maddle v.

to bewilder; to confuse; to fluster

??? < OE. gemǣd (mad) + ME suffix –elen (a verbal formative) f. OE -lian

maddlin n.

See madling

madling n.

a silly individual; a fool,

??? < OE. gemǣd (mad) + ME suffix –elen (a verbal formative) f. OE -lian

mag v.

to chatter

< reduced form of magpie

mahn a. & pron.

mine

< OE. min, myn

maiden n.

a clothes-horse

< OE. mægden (maiden, maid, servant)

mair adj., pron., adv., & prep .

more

< OE. mā, māra

maister n.

boss; master; schoolmaster; also mester

< ME maister f. OE. magester, magister (leader, chief, master)

maizel v.

to stupefy, to bewilder, to confuse

< ME. masen (to confuse, to bewilder)

mak n.

kind, sort

< ME. mak (design, make)

mak v.

to make; also mek

< ME. maken (construct, produce, make)

makker n.

a forger in the cutlery trade

< ME. macar(e) , macker (maker, creator)

mank v.

to fool about; to play tricks

orig. uncertain

manky a.

scruffy

orig. uncertain

mannerly

polite; respectable; decent

< AN. manere, maner, maneire , maniere ( manner, kind, conduct) + OE. –līc (adjectival suffix)

mar n.

a pond

< OE. mære (lake, pond, pool)

mardy a.

spoilt; sulky; moody;

< OE. mierran (to mar, disturb, upset)

mardy n.

a spoilt child

< OE. mierran (to mar, disturb, upset)

mardy-arse n.

a mean person

< OE. mierran (to mar, disturb, upset) + ærs (posterior)

marlock v.

to frolic, play pranks; cf. mullock

orig. unknown

marra n.

See marrow

marrah n.

See marrow

marrer n.

See marrow

marrish n.

a marsh; land liable tof lood

< OE. merisc (marsh, swamp)

marro n.

See marrow

marrow n.

a match;; one of a pair; an equal; an exact copy; a friend, a mate; also marrer, marro, marrow, marra, marrah

< ME. maro(we) , marewe (partner, companion) ??? f. ON. cf OI. margr (friendly)

mash v.

to brew or infuse tea

< OE. masc (mash)

mashin' n.

a container for tea and sugar carried to work

See mash

maslem n.

See maslin

maslin n.

a mixture of grain or pulses; a mixture of various kinds of crops (e.g. wheat mixed with rye); bread made from this mixture; also maslem

< AN. mestilun, mestilon, mestillon

maul n.

a hammer; cf. mell 1

< OF. mail f. L. malleus (hammer)

maund n.

a basket woven from wicker or other material

< OE. mond, mand (basket)

mawk n.

a maggot;

??? < ON. cf. OI. maðkr (maggot, grub)

mawkin n.

a scarecrow; an effigy;

< ME. malkin f. Mal (pet-form of Maud) + -kin (dim. suff)

mawky a.

full of maggots; churlish; of sickly appearance

See mawk

mazzle v.

See maizel

meat-whole a.

having a good appetite and therefore not as ill as is made out; also meyt-whooal

< OE. mete, (food) + hāl (hale, whole)

meeare n.

a mare

< the merging of OE. mearh (horse) and mīre, mӯre (mare).

meeast n. pron. a. & adv.

most

< OE. mēast

meeastlins adv.

mostly

< OE. mēast (most) + -lings (adverbial suffix)

meemaw n.

an individual with an affected manner; a grimace; an affected manner; an affection; also meemo

??? imitative

meemo n.

See meemaw

meeterley a. & adv.

middling; moderately

< OE gemetlīce (moderate, mild)

meg n.

a halfpenny

orig. unknown

mek v.

See mak

melch a.

mild; mellow; tender; soft

< OE. melsc (sweet, mulled, mild)

mell cakes n. pl.

cakes eaten at a mell supper

See mell 2

mell shaf n.

See mell 2

mell supper n.

a supper held at the end of the harvest

See mell 2

mell v.

to interfere; to meddle;

< OF. meller (to mix)

mell 1 n.

a large mallet; cf. maul

< OF. mail f. L. malleus (hammer)

mell 2 n.

the last sheaf of corn cut at harvest time; also mell shaf

orig. unknown

mend v.

to recover from an illness; to add fuel to a fire

< OF amender (correct, improve)

mengle n.

a mangle; a wringer

< Du. and MHG. mangel

mengle-'oil n.

a place housing a communal mangle

< Du. and MHG. mangel +ME. hoil f. OE. hol (hollow)

mense n.

decency; kindness; tidiness; orderliness

var. of mensk (honour, dignity, ornament) ??? < ON. cf. OI. mennska (humanity)

mense v.

to put in order; to tidy

var. of mensk (to dignify, to adorn)??? < ON. cf. OI. mennska (humanity)

menseful a.

decent; proper; neat; tidy

See mense n.

menseless a.

unseemly; indecent; untidy

See mense n.

mention n.

a small amount

< OF. mencion

mester n.

See maister

mew n.

a heap of corn, hay etc; also mow

< OE. mūga, mūha , mūwa , (mow, heap of corn)

mew v.

mowed

??? < ME. mew

mewstead n.

a place, normally inside a barn, where corn or hay is stacked up; also mowstead, mowestead, mowsteead, moughstead

< OE. mūga, mūha , mūwa , (mow, heap of corn) + stede (place, locality)

meyas n.

a mouse

< OE. mūs

meyt n.

meat

< ME. mate f. OE mete, (food)

meyt-whooal a.

See meat-whole

mich a. adv. & pron.

much

< ME. mitch f. OE. micil (much, many)

mickle a. adv. & pron.

much; great; large

< ??? ON. mikil, mykil

middin n.

a dunghill; a rubbish heap;

< ME. middin ??? f. ON. *myki-dyngja (dung heap)

middleing a. & adv.

See middling

middlen a. & adv.

See middling

middling a. & adv.

moderate, fairly well; average,

??? < OE. midlung (middle, midst)

midlen a. & adv.

See middling

midlin’ a. & adv.

See middling

mig n.

manure; muck,

< OE. micga (the drainings from manure, urine,)

miln n.

a mill

< OE. myln (mill)

mint v.

to aim; to intend; to make a threatening movement

< OE. myntan (to intend, to determine)

mislippen v.

to deceive; to disappoint

orig. obscure

missel pron.

myself; also missen

< ME meseluen

missen pron.

myself; also missel

< ME meseluen

mistal n.

a cowshed ; also mistle

??? < OE mex (dung, filth) + steall(cattle stall)

mistetched a.

badly trained, not properly broken in ( particularly in relation to a horse); acquired bad habits

??? < OE. mistǣ can (to teach amiss)

mistle n.

See mistal

mither v.

See moider

mixen n.

a dunghill; a middin; a pile of refuse

< OE. mixen (dung, dung hill)

mizzle v.

to drizzle with very fine droplets

< ME. misellen (to drizzle)

moak n.

See moke

to bother; to irritate; to worry; to pester; to complain; also moither, mither

??? < I r. modartha ( dark, morose, murky )

moil n.

labour; drudgery; toil

< AN. moiller, muiller, mouller , (t o wet, to harass, to pester)

moit n.

a speck of dust; a piece of grit

< ME. moyte, moit f. OE. mot (mote, speck)

moither v.

See moider

moke n.

a donkey; also moak

orig, unknown

molly-mawkin n.

an overdressed woman

< Molly (pet form of Mary) + Mal (pet form of Maud) +kin (dim. suffix0

monny a. adv. pron.& n.

many

< OE. monig (many, much)

mooast a. adv. pron.& n.

most; almost.

< OE. (North.) maast

mooastlins adv.

mostly

< OE. (North.) maast + -lings (adverbial suffix)

mooinie

someone whose behaviour is considered to be affected by the moon

??? < ME moin f. OE. mōna (moon)

mooit v.

See moot

moos n.

a mouse

< OE mūs

moosteead n.

See mowstead

moot v.

to complain; to grumble; also mooit

< OE. mōtian (argue, plead, harangue)

mop n.

a small codfish

< ME. moppe (a young fish)

mort n.

an abundance; a large amount

< ME. morth (a large number)

mort n.

an abundance; a large amount

< ME. morth (a large number)

mosker n.

rust; corrosion,

??? < ON. cf. Da. musk (drizzle, mould)

in relation to stone, to decay; to crumble away

??? < ON. cf. Da. musk (drizzle, mould)

moss n.

a peat bog

< OE. mōs (marsh, bog)

moss-crop n.

cotton-grass

< OE. mōs (marsh, bog) + cropp (cluster, bunch, crop)

mot n.

a marker used as an aid to ploughing; a projection used as a target in the game of quoits; also motty

< F. motte ( a butt at which to shoot)

motty n.

See mot

moudiwarp n.

See mowdiwarp

,

moughstead n.

See mewstead

mow n.

See mew

mowdiwarp n.

a mole; also moudiwarp

< ME. moldewarpe f. OE. molde (soil, land) + weorpan (to throw, to cast)

mowestead n.

See mewstead

mowstead n.

See mewstead

mowsteead n.

See mewstead

muck n.

manure; dirt;

< ME. muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung)

muck-lather n.

excessive perspiration

< ME. muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung) + OE. lēaðor (soda, soap)

muck-leadin' v.

carting loads of manure for spreading on the land

< ME muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung) + OE. lǣdan (lead, guide)

muckment n.

dirt; rubbish; something without worth

< ME. muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung) + AN.-ment (nom. suff.)

muck-'oil n.

dirty, squalid room or house WR

< ME. muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung) + ME. hoil f. OE hol (hollow)

muck-pluggin' v.

loading a cart with manure

< ME. muk (manure, dung, dirt) ??? f. ON. cf. OI. myki (dung) + EMDu. pluggen

mucky a.

dirty

See muck

muff n.

a sound; the slightest noise;

orig. uncertain

mule n.

a cross-bred sheep derived from a Swaledale ewe and a Blue-faced Leicester ram

< OE. mūl

mullock n.

something badly managed, a mess, a blunder

< ME. mol, molle (dirt, trash rubbish) ??? f. OE. myl (dust) + -uc (dim.suff.)

mullock v.

to behave clumsily; to mess about; to fool around; cf marlock

< mullock n.

mun v.

must

< ON. mun (must, shall, will)

mungo n.

cloth made from fibres produced by shredding old woven or felted material

orig. uncertain

murl v.

to crumble

orig. unknown

muss n.

mouth; used particularly when talking to a young child

??? < regional F. muse (mouth, muzzle)

musweb n.

a cobweb

< OE. mūs (mouse) + webb (web, weft)