M.

_Mair._ _Mair_, more.

_Malley._ _Mallie_, Molly, nickname for Mary, a Hebrew word signifying

bitter.

_Mang._ _Mang_, among.

_Manse._ _Manse_, the house where the minister lives, the parsonage.

_Mavis._ _Mavis_, the thrush.

_Maw._ _Maw_, to mow, a mow.

_Mawby._ _Maw_, to mow; _bý_, a house, a habitation. A mow-house; a

chamber in a barn where hay is stored.

_Mell._ _Mell_, to meddle. Also, a mallet for pounding barley in a stone

trough.

_Meslin._ _Meslin_, mixed corn.

_Muckel._ _Muckle_, great, big, much.

_Murney._ _Murne_, mourn; Irish _neać_, an individual. One that mourns; a

mourner.

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