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MODE, MWDE, _s._
1. Courage.
A. S. Sw. _mod_, id.
_Wyntown._
2. Indignation.
_Sir Tristrem._
Su. G. Isl. _mod_, ira, A. S. _mod-ian_, irasci.
~Mody~, ~Mudy~, _adj._
1. Bold.
_Barbour._
Sw. _modig_, bold, daring.
2. Pensive, melancholy.
_Douglas._
_To_ MODERATE, _v. n._
1. To preside in an ecclesiastical court, S.
_Acts a.s.sembly._
2. To preside in a congregation, at the election of a Pastor, S.
_Pardovan._
~Moderator~, _s._
1. He who presides in an ecclesiastical court, S.
_Acts a.s.sembly._
2. The minister who presides at the election of a Pastor, S.
_Pardovan._
~Moderation~, _s._ The act of presiding in an election, S.
MODYR, MODER, _s._ Mother.
_Wallace._
A. S. Isl. &c. _moder_, Belg. _moeder_.
~Modyr-nakyd~, _adj._ Stark naked, S. _mother-naked_.
_Ramsay._
Teut. _moeder-naeckt_, id.
MODYWART, MODEWART, _s._ A mole, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _mold_, terra, and _wrot-an_, versare rostro.
MOGGANS, _s. pl._
1. Long sleeves for a woman's arms, S. B.
_Ross._
Teut. _mouwken_, parva manica.
2. Hose without feet, Aberd. _Hairy moggans_, Fife.
_Journal Lond._
Gael. _mogan_, boot-hose.
MOGH, _s._ A moth, Ang
O. E. _mough_.
MOY, MOYE, _adj._
1. Gentle, mild.
_Dunbar._
2. Affecting great moderation in eating or drinking; _mim_, synon.
_Kelly._
