An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 541
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 541
_Barbour._
Gael. _meanan_, id.; _meanbh_, little.
MENSK, MENSE, _s._
1. Dignity of conduct.
2. Honour.
_Barbour._
3. Discretion, S.
_Burns._
Isl. _menska_, humanitas; A. S. _mennisc_, huma.n.u.s.
~Menske~, _adj._ Humane.
_Sir Tristrem._
_To_ ~Mensk~, ~Mense~, _one_, _v. a._
1. To treat respectfully.
_Gawan and Gol._
2. To do honour to.
_Lyndsay._
~Menskit~, _part. pa._ Honourably treated.
_Gawan and Gol._
~Menskful~, ~Menseful~, _adj._
1. Manly.
_Gawan and Gol._
2. n.o.ble.
_Gawan and Gol._
3. Moderate, discreet, S.
_Ramsay._
4. Mannerly, respectful, S.
_Ramsay._
~Menskles~, ~Mensless~, _adj._
1. Void of discretion, S.
_Douglas._
2. Greedy, insatiable, S.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
3. Immoderate, S.
_Morison._
~Menskly~, _adv._ Decently.
_Barbour._
A. S. _mennislice_, humaniter.
MENSWORN, _part. pa._
V. ~Mansweir~.
_To_ MER, _v. a._ To put into confusion.
Isl. _mer-ia_, contundere.
_Wallace._
MERCAL, _s._ A piece of wood used in the construction of the Shetland plough.
_Statist. Acc._
MERCH, MERGH, (gutt.) _s._
1. Marrow.
_Douglas._