Chapter 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._

_To_ MARGULYIE, 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, and _maid_.

_To_ MARR 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.

_To_ ~Marrow~, _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._

From _Martinmas_, 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. Martin _Bouillant_. Du Cange.

MARTIN. ~Martynis (Saint) Fowle~, apparently the ring-tail, a kind of kite.

Fr. _oiseau de S. Martin_.

_Dunbar._

_To_ MARTYR, _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.

_To_ MASK, _v. a._ To catch in a net, Ayrs.

Su. G. _maska_, Dan. _mask_, macula retis.

_To_ MASK, _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 called _Mazmorra_.

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._

_To_ MATE, _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, and _pfuffen_ to blow.

_To_ MAUM, _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.

_To_ MAW, _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._

Chaucer _maumet_, id. corr. from _Mahomet_.

MAWSIE, _s._ A drab, a trollop, S.

Isl. _mas_, nugamentum, _masa_, nugor.

MAWN, _s._ A basket, S. B.; _maund_, E.

_To_ MAWTEN, _v. n._ To begin to spring; applied to steeped grain, S.

Su. G. _maelt-a_, hordeum potui praeparare, from _miaell_, soft.

_To_ ~Mawten~, _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, and _wyrt_, 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.

_To_ MEIK, _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.

_To_ MEILL _of_, _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.

_To_ MEING, MENG, _v. n._ Corn is said to _meing_, when yellow stalks appear here and there, S. B.

A. S. _meng-ean_, to mingle.

_To_ MEIS, MESE, MEASE, _v. a._ To mitigate.

V. ~Ameiss~.

_Douglas._

_To_ Meis, Mease, _v. n._ To become calm.

_Kelly._

_To_ MEISE, 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.

_To_ MEISSLE, _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._

_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._