An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 540
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 540
_Douglas._
3. To make mention of.
_Sir Egeir._
A. S. _maen-an_, mentionem facere.
4. To make known distinctly.
_Lyndsay._
5. To recognise.
_Ywaine and Gawin._
6. To reflect; with _of_ or _on_.
_Barbour._
A. S. _maen-an_, in animo habere.
7. To attempt.
_Band Maintenance._
~Mene~, _s._ Meaning, design.
_Douglas._
~Mene~, ~Mein~, _s._ An attempt, S. B.
_Ross._
MENE, _adj._ Intermediate.
_Douglas._
MENE, _adj._ Common.
V. ~Mein~.
_To_ MENG, _v. a._ To mix.
V. ~Ming~.
_To_ MENGE, _v. a._ To soothe.
Teut. _meng-en_, temperare.
MENYEIT, _part. pa._
V. ~Manyied~.
MENYIE, MENGIE, MENYE, MENYHe, _s._
1. One family.
_Bannatyne Poems._
2. A company, S. B.
_Douglas._
3. Followers of a chieftain.
_Barbour._
4. An army in general.
_Douglas._
5. A mult.i.tude, applied to things, S.
_Ferguson._
A. S. _menegeo_, Alem. _menigi_, Isl. _meingi_, mult.i.tudo.
MENYNG, _s._ Compa.s.sion.
_Barbour._
V. ~Mene~, to lament.
MENKIT, _pret._ Joined.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _meneg-an_, miscere, conc.u.mbere.
MENOUN, MENIN, _s._ A minnow, S.