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MEURAICH
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MI-BHUIL
Melraich, mèrr'.èch, v. prong, finger.
Meubax, mèrr'-an, n. 771. a thimble.
Mel'Ranta, mèrr'-annt-a, n. delicate.
Meiha.ntachd, merr'-annt.achd, n.f. de-
licacy of constitution, silliness of person.
Mh, vft, aspirated form of M.
Mhain, v/iàèn, adv. only, alone ; is tusa a
mhdin lehobhah, thou art alone, Jeho-
vah ; cha'n e sin a mhàin, that is not all,
or alone.
Mi, me, per. pron. I ; is ml, it is I ; bithidh
mi, I shall be ; 2d, neg. part, signifying
not, and answering to in, un, il, inc., in
English; sometimes signifies evil, the
worst
MiADB, mèà'-gh', n. m. demand, call; eha
'n'eil miadh sam bith air crodh, there is
no demand for cattle; honour, approba-
tion; meas agus miadh, respect and ap-
probation; gun mhiadh, gun bhàigh,
XLÌthout honour or affection.
MiADHALACHD, mèà'.ghal-achg, n. /. de-
gree of demand ; preciousness, respecta-
bilit>-, fondness, rareness.
MiAOHAiL, mèà'-gh'-al, adj. in great de-
mand ; precious, valuable, fond of, very
fond of; tha buutàta miadAafV, the pota-
toes is in great demand; miad/iail m'a
chloinn, dotinglyfond of his children ;
gnothach miadhail, precious or vuiuuble
thing.
MiAC, meag, n. m. a mew of a cat ; cater,
wauling ; v. mew, caterwaul, as a cat.
MiAGAiL, mèàg'-al, n. f. mewing, cater-
wauling.
MiAL, meal, n. m. a louse ; mial spagach, a
. crab-louse ;mial-m'ona, peat-louse; mial-
caorach, a tick, (seolann properly.)
MiALACH, mèàl'-ach, adj. lousy.
MiALACHD, mèàl'-achg, n.f. lousiness.
MiALCHU, mèàl'-chù, n. m. greyhound.
Mi-ALTRUM, me-alt'-rum, n. m. bad nurs-
ing ; cinnidh mac o mhi-altrum aeh cha
chinn e o"n aog, a son may growfi om bad
nursing, but cannot escape the grave. G.
Proverbs.
MlANN, mèànn, n. m. intention, desire, in-
clination, will, purpose, love, delight,
appetite ; dè tha mhiann ort a dheanadh,
what do you mean to do ? am miann leat
blar, is your intention battle Ì an tasuich
thu miann na leòghuinn òig, uUt thou
fill the appetite of the young lion ? a
shluagh gun chiall, thug miann do'n or,
ye senseless people that bestowed your af-
fections on gold; tha 'mhiann sin orm,
I mean or purpose to do that; dè tha
mhiann ort a dheanadh, what do you
mean to do ? tha 'mhiann air teicheadh,
he means to desert, to decamp ; miann
nan aingidh, the desire of the wicked ; bas
mo naimhde cha mhiann leam, the death
of my foes I do not desire; th'a mhiann
orm , I mean, I intend ; ma tha mhiann
ort dol dachaidh, if you purpose or in-
tend going home ; cha 'n 'eil am miann-
san sasuichte, their appetite is not ap-
peased; am miann leat sith, do you wisft
for peace ? an absurd longing of a woman
in the family way ; mole on the child in
consequence of that desire not being sa-
tisfied ; complete satisfaction, entire ap-
probation ; rinn e gad' mhiann, he did it
to your entire satisfaction, or approba.
tion ; tha miann air 'aodann, there is a
mole on his face ; miann fion, a mole of
the colour of wine.
MiAXXACH, meann'-ach, a. desirous, keen.
MiANNACHADH, mèànn'-ach-i, pt. covet-
ing, desiring; am miannàchadh cuid
duine eile, coveting another's property ;
s.' miannachadh gu mòrfhaieinn, longing
or desiring greatly to see him.
MiANXAicH, mèànn'-èch, v. desire, covet,
lust after, fix one's heart on, wish greatly.
MiANNAR, "kmeann'-ur, c<(/. desirous,
MiANNMHOB, / covetous, greedy.
MiAOGUs, me-ijog'-us, n. m. unseemliness.
MiAPACHD, mèàp'-aehg, n.f. cowardice.
MiAPADH, meap'-I, rum. bashfulness, cow-
ardice, pusillanimity ; aiso miap. ,
MiAPAiDH, meàp'-è, adj. cowardly.
MiAS, meas, n. /. dish, platter, charger,
plate; ceann Eòin bàistidh air mèis, the
head of John the Baptist on a charger, (on
a plate.) Bible.
Mi-BHAiCH, mè-v/ii'-y', n.f. unkindness.
Mi-BHAiL, mè-vha'l', n.f. profusion. H. S.
Mi-BHANAIL, mè-vhàn'-al, a. immodest.
MiBHAXALACHD, me-vhan'al-achg, n. f.
immodesty.
Mi-BHEUS, mè-vàs', n.f. vice, immorality.
Mi-BHEUSACH, me-vas'.ach, a. immodest.
Mi-BHELSACHD, me-vàs'-achg, n. f. immo-
rality, immodesty, unpoliteness, bad
manners.
Mi-BHLASDA, me-v^lasd'-a, a. insipid.
Mi-BHLASDACHD, me-vAlàsd'.achg, n.f. in-
sipidity.
MiBHOiDHEACH, me-vòè'.ach, adj. un-
handsome.
Mi BUREATHNAiCH, mè-vren'-èch, v. mis-
conceive.
Mi-BHREiTH, mè-vhra', n./. wrong judge,
ment.
Mi-BHUAiREASACH, me-Tiiai"-as.ach, a,
good tempered.
Mi-aarAiDH, mè-viià-y", n. f. defeat.
Mi-BHUiDHEACH, mè-vùè-y"-ach, a. dissa-
tisfied, displeased, discontented.
Mi-BHUiL, mè-vùèl, n. f. misapplication,
profusion; rinn thu mi-bhuil deth, you
misapplied it, you made baàruse of it, yoa
\ wasted it.