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Mould, _sb._ == earth, 'on molde.' Wright's L. P. pp. 29, 31
Mound, _sb._ == helmet. Alys. 2277. AS. mond == a basket
Mound, _sb._ == power, value. Alys. 2655, 2207
---- == size, hence a crowd of people. Pol. S. 189. Pr. mont, munt
Mouns, _sb._ == mountains. RG. 220, 392
Mount, _v. n._ == ascend. 184 B.
Mountain, _sb._ 27
Mountance, _sb._ == duration. Alys. 6211. Fr. montance
Mourn, _v. n._ Wright's L. P. p. 34. AS. murnan
Mourning, _sb._ 23 B.
Mouse, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 111. AS. mus
Mouth, _sb._ HD. 1256. 868 B.
Mouthed, _adj._ Alys. 6125
Move, _v. a._ RG. 453
Mow, _v. a._ RG. 496, strike hard. HD. 1852. AS. mawan
---- _sb._ == crop. O. and N. 1038
Mowe, _sb._ == a female relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. RG. 316.
AS. mage. See Gloss. Rem. to La?. iii. 441
Much, _adj._ RG. 372. 19 B.
Muchdel, == great part, RG. 376
Muchehed, _sb._ == greatness, size. Alys. 7352
Muchel. See Mikel
Muck, _sb._ Fr. on the Seven Sins, 29
Muge, _sb._ == mugwort. Wright's L. P. p. 26. AS. mug-wyrt
Mulberry, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 47. Germ. maulbeere. Lat. morus
Mule, _sb._ RG. 189
Mumble, _v. n._ Pol. S. 238. ON. mumla. Dut. mommelen
Munne, _v. n._ == remember. Wright's L. P. p. 112. imper. 'munt.' Ibid. p.
37
Munning, _sb._ == remembrance, remorse? Wright's L. P. p. 37. AS. munan
Munten, _v. a._ == measure out; hence, give, pay. Pol. S. 151. Rel. Ant.
ii. p. 216. Fr. munter
Muray, _sb._ == wall. Alys. 6244. Fr. murail
Murder, _sb._ RG. 559
---- _v. a._ pret. 'morthrede.' RG. 263. part. 'ymorthred.' RG. 110. AS.
myrrian
Murgost, Murgore, Murge. See under Merry
Murne, _adj._ == sorrowful. K. Horn, 724
Muthe, _sb._ == army, 1638. Fr. muete
Mutton, _sb._ == the meat so called. Pol. S. 198
My, _adj._ RG. 443
Mynde, _adj._ == merciful, kind. Wright's L. P. p. 82. The word occurs in the Manuel d. Pecches, v. 727,
'And y am euere so mynde For to pray for al mankynde.'
AS. myn
Myrrh, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 96. Body and Soul, 118
Mysel, _sb._ == leper. RG. 435. Fr. mesel. Lat. misellus
N.
Nail, _sb._ == clavus. HD. 712. AS. naegel
---- == unguis. K. Horn, 238
---- _v. a._ Wright's L. P. p. 84. part. 'ynailed.' 93
