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Meath-tiiinneas, eis, s. vi. (Ir. id.) A consumption ; a
consuming malady ; a debilitating sickness.
Meatii-thog AR, air, s. m. A faint inclination ; indifference.
Meath-tiiogauacii, o. Having a faint inclination ; luke-
warm in a cause ; inditTerent.
MnATii-TiiOGUADii, aidii, s. m. A faint desire or inclination ;
lukewarmness ; indifference.
Meathras, Meatuas, ais, s. m. Fat; grease,
t Meide, s.f. {Ir. id.) The neck,
t Meideacii, eich, s. TO. (Ir. id.) A stallion. — Shaw. N.pl.
meideich. Properly meidk-cach.
Meideal, eil, s.m. A medal,
t Meidealach, aich, s. tn. {Ir. id.) A large knife; the
leather hinge of a flail.
Meidh. See jNIeath.
Meidii, meidhe, s. f. A balance, a scale, a weight or
measure. iV. p/. meidhean. Meidhean ceart,^'MS< io/ances.
— Stew. Lev. D. pi. meidhibh. Anns na meidhibh, in
the balances. — Stew. Job. Written also meigh.
M EI DUE, s.f. {Ir. id.) A stump, stock, or trunk. — Shaw.
.Meidjieach, a. {from meidh.) Like a scale or balance, of,
or belonging to, a scale or balance ; having scales, weights,
or measures.
Meidheach, a. (yVom meidh.) Mild, tender-hearted, affec-
tionate ; effeminate ; decaying, withering. A laoich mheidh-
ich ! thou mild hero ! — Death of Carril.
.Meidii-each, -eich, s. to. A stallion. N. pi. meidh-eich.
— Macd.
JIeidiieadair, s. m. {from meidh.) A balancer. N. pi.
meidheadairean.
Meidiiich, I', rt. (/row meidh.) Balance, weigh, or measure.
Pret. a. mheidhich, balanced; fit. aff. a. meidhichidh.
-Meiduix, s.f. The middle, the midst. — Shaw.
^Ieidhinneax, s. Joints; hip joints. As na meidhinnean,
out of the hip-joint.
Meidil, s.f. (Ir.id.) A medlar. — Macd. A', p/. meidilean.
Crann meidil, a medlar-tree.
.Meidileach, a. Abounding in medlars; of, or belonging
to, a medlar.
Meigeadaich, s.f Bleating, especially that of a goat or
kid. Le meigeadaich fhaim, with faint bleating. — Macfar.
Meigeadan, ain, s.m. A goat, a kid. A^. pZ. meigeadain.
Meigeall, v. n. Bleat, as a goat or kid.
Meigealeaicii, s. f A bleating, as of a goat or kid.
Meigii, nieighe, s.f. (Ir.id.) A balance or scale ; a weight
or measure. A deanamh na meighe mearachdach, making
the scales false. — Stew. Amos. Written also meidh.
Meigheach, a. See Meidheach.
Meighich, v. a. See Meidiiicii.
-MtiGiiLicii, s./. Bleating, as of a sheep. See Meilich.
Meigiilicii, v. a. Bleat. Pret. mheighlich ;/u/. aff. meigh-
lichidli, shall bleat.
Meil, v. n. Bleat, as a sheep. Pret. a. inheil; fut. aff. a.
mèilidh.
-Meil, v. a. Grind, as corn; pound; pulverise. Pret. a.
mhèil, ground. Mhèil e gu smùr, he ground it to powder.
— Stew. Exod. Meileadh mo bhean, let my wife grind. —
Slew. Job.
Gr. fivXMii, to grind. Lat. molere. Island, and Swed.
mala. Dan. male. Arm. mala. Goth, malan. Germ.
malen and mulen. Heh. mull and mil, dust, — all from the
ancient word mnll and mill, dust, still used among our
brother Celts of Bretagne, in their dialect called the
Armoric.
Meildear, s. m. See Meiltear.
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Meiedir, s.f. Sec Meiltiii.
Meile, s.f. {Ir.id. Lat. mala., a jawbone.) A hand-mill ;
a pestle ; a stick for turning a quern ; a jawbone. See
Muileann brAdii.
Mil leach, a. Of, or belonging to, a hand-mill; like a hand-
mill ; apt to faint with cold.
MÈiLEACHADii, aidh, s. TO. {Ir. id.) A grinding with a
hand-mill ; a fainting with cold ; reproaching.
Meileaciid, s.f. {Ir.id.) Reproach, abuse.
Meileadair, s. TO. {Span. mo\edoT.) A grinder; a miller ;
a hand-mill-grinder. N. pi. meileadairean.
MiiLEADAiREACHD, s. f A grinding, the business of a
grinder ; hand-mill grinding.
MiiLEADii, eidh, s.7n. A bleating, as of a sheep ; also, a.
grinding or milling.
t Meilg, s. to. {Ir. id.) Death ; a pod ; also, milk. — Shaiu.
Meilgeag, eig, s.f. More \)TopeTly meiligeag ; which see.
MiiLicii, V. n. Bleat, as a sheep; benumb. Pret. mheii-
ich. Heated ; fut. aff. a. meiiichidh, siiall bleat.
Meilich, s.f (/?•. meidhleach a«d meiligh.) Bleating, as
of sheep. Meilich mhaoth, soft bleating.- — Macfar. Meilich
nan caorach, tiie bleating of sheep. — Stem. Jud.
M£iligeag, eig, s. /. A pea-pod ; the pod of any legu-
minous vegetable. N. pi. meiligeagan. Meiligeag pheas-
rach, the pod of a pea.
Meiligeagacii. a. Having pods ; like a pod; abounding-
in pods. A pheasair mheiligeach, the podded pease.— Old
Song.
Meilis, a. See Milis.
Meill, s.f. {Ir.id.) A clapper; a cheek; a blubber-lip ;
a swelled pendulous lip ; an idiot.
Meilleach, a. Blubber-lipped; large-cheeked. Coot, and
sup. meilliche.
MiiLLEADH, idh, s. TO. {Ir. id.) Incitement.
M^illeag, eig, s.f. A blubber-lip; the bit of a bridle; a
female with pouting lips. N. pi. meilleagan.
Meilleag, eig, s.y. {Ir.id.) The outer rind of a tree.
Meilleagacii, a. Blubber-lipped; having pouting lips.
MiiLLE-ciiARTAN, ain, s. TO. A violent itching in the sole
of the foot.
Meillean, ein, s.m. {Ir.id.) Blame, reproach.
MÈILLEAR, ir, s. TO. A blubber-lipped fellow.
Meillg, s.f A rind ; apod.
fMEiLLiACH, s.f. {Ir. id.) The globe. — Shaw.
Meilliceacii, a. Blubber-lipped. Com. and sup. meilli-
ciche.
Meillicean, ein, s. c. {from meill.) A blubbar-lipped per-
son ; a person with pouting lips.
t Meilt, s.f. (Ir. id.) Casting, hurling; grinding; chew-
ing; consuming.
Meilte, p. pari, of meil. Ground; grinded. Gran meilte,
ground grain. — Stew. Sam. Asp. form, mheilte.
MiiLTEAR, eir, s. TO. {from meil.) A grinder; a miller.
N. pi. meilteirean, grinders. — Stew. Ecc.
MiiLTEAUACiiD, S.f. Grinding; milling; the business or
calling of a grinder or miller.
Meiltir, raeiltreach, s.f. Corn sent to be ground ; grist;
a mulcture, a fee for grinding grain.
MiiN, s.f. {Span, mina, mine.) A mine ; a vein of metal ;
ore ; mien ; {Fr. mine. Eng. mien) ; air ; mind ; tenderness ;
fondness.
Meineabhag, aig, s.f. A caressing, a fondling.
Meineabhagach, a. Caressing, fondling; affectionate.
MiiNEACH, a. {from inein.) Abounding in mines; full of