Chapter 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.

MOSINE, _s._ The touchhole of a piece of ordnance; metaph. S. _motion-hole_.

_Z. Boyd._

MOSS, _s._

1. A marshy place, S.

_Barbour._

2. A place where peats may be digged, S.

_Statist. Acc._

Su. G. _mose_, _mossa_, id., locus uliginosus.

~Moss-bummer~, _s._ The Bittern, S. A., from its _booming_ sound.

~Moss-cheeper~, _s._

1. The Marsh Titmouse.

_Sibbald._

2. The Tit-lark, S.

_Fleming._

~Moss-corns~, _s. pl._ Silverweed, S.; also _Moss-crops_, and _Moor-grass_.

~Moss-crops~, _s. pl._ Cotton-rush, and Hare's-tailed Rush, S.

_Lightfoot._

~Moss-troopers~, _s._ Banditti who inhabited the marshy country of Liddisdale, and subsisted chiefly by rapine.

_Lay Last Minstrel._

MOSSFAW, _s._ A ruinous building, Fife.

MOT, _v. aux._ May.

V. ~Mat~.

MOTE, _s._

1. A little hill, or barrow.

_Bellenden._

A. S. _mot_, Isl. _mote_, conventus hominum, applied to a little hill, because anciently conventions were held on eminences. Hence our _Mote-hill_ of Scone.

2. Sometimes improperly used for a high hill.

_Bellenden._

3. A rising ground, a knoll, S. B.

_Ross._

_To_ MOTE, _v. a._

1. To pick motes out of any thing, S.

2. To _mote_ one's self, to louse, S.

3. To use means for discovering imperfections, S.

_Douglas._

MOTH, _adj._ Warm, sultry, Loth.

MOTHER, _s._ _The mother on beer_, &c., the lees working up, S.

Germ. _moder_, id.

MOTHER-NAKED.

V. ~Modyr-nakyd~.

MOTHER-WIT, _s._ Common sense, discretion, S.

_Ferguson._

MOTTIE, _adj._ Full of motes.

_Ross._

MOVIR, MOUIR, MURE, _adj._ Mild, gentle.

_Wyntown._

Belg. _morwe_, _murw_, Su. G. _moer_, mollis.

~Movirly~, _adv._ Mildly.

_Wyntown._

MOULY HEELS.

V. ~Mules~.

_To_ MOULIGH, _v. n._ To whimper, to whine, Ayrs.

Isl. _mogl-a_, to murmur.

MOUNTAIN DULSE, mountain laver, S.

MOUNTH, _s._ A mountain.

V. ~Month~.

_To_ MOUP, MOOP, _v. a._

1. To nibble, to mump, S.

_Douglas._

2. To impair by degrees.

_Ramsay._

Most probably corrupted from E. _mump_.

MOUSE, _s._ The bulb of flesh on the extremity of the shank of mutton, S. pron. _moose_.

Teut. _muys_, carnosa pars in corpore.

MOUSE-WEB, _s._

V. ~Moose-web~.

_To_ MOUT, _v. n._ To moult, S.

_Acts Ja. II._

Teut. _muyt-en_, plumas amittere.

_To_ ~Mout~ _awa'_ (pron. _moot_) _v. a._ To take away piecemeal, S.

~Moutit~, _part. pa._ Diminished, scanty, bare.

_Palice Honour._

_To_ MOUTER, _v. a._ To take multure for grinding corn, S.

_Ramsay._

_To_ MOUTER, (pron. _mooter_) _v. a._ The same with _mout awa'_, S.

MOUTON, _s._ A French gold coin brought into S. in the reign of David II., having the impression of the _Agnus Dei_, which the vulgar mistook for a sheep; hence called _mouton_.

_L. Hailes._

MOW, MOUE, _s._ A heap, S.

_Barbour._

A. S. _mowe_, acervus.

MOW, (pron. _moo_) _s._

1. The mouth, S.

_Maitland Poems._

Fr. _moue_; Su. G. _mun_, Teut. _muyl_, id.

2. A distorted mouth.

_Roull._

3. Used in pl. in the sense of jest. _Nae mows_, no jest, S.

_Chr. Kirk._

_To_ ~Mow~, _v. n._ To speak in mockery.

_Lyndsay._

~Mowar~, _s._ A mocker.

_Palice Honour._

_To_ ~Mow-band~, _v. a._ To mention, to articulate, S.

_Ross._

Teut. _muyl-band-en_, fiscellam ori appendere.

~Mow-bit~, _s._ A morsel, S.

_Ferguson._

~Mow-frachty~, _adj._ Palatable, S. B.

From _mow_, the mouth, and _fraucht_, perh. a lading.

MOWCH, _s._ A spy, an eave-dropper.

Fr. _mousche_, _mouche_, id.

_Lyndsay._

MOWE, _s._ Dust, S.

_peat-mowe_, peat-dust.

_Ruddiman._

MOWE, _s._ A motion.

_Douglas._

MOWENCE, _s._ Motion, or perhaps dependance.

Fr. _mouvance_, id.

_Barbour._

MOWSTER, _s._ Muster.

_Bellenden._

MOZY, _adj._ Dark in complexion, S.

Isl. _mos-a_, musco tingere.

_To_ MUCK, _v. a._ To carry out dung, S.

Su. G. _mock-a_, stabula purgare.

~Muck-fail~, _s._ The sward mixed with dung, used for manure, S. B.

_Statist. Acc._

~Muck-midden~.

V. ~Midden~.

MUCKLE, _adj._ Great.

V. ~Mekil~.

MUD, _s._ A small nail, used in the heels of shoes, Loth.

Isl. _mot_, commissura, a joining close.

_To_ MUDDLE, _v. a._ To overthrow easily and expeditiously.

_Chr. Kirk._

Perh. a dimin. from Teut. _maed-en_, Isl. _maed-a_, secare,
desecare; q. to mow down.

_To_ MUDDLE, _v. n._ To be busy at work, properly of a trivial kind, while making little progress, S.

Teut. _moddel-en_, lutum movere, fodicare.

_To_ MUDGE, _v. n._ To stir, to budge, S.

~Mudge~, _s._ The act of stirring, S.

O. Fr. _muete_, Lat. _motus_, C. B. _mud_, a motion.

MUDYEON, _s._ A motion of the countenance, denoting discontent, scorn, &c. _mudgeon_, Renfr.

_Montgomerie._

Isl. _modg-a_, irritare.

_To_ MUE, or MOO, _v. n._ To low as a cow, S.

Germ. _mu_, vox vaccae naturalis; _muh-en_, mugire.

MUFFITIES, _s. pl._ Mittens, either of leather or of knitted worsted, worn by old men, Ang. Orkn.

Isl. _muffa_, Dan. _moffe_, chirotheca pellita, hyberna.

MUFFLES, _s. pl._ Mittens, S.

Fr. _mouffle_.

MUGGS, _s. pl._ A particular breed of sheep, S.

_Statist. Acc._

MUIR, _s._ A heath, &c.

V. ~Mure~.

~Muir-burn~.

V. ~Mure-burn~.

~Muir-ill~, _s._ A disease to which black cattle are subject, S.

_Statist. Acc._

MUIS, _s. pl._

1. Bushels.

_Complaynt S._

O. Fr. _mui_, a bushel; Lat. _mod-ius_.

2. Heaps, parcels.

_Gl. Sibb._

MUIST, MUST, _s._ Musk, Border.

Corr. from Fr. _musque_, id.

_Douglas._

MUKERAR, _s._ A miser.

V. ~Mochre~.

_Douglas._

MULDES, MOOLS, _s._

1. Pulverised earth, in general, S.

2. The earth of the grave, S.

_Ramsay._

3. The dust of the dead.

_Douglas._

Moes. G. _mulda_, Su. G. _mull_, A. S. _mold_, dust, _mol-a_,
comminuere.

~Mulde-mete~, _s._

1. A funeral banquet.

_Douglas._

2. The last food eaten before death.

_To give one his muld meat_, to kill him, S.

_Ruddiman._

MULDRIE, _s._ Moulded work.

_Palice Honour._

_To_ MULE, MOOL, _v. a._

1. To crumble, S.

Isl. _mol-a_, id.

2. _To mule in_, to crumble bread into a vessel, for being soaked, S.

_Ramsay._

3. _To mule in with_, to have intimacy with, q. to eat out of the same dish, S.

_Ross._

~Mulin~, ~Mulock~, _s._ A crum, S.

Teut. _moclie_, offa; C. B. _mwlwg_, refuse.

MULES, _s. pl._ Kibes, chilblains, S.

Fr. _mules_, id.

MULIS, _s. pl._ A term of contempt.

_Montgomerie._

MULL, MAOIL, _s._ A promontory, S.

_Barry._

Isl. _muli_, frons montis, promontorium; Gael. _maol_, id.

MULL, _s._ A virgin.

_Kennedy._

A. S. _meoule_, id. Moes. G. _mawilo_, a damsel.

MULL, _s._ A mule.

_Knox._

_To_ MULLER, _v. a._ To crumble, S.

V. ~Mule~.

MULLIS, MOOLS, _s. pl._ Slippers, without quarters, anciently worn by persons of rank.

_Maitland Poems._

Fr. _mules_, Ital. _mulo_, Teut. _muyl_, sandalium.

MULTIPLÉ, MULTIPLIE, _s._ Number, quantity.

_Wallace._

Fr. _multiplie_, manifold.

MULTURE, MOUTER, _s._ The fee for grinding grain, S.

_Douglas._

Fr. _mouture_, L. B. _molitura_.

~Multurer~, _s._ The tacksman of a mill, S.

MUM, _s._ A mutter, S. B.

Teut. _momm-en_, larvam agere.

MUM CHAIRTIS, _s. pl._ Cards with figures: or for _mumchancis_; _mumchance_, being an old game at cards.

_Maitland Poems._

MUMMING, _s._ Perh. muttering.

_Burel._

_To_ MUMP, _v. n._ To hint, to aim at, S.

_Shirrefs._

MUMM'D, _part. pa._ Tingling from cold, Loth.; apparently corr. from E. _numb_, torpid.

~Mumt-like~, _adj._ Having the appearance of stupor, Loth.

MUN, _v. aux._ Must

V. ~Mon~.

~Mundie~, _s._ Perhaps, prating fool.

Teut. _mondigh_, loquacious.

_Philotus._

MUNDS, _s._ The mouth. Loth.

Germ. _mund_, id.

MUNKS, _s._ A halter for a horse, Fife.

Isl. _mundvik_, canthus oris; Gael. _muince_, a collar.

MUNN, _s._ A short-hafted spoon, Galloway.

_Stat. Acc._

Perhaps from Isl. _munn_, the mouth.

MUNSIE, _s._ A designation expressive of contempt or ridicule, S. perh. a corr. of Fr. _monsieur_, vulgarly pron. _monsie_.

MUR, _adj._

V. ~Movir~.

MURALYEIS, _s. pl._ Walls.

_Douglas._

Fr. _muraille_, a wall.

_To_ MURDRES, MURTHREYS, _v. a._ To murder.

_Bellend._

Moes. G. _maurthr-jan_, id.

~Murdresar~, _s._

1. A Murderer.

_Bellend._

2. A large cannon.

_Compl. S._

Fr. _meurtriere_, id.

MURE, MUIR, MOR, _anc._ MORE, _s._ A heath, a flat covered with heath, S.

_Barbour._

A. S. _mor_, ericetum, heath-ground, Isl. _mòr_, id.

~Mure-burn~, _s._

1. The burning of heath, S.

_Acts Ja. IV._

2. Metaph. strife, contention, S.

~Mureland~, ~Moorland~, _adj._ Of or belonging to heathy ground.

_Ramsay._

_To_ MURGEON, _v. a._

1. To mock, by making mouths.

_Chr. Kirk._

Fr. _morguer_, to make a sour face.

2. To murmur, to grumble, S.

~Murgeon~, ~Morgeoun~, _s._

1. A murmur, S.

_Ramsay._

2. Muttering, in reference to the Mass.

_R. Bruce._

_To_ MURGULLIE.

V. ~Margulyie~.

MURYT, _pret._ Walled.

_Barbour._

Fr. _mur-er_, to wall.

MURLAN, _s._ A round narrow-mouthed basket, S. B.

V. ~Murling~.

_Pop. Ball._

_To_ MURLE, _v. a._ To moulder.