ _Stell_, a still.

_Swank._ _Swank_, stately, jolly. A tight, strapping young fellow or girl was called a _swankie_, or _swanker_.

T.

_Taine._ _Taine_, or _tane_, a token.

_Tifft._ _Tift_, a puff of wind.

_Toomey._ _Toom_, empty; _ig_, expressive of an adjective. Empty; unoccupied.

W.

_Waley._ _Walie_, ample, large, jolly.

_Wambold._ _Wam_, the womb, the belly; _bóld_, a house, a habitation. The womb-house; the abdomen.

_Ward._ _Ward_, watch, sentinel.

_Wark._ _Wark_, work.

_Warley._ _Warly_, worldly, eager in amassing wealth. Warlley, a cognate term.

_Warris._ _Warris_, wars.

_Whidden._ _Whidden_, running as a hare or cony.

_Wicht._ _Wicht_, powerful, strong, inventive, of superior genius.

_Wiel._ _Wiel_, a small whirlpool.

_Wrangham._ _Wrang_, wrong, to wrong; _hám_, a house. A wrong home; a wronged house.

Y.

_Yerkes._ _Yerkes_, or _yerks_, present indicative third person singular of _yerk_, to lash, to jerk. Lashes; jerks.

_Yetter._ _Yett_, a gate; _ere_, an agent. One who has charge of a gate; a gate-keeper. _Yett_ was usually applied to a gate that commanded the entrance to a farm-yard or a field.

ADDENDA ET CORRIGIENDA.

A.

_Acker._ _Acer_, an acre, a field. Aker, of like derivation.

_Ackley._ _Ác-lea_, from _ác_, an oak, and _leag_, a territory, a district. An oak-district. Oakley, from the same roots.

_Acorn._ _Ác-cærn_, from _ác_, an oak, and _cærn_, a corn. An oak-corn.

_Adamson._ Hebrew _Adam_, red earth; A. S. _sun_, son. Son of Adam; son of red earth. Adams, contracted form of the word.

_Albertson._ _Albert_, from _æl_, all, and _beorht_, bright; _sun_, son. Son of Albert; son of the all-bright, or illustrious. Alberts, of like kinship.

_Albright._ _Æl_, all; _beorht_, bright. All-bright; illustrious.

_Alderson._ _Alder_, an author, an originator; _sun_, son. Son of an author.

_Anderson._ Greek _aner_, French _andré_, a man; _sun_, son. Son of a man. Anders, Andrews, of like significance.

_Antrim._ Irish _antrim_, land of caverns. Very closely allied to _antrum_, the Latin for cave, den, grot, lurking-place.

_Armstrong._ _Earm_, arm; _strong_, strong. Arm-strong.

_Ashburn._ _Æsc_, an ash-tree, a ship; _burne_, a bourn, stream, creek, river. A stream bordered by ash-trees; a river navigable by ships.

B.

_Barrow._ _Beorh_, a heap, burrow or barrow, a heap of stones, a place of burial. Barrows, son of Barrow.

_Bartram._ _Beorht_, bright; _remn_, or _hrem_, a raven. A bright raven. Bertram, of like kinship.

_Becker._ _Béc_, a book; _ere_, an agent. A book-maker; a bookman. _Béc_, derivable from _béce_, a beech-tree, as books were first made out of the beech. Becher, a name of analogous significance.

_Beckman._ _Béc_, a book; _man_, a man. A bookman; a book-maker. Bechman, a kindred term.

_Beckley._ _Béc_, book, or _béce_, beech; _líc_, like. Book-like; resembling the beech.

_Berry._ _Berige_, or _berie_, a berry, a grape.

_Best._ _Best_, best, most.

_Bickel._ _Bicce_, a bitch; _el_, implying personality. A woman in disgrace.

_Bickley._ _Bicce_, a bitch; _líc_, like. Resembling a bitch.

_Bigg._ _Byge_, or _bige_, a corner, a bay. Perhaps, from _byggan_, to big, to build: hence, great, large in bulk.

_Bigley._ _Byge_, a bay; _líc_, like. Resembling a bay.

_Birch._ _Birce_, or _byrce_, a birch-tree. Birkey, from the same radix.

_Blackburn._ _Blæc_, black; _beorn_, a prince, a king. A black prince. Or, from _blæc_, black, and _byrne_, a coat of mail. A black coat of mail.

_Blade._ _Blæd_, a blade, leaf, branch, twig. It also signifies a blowing, blast, breath, life, a favorable wind, success, prosperity, honor, reward, fame, glory.

_Blading._ _Blæd_, a blade, a leaf; _ing_, expressive of action. Leaf-producing.

_Blakeley._ _Blæc_, black; _líc_, like. Resembling black. Blakely, a kindred term.

_Blakey._ _Blæc_, black; _ig_, an adjective termination. Blackish.

_Blakiston._ _Blæc_, black; _isc_, an adjective termination denoting likeness; _tún_, town. A blackish town.

_Blane._ _Blægen_, a pustule. _Blain_, perhaps, from the same root.

_Blaney._ _Blægen_, a pustule; _ig_, an adjective termination. Full of pustules.

_Blank._ _Blanc_, white. Blanke, from the same root.

_Blankley._ _Blanc_, white; _líc_, like. White-like.

_Blee._ _Bleo_, color, hue, blee, complexion, beauty.

_Blue._ _Bleo_, blue, azure. Blew is, doubtless, from _bleow_, the past of _bláwan_, to blow, to breathe.

_Boot._ _Bót_, a boot, remedy, amend, atonement, offering, redress, compensation, cure. Boote, another spelling.

_Booth._ Ir. _both_, a house.

_Borgman._ _Borg_, a loan, a pledge; _man_, a man. A man who receives a loan, or one who gives a pledge; a bondsman.

_Bostick._ _Bósig_, a crib, a stall, a manger, a boose. Bostwick, from the same roots, both words, doubtless, being corruptions of the original.

_Bower._ _Búr_, a bower, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, bed-chamber, storehouse.

_Bowman._ _Boga_, a bow, arch, corner, bending, band, horn, tail; _man_, a man. A bow-man; an archer.

_Brick._ Ir. _brice_, French _brique_, a brick. Earth or clay formed into regular blocks and burnt in a kiln or baked in the sun.

_Bridge._ _Bricg_, or _brycg_, a bridge.

_Bradbury._ _Brád_, broad, vast; _beorh_, a barrow, or burrow. A vast barrow.

_Braddock._ _Brád_, broad; Gothic _dok_, a deep or gulfy place. A broad dock. Or, from _brád_, broad; _docce_, a dock, a kind of plant. A broad-leaved dock.

_Bradford._ _Brád_, broad; _ford_, a ford. A broad ford.

_Bray._ Ir. _breáǵ_, fine. Or, from _breać_, ever.

_Brightly._ _Beorht_, bright; _líc_, like. Bright-like; with lustre; splendidly.

_Bryan._ Ir. _briǵ_, virtue, vigor, force; _an_, a personal termination. A virtuous person; a man of vigor.

_Buckingham._ _Boccenham_, from _bóccen_, an adjective derived from _bócce_, a beech, and _hám_, a house. A beechen house; a house surrounded by beech trees.

_Burk._ _Bearoc_, from _bearo_, a grove, a wood, a hill covered with wood. Burke, from the same root.

_Burkley._ _Bearoc_, a grove, a forest; _líc_, like. Forest-like.

_Burr._ _Búr_, a bower, dwelling, storehouse. Also, from French _bourre_, the down on herbs and fruits. Most properly, from the Anglo-Saxon.

_Burrell._ _Búr_, a bower, a storehouse, a dwelling; _el_, a termination denoting both persons and inanimate objects. One who, or that which, dwells in a bower; a cottager; a storehouse.

_Burrow._ _Beorh_, a heap, a barrow, a heap of stones, a place of burial. Burrough, from the same radix.