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MEALTAINK 174
deceiver, a cheat ; fraudulent person ;
"nealltaireachd, imposture, fraiidulence,
deceilfulness-.mealltaireachda'pheacaiiih,
the deceitfulness of sin. Bible.
Mealtainn, myalt'-ènn, pt. enjoying ;
math a mhealtainn 'na shaothair, to en-
joy good in his labour. Bible.
Mejmbrana, mem'-bran-a, parchment. B.
Meamn'a, mem'-na, n. m. a sensation about
the lip or elbow, supposed to portend a
sudden death, &e. ; imagination, whim;
gladness, joy ; mettle.
Meamnach, mem'-nach, adj. mettlesome,
as a horse ; lustful, courageous, brave, as
a person.
Meamnachd, mem'nachg, n.f. courage,
mettlesomeness, energy, high spirit.
Mean, men, adj little, mionn.
Meanan, men'.an, n. m. a yawn.
Meananaich, mèn'-an'-èch, n.f. continu-
ous yawning, ever yawning.
Meanaidh, men'-e, n.m. shoemaker's awl.
Meanbh, men'-uv, adj. diminutive, very
small, slender or little ; duine meanbh, a
diminutive person.
Meanbhaidh, menv'-c, adj. diminutive.
Meanbhbhith, menuv'-è, n. m. animal-
cule.
Meanbhchrodh, men'-uv-chrò, n. m.
such as stirks, calves, sheep, goats, &c.
Meaneuchuiieag, mena'-chùil-ag, n. f.
midge.
Meanbiilach, men'-a-llach, n. m. small
potatoes, &c. or the refuse of such.
Meanbh-pheasair, mèn'-uv-fàs-èr, n. f.
millet.
Meang, mèng, n.m. fault, blemish; gun
meang, faultless, without blemish ; see
Miong, V. lop.
Meangach, mèng'-aeh, ?i. m. the plant,
cinquefoil.
Meangalacud, mèng'-al-achg, n.f. faulti-
ness.
Meangail, mèng'-al, adj. faulty, blemish-
ed.
Meangan, mèng'-an, n. m. a branch, twig.
Meanganaich, mèng'-an.èch, v. lop,
prune, lup-
Meann, myann, n. m. a kid, young roe.
Meann-athair, mèn'-à-èr, n. f. snipe.
Meannt, mint, cartal.
Meairle, myàrly'-à, n.f. theft, roguery.
Meairleach, myàrly"-ach, n. c. rogue, a
thief, cut-throat.
Mear, mer, adj. lustful, in high glee, joy-
ful, joyous, B. ; very joyous ; le suilibh
mear, with lustful eyes.
Mearachd, mer'-achg, n. m. mistake, er-
ror, wrong; chaidh thu 'm mearachd,
you have gone wrong, you erred ; thathu
am mearachd, yoM. art mistaken ; mar
bheil mi am mearachd, unless I am mis-
MEASAIL
taken; cò tha gun mhearachd, who is
faultless V na h-abair ma choinneamh an
ainneil gu 'm bu mhearachd e, thoushalt
not say before the angel that it was an
error. Bible.
Mearachdach, mer'-aehg-ach, adj. in er-
ror, wrong, in fault, erroneous, culpable.
Mearachdachd, mer'-achg-achg, n.f. er-
roneousness, faultiness, culpability.
Mearacudaich, mer'-achg-ech, v. wrong.
Mearaiche, mer'-ech-a, n. m. merry-An-
drew.
Mearail, mer'-al, n. m. error, mistake.
Mearcach, mer'-kach, adj. confident Sm.
Mearchunn, mer'-chunn, yv. miscalcu-
MFARcnuNND, mcr'-chunnd, / late, cheat
by misreckoning.
chùnn-us, \ i
'chunnd-us, J
Mearciiu.wdus, mer'cnunna-us, J mg
one with his eyes open, miscalculation,
misreckoning.
Mearganta, merg'-ant-a, adj. brisk. flo«.
MeaRla, for meairle, theft.
Mearrachdas, myarr'-achg-us, n. »«. wan-
tonness, indelicate romping, nearly wan-
ton joy.
Mears, mèrs, v. march, English.
Meas, mess2, n. m. respect, fruit, respecta.
bility, estimation, esteem, public notice ;
le meas is miadh, with respect and appro-
bation ; thoir gu meas, bring to notice ;
is beag meas a bh' agadsa air, you lightly
esteemed him, you had little respect for
him ; cha robh meas aig air Cain, he had
no respect for Cain; ma chall a mheas,
about the loss of his fame, reputation ; a
rèir do mheas, according to your estiina-
tion ; valuation, estimate, appraisement;
meas nan tighean, the appraisement, or
valuation of the houses, the estimate of the
houses; gun mheas gun mhiadh, mar
Mhanus, u'ittoui respect or approbation,
like Magnus; fruit; meas nan craobh,
the fruit of the trees; v. value, estimate,
reckon, count, regard; jnraMran t-ama-
dan fhein, 'na dhuine glic 'nuair bhios e
'na thosd, even the fool is esteemed or re-
garded a wise man when he holds his
peace ; mheas iad am barr 's na tighean,
they appraised or valued their crop and
steadings; pt. esteeming, regarding; tha
mi a' meas, I regard, I esteem.
Measach, mèss2'.ach, fruitful. Macf.
Measadair, mess2'-ad-àr', n. m. appraiser,
valuator ; measadaireaehd, estimating,
valuing, appraising.
Measadh, used improperly for meas, pt.
Measail, mess^'-al, adj. respectable, wor-
thy ; duine measail, a respectable indivi-
dual ; esteemed, valued, respected ;
measail aig uaislibh is islibh, respected by
high and low, by the great and humble.