MERE, s. a boundary; a limit; the sea.

MERK, s. an ancient Scottish silver coin, value thirteen shillings and fourpence Scotch money, or thirteen pence and one-third of a penny sterling.

MERLE, s. a blackbird.

MERRY-BEGOTTEN, s. an illegitimate child.

MERRY-DANCERS, s. the Aurora Borealis.

MES. s. mass. Mes or Mass John, a name of derision for a parish minister.

MESSAN, s. a small mongrel dog.

MET, METT, s. measure.

MEVIS, s. a thrush.

MICHTIE, adj. of high rank; stately; haughty.

MICK, s. Michael.

MIDDEN, s. a dunghill.

MILK-SYTH, s. a milk strainer.

MILL, MULL, s. a snuff-box made of a horn.

MILL-LADE, MILL-LEAD, s. a mill-course.

MIM, adj. prim; demure; prudish.

MIM-MOU’D, adj. soft of speech; bashful.

To MIND, v. n. to remember; to recollect.

MINNIE, MINNY, s. mother.

MIRK, MYUK, MARK, adj. dark.

MIRLYGOES, s. pl. when persons see indistinctly they are said to be in the Mirlygoes.

MISCALL, MISCA’, v. a. to call hard uames.

MISCHANTER, s. misfortune; mishap.

To MISKEN, v. n. not to recognise.

To MISTROW, v. a. to suspect; to mistrust.

To MISTRYST, v. a. to break an engagement.

MITTENS, s. pl. woollen gloves.

MIXTIE-MAXTIE, adj. in a state of confusion.

To MODERATE, v. n. to preside in an ecclesiastical court.

MODERATOR, S. he who presides in an ecclesiastical court.

MODYWART, MODEWORT, s. a mole.

MOLLIGRANT, MOLLIGRUBS, whining, complaining.

MONY, adj. many.

To MOOL, v. a. to crumble.

MORN, MORNE, s. to-morrow. The morn, to-morrow.

To MORTIFY, v. a. to give in mortmain.

MOSS-TROOPERS, s. banditti.

MOTHERWIT, s. common sense.

MOW, s. the mouth.

To MUCK, v. a. to carry out dung.

To MUDDLE, v. n. to be busy without making progress at a trifling work.

To MUDGE, v. n, to stir; to budge.

MUIR, s. a heath.

MULIN, MULOCK, s. a crumb.

MULTURE, MOUTUR, s. the fee for grinding corn.

MUNDS, MUNS, s. the mouth.

MURRION, MURREON, s. a helmet.

MUTCH, s. a cap for a female.

MUTCHKIN, s. an English pint,

MY-CERTE, by my faith.

MYSCHANCY, adj. unlucky.