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mi-chomhdhail, f., 2362, ill luck;
cf. droch chomhdhail ort;
comhdhail, a meeting; ddil, a
mi-fheart, f., want of attention,
negligence; mi and feart, heed.
mUeanta, 6841, soldier - like,
stately; Ir. mileadhta; mUidh.
mllidh, m., 1309, a warrior; Ir.
mileadh; Lat. miles, milit-is.
milteach, m., 3266, sweet hill
grass; milis, sweet.
minim, 4949, a note (formerly the
shortest) equal to two crotchets.
miodar, miadan, m., 3288, a pas¬
ture ground, meadow.
miogshuil, f., 529, a smiling eye;
Ir. miog, a smirk, a smile.
miomhodh, m., bad manners, dis¬
respect ; mi and modh, manners.
mionrosg, m., 1432, a sweet or
gentle eye; min, soft, and rosg.
miorath, m., 4762, ill luck; so Ir.;
mi and rath.
miorunach, 955, malicious, spite¬
ful; Ir. mio-runach; mi and
run, intention.
miosar, m., 5270, a measure for
shot; flasg-fhudair a bhios inn-
ealta, is beul miosair air a ceann
—Rob. Stew. 90, x.; Ir. miosdr,
a measure; meas, judge.
miosguinn, f., 4619, spite; Ir.
mioscais.
miotagach, 2744, wearing mit¬
tens ; miotag; Eng. mitten,
misg-chatha, f., 2989, battle-
drunkenness.
mi-shealbh, m., 4577, ill-luck.
mithich, {., 842, 6028, proper
time; Ir. mithid, urgency;
high time.
mocais, f., 421, a moccasin.
modh, m., 4446, measure, time in
dancing; Ir. modh, system,
mode; Lat. modus, measure.
modhar, 1768, gentle, soft; Ir.
modhmhar, from modh, man¬
ner; civility..
mdisin, 2966, motion; Eng.
mol, to praise; 1417, recommend;
Ir. molaim.
mdramh, 4949, the longest note in
music ?
m&rdkalachd, mdralachd, f., mag¬
nificence, dignity; mdr and
dail, an assembly.
mdrdhalach, mdralach, 329, 3820,
4485, 5382, magnificent; Ir.
mdrdhdlach, haughty, majestic,
magnificent.
morghail, 4314, mdrdhail, an
assembly; Ir. mdrdhdil.
mdr-sheisear, 6546, seven persons;
“ a big sextette ”; seisear, six
persons.
mdr-shluagh, m., 5661, a host; so
Ir.
mdr-shoirbheas, 5026, 5044, a gale.
mosgaideach, 2884, dull, slow.
mucag, f., 5263, the hip, fruit of
the wild rose.
muc-creige, f., 86, a wrasse.
miiin, instruct; muinte, 3606, well
instructed, polite; (Diets,
muin); Ir. muinim, milinte;
cognate with Lat. mon-eo.
muinntearas, m., service; 4389,
probably in Ir. sense of friend¬
ship, favour; Ir. muinntear-
dhas; muinntir, folk, following.
miiirn, i„ 3327, 3359, 3941, 4395,
6222, 6261, joy, affection; often,
in the older language, noise,
clamour; Ir. muirn.
muirneach, 1972, 2798, cheerful,
joyful; with 1972 cf. 5664; Ir.
muirneach, fond; cheerful.
muiseag, f., 670, 4102, 4176, 5461,
a threat; root of musach, nasty.
murbhuachlach, 4969, haunted by
the Great Northern Djver; mur-
bhuachaill, from muir, and
buachaill, a herdsman, lad.
miir, m., 6681, a wall, rampart;
mac-talla nam mur; so Ir.;
from Lat. murus, a wall.
musgar, 6379,
miitan, m., 3033, a fingerless
glove.
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