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Meoraciiadii, aidh, s. m. A meditating, a pondering;;
study; a remembering ; meditation, remembrance.
Meòraciian, ain, s. m. A memorandmn ; a note-book ; a
record ; minutes.
Mkòiiaicii, u. o. and k. Remember; mention; note; take
or make a memorandum ; meditate, ponder. Pret. a.
mheòraich, contemplated ; fut. aff. meòraichidh, shall con-
tcmplate.
Meòkagan, ain, s. m. (/r. meoracan.) A thimble. N.pl.
meòragain. Also written vieuragan.
IMeòranacii, aich, s. m. A memorandum, a memorial;
a note-book ; a record ; minutes. A'', pi. meòranaich.
Meothai,, ail, s. m. Help. — Shaw.
Meud, s. m. {Ir. id.) Greatness, niag;nitude, largeness;
size, dimension, e.\tent, quantity, bulk ; stature. Meud do
ghairdean, the yrcatncss of thine arm. — Stew Ex. Meud a
hhrò'm, the maynitude of his grief. — Oss. Fing. Meud an
t-saog'hail, the size of the world ; a dol am meud, growing
in size ; air mheud 's a bheil e, however great he or it be,
however much it be ; a mheud 's a tha làthair, as inany as
are present ; as many as are alive or surviving.
MEroACiiADii, aidh, s. m. An enlarging, augmenting,
adding; an addition, aii enlargement.
Mel'dachadii, (a), pr. part, of meudaich. Enlarging, aug-
menting, adding to.
Meudaciid, s.f. (/roOT meud.) Extent, size, bulk; great-
ness; dimension; stature. Asp. form, niheudachd. Is
ioghna leam a niheudachd, / am surprised at its dimensions.
— Oss. Derm. Duine do mheudachd mhòir, a man of great
stature. — Stew. Num.
Meudaich, v. a. and n. (from meud.) Enlarge, increase,
multiply, grow in size ; improve. Pret. a. mheudaich, en-
larged ; fit. aff. a. meudaichidh, shall enlarge. Meudaich
mi do dhoilghios, / will multiply thy sorrow. — Steiv. Gen.
Meudaichidh tu a hiach, thou shalt increase its price.- —
Sfeiv. Ler. Mheudaich e, it became large or larger. Am
fear nach meudaich an earn, gu meudaich e chroich, he who
ivill not add to the cairn, may he add to the gallows. — G. P.
For an explanation of this proverb, see Carn.
Meudaicheam, 1 sing, imper. a. of meudaich. Let me in-
crease. Also, for meudaichidh mi, / shall increase.
Meudaiciiear, fut. pass, of meudaich; which see.
Meudaichte, p. part, of meudaich.
Meud-biiroxx, s. m. Dropsy; pregnancy. Theasd e leis
a niheud-bhronn, he died of the dropsy.
Meud-biironnacii, a. Dropsical; swag-bellied.
Meug, meig, aHfi mige, s. m. {Ir. id.) Whey. See Meag.
Meugacii, a. {from meug.) Serous; like whey; full of
whey.
Metgail, a. (raeug-amhail.) Serous; like whey.
Meuxan, ain, s. m. (Ir. id.) A yawn, a gape.
MErxANACii, a. (from nieunan.) Yawning, gaping; ad-
dicted to yawning or gaping.
Meunanaicii, s./. The habit of yawning ; a yawning. Ri
meunanaich, yawyiing ; thòisich e air meunanaich, he began
to yawn.
Meuxa.sda, a. See JIelraxda.
MErR,meòir, s.m. (/r. mear an(Z meur.) A finger; a toe;
a branch of a tree ; a branch of a family ; a branch of a
river. A', pi. m.eoir. A meòir gun lùòha', her fingers
motionless.— ill. D. pi. meuraibh. Dh' fhàs i na ceithir
meuraibh, it became into four brunches. — Slew. Gen. Meur
meadhonach, middle finger.
MEi-RACn, a. Fingered; branchy; nimble-fingered.
Meurachadh, aidh, s.m. A fingering, a pawing; a grow-
ing into branches.
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Meurag, aig, s.f. A pebble; a clue of yarn; a little oi
small finger.
Meuhaoan, ain, s.m. (/row meur.) Athimlilo; a finger-
ing, a handling. N. pi. meuragain, thimbles. Meuragan,
a handling or fingering.
Meuraihii, d. j)l. o{ incur.
Meuraich, v. a. and n. (.from meur.) Finger, handle;
branch. Pret. a. mheuraich, _/fn(/ercd; fut. aff. a. meur-
aichidh, shall finger.
Meuraichte, p. part, of meuraich. Fingered, handled;
branched.
Meuran, ain, s. m. (from meur.) A thimble; a little
branch; a small finger. N. pi. mcumn.
Meuranacii, a. Having thimbles; thimbled ; like a thimble;
branchy.
Meuranda, a. Tender, weakly, delicate.
Mil AC, asp. /orm of mac. Son. A nihac, Ais soh.
Mh AC AIN, ?Joc. sinjr. of macan. A hero, a champion. Al.so
geti. sing, of mhacan, asp. form of macan. Bàs a mhacain,
the champion's death. — Old Poem.
MiiACHAiR, voc. sing, of machair. A level country. Also
asp. form of machair; which see.
Mhacnus, uis, s. m., asp. _/br;n of macnus; which see.
MiiADAiNN, asp. form of madainn. Morning. Anns a
mhadainn, in the morning. Also voc. sing, of madainn.
Mhadainn bhoidhche bhealtuinn ! thou beauteous mom of
May ! — Old Song.
Mhàg, mhàig, s.m., asp. form o( nvkg ; which see.
MiiAcpre^ of mag. Mock. Mhag e orm, ort, orra, he
mocked me, thee, them. See Mag.
Mhagh, asp. ybrm of magh ; which see.
Miiaighstir, s. m. See Maighstir.
Mil AIR, pre?, a. of mair. Lasted; sur\ived. Chamhairaa
doinionn, the storin will not last. — Oss. Gaul. See Mair.
Mhaireann, a., asp. ybrm of maireann ; which see.
Mhaise, s.f, asp. forin oi mmse; which see.
Mhaiseach, a., asp. ybnM of maiseach ; which see.
Mhaith, asp. /orm of maith. Good. Is ceart cho mhaith
leam so, / like this just as well. See Maitii.
Mil all, u., asp. ybrm of mall; which see.
Mhallaich, pret. a. of mallaich. Cursed. See BIallaicii.
Miiaoil, asp. form of maoil ; an »i/?eciiOH of maol ; which
see.
MiiAOiif , s., asp. form of maoin ; which see.
Mhaol, a., asp. f^rm of mao].
Mhaoth, a., asp. form of maoth ; which see.
MiiAOTii.'VX, ain, s. wi., asp. ybr/n of maothan ; which see.
Mh A RA, asp. ybrro of mara; gen. sing, of tmiir; which see.
MiiARBH, a., asp. ybrm of marbh ; which see.
MiiARBH, pret. a. of marbh. Slew, murdered. See Marbii.
MnÀs, mhàis, s. m., asp. form of mas.
Miiaslaicii, pret. a. of maslaich. Affronted; disgraced.
See Maslaicii.
Mhath, asp. ybrm of math ; which see.
MiiATH, pret. aff. a. of math. Pardoned, forgave.
Mheadhox, asp. form of meadhon. Middle. Anns a
mheadhon, in the middle.
MiiEALL, pret. a. of meall. Cheated, deceived. Mheall e
mi, he cheated me.
Mheanbii, asp. form of nieanbh ; which see.
MiiEAXN, asp. form of meann ; which see.
Miiear, a., asp. /orm of mear. Merry. .Se3 Mear.