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M U N
M U R
as a young calf ; a shoving, a jostling; a push, a shove, a
jostle.
MuLCAN, MuLciiAN, ain, s. »n. A horned owl.
Mi'LGiiART, airt, s. The pole. — Shaw.
Mull, s. See Maoi..
MuLCHEANN, inn, s. m. (mill, axle, and ceann, end.) The
pole.
Mui.-ciii', 5. m. The pole. — Shaw.
Mi'LLACn, aich, s. 7«. (/;•. id.) A top or summit; a height
or eminence ; a hill. Na mullach, in her top. — -Oss. Tern.
Mullach nan rionnag, the height of the stars.— Stew. Job.
Mullach liath lom, a grei/ hlcak eminence. — Old Song.
Mullach an tighe, the top of the house. N. pi. mullaiche
and muUaichean. Mullaiche nam beann, the tops of the
mountains.— Stew. Gen. Air ar muUaichean, on our heads.
— Macint. Clach-mullaich, a top-stone ; a corner-stone.
Mullach duhii, s. m. Knapweed ; centaurea 7iigra.
MuLLAnii, aidli, s. /H. {Tr. id.) A mould. — Shaiv. N.pl.
niullaidhean.
MuLLAO, aig, s. f. (Ir. id.) The patine, or cover of a
chalice. N. pi. mullagan.
MuL-MiiACAN, ain, s. m. A kind of large toad. — Shaw.
McLP, mulpa, s. 7n. A lump ; a knot.
MuLPACii, a. Lumpy; knotty.
MuLPAN, ain, s. m. {dim. of mulp.) A little lump ; a little
knot.
Ml'LPANACii, a. Full of little lumps.
MuL-SNEAMH, s. m. Negligence.
MUL-SNEAMHACH, MuL-SNEA Mil AIL, a. Negligent.
Mult, muilt, s. m. (IF. mollt. /;■. molt. Arm. maoud.)
A wedder ; a sheep. Mult reithe, a tup. N. pi. muilt.
Mu '.M, (for mu am.) About their ; concerning their. Mu 'ra
bailtibh, about their towns.
Mu 'm, (for mu mo.) About my ; concerning my. Mu 'm
chomhnuidh, about my dwelling. — Oss. Tern.
Mu 'm, conj. Before; ere. Mu 'm faigh mi bàs, before
I die. — Stew. Gen.
Mu.M, conj.; more correctly mu'm; which see.
Mu 'n, Mun, conj. Before that; ere; lest. Mu 'n robh ann
sleibhte, before hills existed.- — Sm. Mu 'n tig e, before he
comes.
Mu 'n, (for mu an.) About the ; concerning the ; on account
of the. Mu 'n triùir, about the three.— Oss. Fing. Mu 'n
t-sonn, on account of the hero. — Oss. Tem.
Mu 'n, (for mu an.) About their; concerning their; on
account of their.
Mun, co7ij.; more correctly mu'n; which see.
MÙN, muin, s. m. (Ir. id.) Urine ; pissing. Dean do
mhùn, make water; ri mun, pissing; galar muin, the
gravel.
Mi>N, V. ; more properly main.
MuNABHUACHAiLL, s. m. A comiorant ; an allan hawk; a
diver.
MÙNACH, a. Incontinent of urine.
MuNADH, aidh, s. m. A hill. More frequently written
monadh.
MuxADii, aidh, s. m. (Ir. id.) Education, instruction;
admonition. Deiseachd munaidh, the ornament of educa-
tion. — Old So7ig.
MÙNADH, aidh, s. m. A making water.
MuNAR, air, s.TTJ. (Ir.id.) A fact, a deed.— 5Aaw.
MuNARAJf, a. (Ir.id.) Insignificant ; a/so, a trifling thing;
a trifling person.
t M UN ATA, s. OT. {Ir. id.) A champion. — Shaw.
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Mu 'n CUAIRT, adi'. and prep. Around; about; round about;
by the circuit. Mu 'n cuairt domh, around me, about me ;
mu 'm chuaiit, around mc ; mu d' rhuairt, around thee;
mu 'chuairt, around him ; mu 'ii cuairt da, about him ; m'ar
cuairt, around us; mu 'n cuairt duinii, about ns ; mu 'r
cuairt, around you ; mu 'n cuairt duibh, about you.
MuNG, more properly muing ; which see.
MÙNLACH, aich, s. m. (Ir. munloch.) A puddle, mire,
dirty water.
MuNMiioii, oir, s. m. See Monmiior.
Mu 'n SEACii, adv. and prep. Alternately ; in return ; to
and fro. Fear mu 'n seach, one by one, man by man.
M' obair a dol mu 'n seach orm, my work increasing on my
hands, or becoming greater than I can manage.
MuR, conj. If not; unless. Mur bhiodh gu, were it not that.
MuR, prov. for mar.
MÙR, mùir, .'!. m. (Ir. id.) A wall; a tower; a hill ; a for-
tification, a rampart; a house ; a palace. Gach gregh bha
na 'r miV, every dog in our house. — Old Song. A caoidh
's a mhùr, wailing in the hall. — Old Poem. Mach-thir is
mur nan Gall, the plains and palaces of strangers. — Old
Song. Miirollamh, an academy. — Shaw.
Lat. mums. Lus. mura. Car. rayr. Pol. mur. Belg.
Du. meuir. Germ, maur. Ir. mur. W. mur. Da. muur
and mur.
t MÙR, V. a. Wall in; surround with a wall; fortify.
Pret. a. mhur; fut. aff. a. milraidh.
MuRACH, a. (Ir.id.) Walled.
MuRAN, ain, s. m. A kind of grass called bent; sea-reed
grass ; a carrot ; also, rents. — Shaw.
MuRANACii, a. Like bent; abounding in bent. Com. and
sup. muranaiche.
MuRASG, aisg, s. m. A sea-shore ; a marsh ; a sea-marsh ;
a quick-sand.
MiR KnioDii, conj. Were it not; had it not been. Mur
bhiodh thiisa, had it not been for thee.
MuR BHIODH, (gu), coitj. Were it not that; had it not
been that.
MuRCACH, a. (Ir. id. Scotch, murky.) Sad, sorrowful,
gloomy. Com. and sup. murcaiche.
MuRCAS, ais, s. m. (Ir. id.) Sadness, sorrowfulness, gloomi-
ness.
MuR-DHRAiDHEAN, ein, s. TO. Agrimouy.
MuRLACH, aich, s. m. A dog-fish.
MuRLAN, ain, s. m. (Ir. id.) A rough head; a rough top.
MuRLUiNN, s.f. A kind of basket or hamper.
MuRRACH, a. (Ir. id.) Able, capable. Tha mi murraich
air a dheanamh, / am able to do it. Com. and sup. niur-
raiche. Ciod an ni is murraiche? what is more capable ? —
Macfar.
MuRRACiiAs, ais, s. 7«. (Ir. id.) Ability; superiority;
capability.
MuRRACHD, s.f. Ability, capability, sufficiency.
Murraiche, com. and sup. of murrach. More or most
capable. Is e is murraiche na thusa, he is more able than you.
Murraiche, s.f. (Ir. id.) Ability, capability; sufficiency,
power.
f Mursanach, aich, s. m. (Ir. id.) A subject. — Shaw.
MuRSANTA, a. Servile.
t Mursantachd, s. y. (Ir.id.) Subjection. — Shaw.
MuRT, s. m. (Du. moort.) Murder. See Mort.
MuRTACHAiL, a. Murdcrous ; massacring. Written also
mortail.
MuRTADH, aidh, s. m. Murder, massacre. More frequently
written mortadh ; which see.