An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 562
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 562
_Chr. Kirk._
Perh. a dimin. from Teut. _maed-en_, Isl. _maed-a_, secare, desecare; q. to mow down.
_To_ MUDDLE, _v. n._ To be busy at work, properly of a trivial kind, while making little progress, S.
Teut. _moddel-en_, lutum movere, fodicare.
_To_ MUDGE, _v. n._ To stir, to budge, S.
~Mudge~, _s._ The act of stirring, S.
O. Fr. _muete_, Lat. _motus_, C. B. _mud_, a motion.
MUDYEON, _s._ A motion of the countenance, denoting discontent, scorn, &c. _mudgeon_, Renfr.
_Montgomerie._
Isl. _modg-a_, irritare.
_To_ MUE, or MOO, _v. n._ To low as a cow, S.
Germ. _mu_, vox vaccae naturalis; _muh-en_, mugire.
m.u.f.fITIES, _s. pl._ Mittens, either of leather or of knitted worsted, worn by old men, Ang. Orkn.
Isl. _m.u.f.fa_, Dan. _moffe_, chirotheca pellita, hyberna.
m.u.f.fLES, _s. pl._ Mittens, S.
Fr. _mouffle_.
MUGGS, _s. pl._ A particular breed of sheep, S.
_Statist. Acc._
MUIR, _s._ A heath, &c.
V. ~Mure~.
~Muir-burn~.
V. ~Mure-burn~.
~Muir-ill~, _s._ A disease to which black cattle are subject, S.
_Statist. Acc._
MUIS, _s. pl._
1. Bushels.
_Complaynt S._
O. Fr. _mui_, a bushel; Lat. _mod-ius_.
2. Heaps, parcels.
_Gl. Sibb._
MUIST, MUST, _s._ Musk, Border.
Corr. from Fr. _musque_, id.
_Douglas._
MUKERAR, _s._ A miser.
V. ~Mochre~.
_Douglas._
MULDES, MOOLS, _s._
1. Pulverised earth, in general, S.
2. The earth of the grave, S.
_Ramsay._
3. The dust of the dead.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _mulda_, Su. G. _mull_, A. S. _mold_, dust, _mol-a_, comminuere.
~Mulde-mete~, _s._