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Brian Merriman
FOCLÓIR/GLOSSARY
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máchail macnas mágach magairlín maighre maise maiseamhach mála malpaire malra mánla mantach martas marthain másach mascalach mata meabhair meadar méadhair meadhg meall meall mealladh na minnseach méaraíocht méarlag meath méid meill na mbuailte meiriad méirscreach mian mias míbhéasach míchuibheasach milisbhog milleann mionn mír misde místaid mithid modh modhúil mogall moirt molt mórgach mórtas múch muinchille muirear muirn mustar

plain, territory; rí gach m.: king of all lands
Line: 57

máchail
blemish, defect
Line: 233

macnas
playfulness, dalliance, wantonness, voluptuousness, sensuality, luxury
Line: 325

mágach
heavy-footed, clumsy
Line: 441

magairlín
orchid; m. meidhreach: early purple orchid (Dinneen); also diminutive of magairle: testicle
Line: 341

maighre
salmon; handsome girl, handsome person
Lines: 623, 695

maise
adornment, beauty
Line: 550

maiseamhach
comely, handsom, elegant
Line: 140

mála
a sack
Line: 374

malpaire
sturdy, hardy person
Line: 441

malra
coll.: boys, youngsters, young rabble
Line: 781

mánla
gentle, gracious, pleasant
Lines: 203, 855

mantach
gap-toothed, toothless
Line: 56

martas
body, frame, posterior; m. trom is droim gan suathadh: a solid torso and a steady back (Dinneen)
Line: 771

marthain, gs.: -ana
existence, lastingness, subsistence
Line: 450

másach
having or relating to large hips, thighs, or buttocks; one with large hips or thighs
Lines: 47, 441

mascalach
masculine, manly, brave, sturdy
Line: 695

mata
a mat
Line: 407

meabhair
mind, sense, memory, consciousness, awareness
Line: 40

meadar
wooden drinking-cup; churn
Line: 378

méadhair
august, majestic (Dinneen)
Line: 53

meadhg
whey
Line: 840

meall
ball, globe, lump, mass, tumour
Line: 617

meall
beguile, charm, entice, delude, deceive
Line: 811

mealladh na minnseach
luibh éigin, de réir dealraimh (Ó Foghlú); herb used in witchcraft (Dinneen)
Line: 342

méaraíocht
fingering, playing with
Line: 706

méarlag
slender-fingered
Line: 150

meath
decline, decay, fail, deteriorate
Lines: 98, 367

méid
amount, quantity, degree
Line: 763

meill na mbuailte
prob. a plant of some sort
Line: 341

meiriad
myriad; milleadh m.: destroying myriads
Line: 630

méirscreach
scarred, cracked, fissured, chapped, rugged
Line: 56

mian
mind; a wish, desire; pleasure, delight; m. a dtoile: their lust
Line: 933

mias
board, table; dish
Line: 378

míbhéasach
ill-behaved, ill-mannered, shameless
Line: 223

míchuibheasach
unfitting, unseemly, indecorous
Line: 701

milisbhog
sweetly soft
Line: 150

milleann
destroy; 968, render inefficient
Lines: 556, 630, 881, 968

mionn
oath; clár na m.: the witness table
Line: 152

mír, gs.: ~e; pl.: ~eanna
rag, tatter
Line: 374

misde
(combined from of measa de, used with copula) is misde (do): it matters (to), ní misde… (go): it is no harm to… (that); cár mhiste mé rith in éadóchas: what matter if I despair
Line: 250

místaid, gs.: ~e
bad state, ill condition
Line: 364

mithid
due, convenient, time; is mithid: it is high time
Line: 757

modh
mode, manner, system; modh is díreach: pretty apparent
Line: 993

modhúil
well-behaved, mannerly, mild, gentle, modest; mild gentle person
Line: 721

mogall
mesh, husk, shell, fruit-cluster; 112: over-ripe; 632: mogallfhuil: noble blood;
Lines: 112, 632

moirt
lees, dregs, dead-and-alive person; moirt gan subhachas: a cheerless old fellow
Line: 710

molt
a wether; sulky, morose person; shaggy wench (Ó Foghlú)
Line: 223

mórgach
a great person, a proud, stately person
Line: 108

mórtas
pride, haughtiness, boastfulness
Line: 938

múch
smother, suffocate, quench, extinguish, dull, deaden; 325: múchta: sunk
Lines: 325, 997

muinchille
sleeve
Line: 394

muirear
charge, encumbrance, burden, load
Line: 104

muirn
confused noise, tumult; affection, endearment, tenderness
Line: 998

mustar
muster, assembly, display, ostentation, bluff
Line: 939


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