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.
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