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MiiiF., s.f. A mow of hay or corn.
MiuK, s. /'. {Ir. id.) Pliiy, sijoit, diversion, mirth ; levity,
giddiness, transport ; madness. Ri mire \:\\ÒTaìc:h, indidg-
ing in foolish mirth. — Macfar. Air nihirc, in a transport,
in an excess of mirth. Cuir air mhirc, traiisport with joy.
MiREADii, idh, .<!. m. A flirting:, a wantoning; mirth, play,
pastime. Dh'6irich iad gu raireadh, they rose to play.—
Stew. Ex. Air mhireadh, going to excess in mirth, trans-
ported with joy.
MiRFADii, (a), pr.part. of mir. Flirting, sporting, merry-
making. A mireadh x\,fiirtimj with.
MiUF.AG, s.f. (from mire.) Pastime, sport, frisking; a
playful i;ir'l, a wanton girl. Spreidh ri mireig, cattle sport-
ing. — Old Poem. Is trie rina mi riiit mircag, often have
I sported with you. — Turn.
MlUEAOACii, a. Playful, frisky, sportive, wanton. Gu
mireagach, playfully. Suiiean inireagach, -wanton eyes. —
Steiv. Is.
MiREAGACiiD, S.f. Playfulncss, sportiveness, wantonness.
MiuEAX, ein, s. jn. Frolicsomeness. Gille mirein, a
whirligig.
MÌREAN, s.m. (rfm. ofmir.) A little piece ; a little more.
MiREANACH, aich, s. m. {Ir. id.) A bridle-bit. — Shaw.
MiREANACn, a. Lively, merry ; causing mirth. Fonn mire-
anach, a lively strain. — Macint.
MiREANACHD, S.f. Liveliness, merriness.
MÌREAXN, inn, s. m. (Ir. id.) A portion, a share. — N. pi.
mireannan.
MÌREANNACii, a. In pieces, in portions, in shares; in
splinters.
MÌREANNAicii, V. a. Shatter; portion, share. Pret. a.
mhireannaich, shattered; fat. aff. mlreannaichidh, shall
shatter.
MIreannaicute, p. part, of mireannaich. Shattered, splin-
tered; portioned.
MIreaxxax, re. pZ. of mir. Pieces.
MiuE-ciiATiiA, s.y. Battle-frenzy; extreme individual fury
in battle. A sgathadh cheann le mire-chath, heiving heads
in the fury of battle. — Macdon. Bithibh air mhire-chath,
rage ye for battle. — Stew. Jer.
MiiiE-ciiL'TiiAiCH, s.f. Madness, frenzy, a transport of
madness, raging madness.
Miue-keothairt, s./. The fury of a spring-tide ; a violent
spring-tide.
MiRE-siiuuTii, s. m. A rapid stream; a boiling impetuous
current.
Mi-rel'soxta, a. {Ir. mi-reusunta.) Unreasonable, irra-
tional. Mi-reusonta agus olc, unreasonable and wicked. —
Stew. 1 Thess. Gu mi-reusonta, unreasonably.
Mi-REisoNTACUD, s. /. Unreasonableness, unconscion-
ableness.
MiR-GfAiLNE, s.f. A shoulder-piece. — Stew. Ex.
Mi-RiAGiiATLT, s./. {Ir. id.) Confusion, unruliness ; irre-
gularity, informality ; riot. Ughdar na mi-riaghailt, the
author of confusion. — Stew. 1 Cor. Maighstir na mi-riagh-
ailt, the lord of misrule.
Mi-RiAUHAiLTEACii, a. (/r. miriaghalta.) Irregular, in-
formal ; unruly, disorderly ; untractable ; without rule ;
eccentric. Ag imeachd gu mi-riaghailteach, walking dis-
orderly. — Stew. 2 Thess.
Mi-RiAGHAiLTEACiiD, S.f. Irregularity, informality ; un-
ruliness, disorderliness ; untractableness.
Mi-RiAGHLADAiREACnr, S.f. Misgovemment, mal-ad-
ministration.
Mi-RlAGHLADii, aidh, s.m. A mismanaging; mismanage-
ment; mal-administration.
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Mi-RIASANTA, a. Unreasonable, irrational; unconscionable.
Gu mi-riosanta, unreasonably.
Mi-niASANTACiiD, s.f. Unreasonablcncss, irrationalness;
unconscionableness.
Mi-RioGHACiiD, s.f. Anarchy; republicanism.
Mi-RioGiiAiL, a. Unkingly; not becoming royalty; dis-
loyal.
Mi-uioGiiALAriin, s.f. Disloyalty, republicanism,
t MiRLE, s.f {Ir. id.) A ball; a globe. — Shaw.
MIk-mòr, s. a mess composed of chopped collops mixed
with marrow and herb-seeds.
Gaelic poetry records that tliis was the favourite mor^am of Fin-
gal, and his lieroic ally Goll Mac-Mhuirn, Gaul, the son of Morni,
who always sat on I''ingal"s riijlit hand, and recei%-ed tlie unr-m'or
over and above tlie customary ratio of the band of Caledonian war-
riors.
Mirk, s.f. Myrrh.
Mi-RÙN, -ruin, s. m. Malice, ill-will. Luchd mo mhi-rùin,
the people of my hatred; they who hate me. — Sm. Luchd
mi-ruin, malicious people.
Mi-ni-XACii, a. Malicious, spiteful. Scachainn a mhuinntir
mhi-runach, avoid malicious people. — Old didactic Poem.
Gu mi-runach, maliciously .
Mis. More frequently written 7nios; which see.
MisD, MisPE, com. and Si'p. of olc. Worse, worst. Is misd
e sin, he is the worse for that. Asp. form, mhisde. Cha
nihisde thu sin, you are not the worse for that.
Mi-SDiùiR, V. a. Misguide, mislead; steer in a wrong
course. Pret. a. mhi-sdiùir, misguide; fut. aff. a. mi-
sdiùiridh, shall misguide.
Mi-sDiùiREADAiREACHD, S.f. Misguiding ; uiis-steering.
MiSE, emphatic form of mi, pcrs. pron. {Ir. mise. Go^A. mis.)
I, me, myself, 1 myself. Seiunidh mise, / will sing ; am
buail thu mise ? will you strike me ? mise agus thusa, / and
thou; CO rinn e? mise, who did it? I did.
MisEACii, ich, s. m. {Ir. id.) A year-old goat; a young
kid. N. pi. misich, kids. Gabhair, misich is òisgean,
goats, kids, and ewes. — Mack.
MisG, misge, s. m. {Arab, mesck. Pers. mesk, drunk.)
Drunkenness, tipsiness. Air mhisg, drunk. — Steiv. Jer.
MisGEACii, a. {Ir. id.) Drunken. Fear misgeach, a drunken
man.
MisGEALACiiD, S.f. Drunkenncss, tipsiness.
MisGEAR, eir, s. m. A drunkard, a tippler. Am misgear
agus an geòcair, the drunkard and the glutton,— Stew. Pro.
Mi-sGEiNM, s.f. Untidiness, slovenliness, tawdriness.
Mi-SGEiNMEiL, a. Untidy, slovenly, tawdry. Gu misgein-
meil, untidily.
Mi-SGEVL, -sgeòil, s. A false report. — Shaw. Tog mi-sgeul,
raise a false report.
Mi-sGioBALTA, a. {Ir. id.) Untidy, slovenly, sluttish. Gu
mi-sgiobalta, untidily.
Mi-SGiOBALTACiiD, s./. {Ir. id.) Untidincss, slovenlincss,
sluttishness.
Mi-sGoiNNE, S.f. Carelessness, inattention, indifterence ;
blameableness.
Mi-sGoiNNEiL, a. Careless, inattentive, indifferent ; causing
indifference or disdain. Gu mi-sgoinneil, carelessly.
Mi-SHAMii, a. Rough, rugged ; hard. — Shaw.
Mi-snEADii, s. m. Heedlessness, carelessness, inattention,
indifference ; indolence ; senselessness.
Mi-SHEADHAiL, a. (lui-sheadh-amhuil.) Heedless, indif-
ferent; indolent; inattentive; senseless, weak.
Mi-SHEADHAR, a. Hccdless, inattentive ; senseless, weak.
Mi-SHEALBH, s. m. A cross, a disappointment.