A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 88

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