Part 33
Deadly nightshade.
_Bellenden._
_To_ MEL, 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, from _mal-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.
_To_ MELL, _v. a._ To mix.
V. ~Mellyne~.
_Barbour._
_To_ ~Mell, 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.
~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._
MESALL, MYSEL, _adj._ Leprous.
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.
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_, 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~.