Muchel
adj. and adv. great, much, numerous, S, C2, PP; mochel, S2, C2, C3, PP; mochele, S; michel, S; micel, S; mikel, S, S2; mycel, S; mykel, S2, P; mukel, S, S2; mucele, S; mikle, S2; mekill, S3. Der.: muchelhede, greatness, SD; mykelhede, S2; mychilnesse, greatness, W2.—AS. micel (mycel): Goth. mikils.

Muchelin
v. to magnify, S; muclien, S; mucli, S; mikeland, pr. p., S2; mikeled, pp., S2.—AS. myclian: Goth. mikiljan.

Mud
sb. mud, Prompt.; moode, S3; mudde, S2 (13. 407), Cath., Manip.—Cp. OLG. mudde, see SkD.

Mudly
adj. muddy, H.

Mugen
v. to be able, S; see Mæi.

Mught
pt. s. might, S2, H; muhte, S; see Mahte.

Muk
sb. muck, filthy lucre, PP; see Mok.

Mukel
adj. great, S, S2; see Muchel.

Mull
sb. mould, rubbish, S2, Cath. (n); molle, Cath.; mol, Cath. (n); mul, Cath. (n).—Cp. Du. mul. See Molde.

Mullok
sb. rubbish, C3; mollocke, Cath. (n).

Multiplicacioun
sb. multiplying, i.e. the art of alchemy, C3.

Multiplye
v. to make gold and silver by the arts of alchemy, C3; multeplie, to increase, PP.—OF. multiplier; Lat. multiplicare.

Mun
pr. s. must, S2, H; see Mon.

Munec
sb. monk, S; see Monk.

Munen
v. to remind, to be mindful, S; see Mynne.

Muneȝing
sb. commemoration, S.

Mungen
v. to remember, PP; see Mengen.

Mungunge
sb. remembrance, reminding, S; munegunge, S; muneȝing, S.—AS. mynegung.

Munne
v. to relate, mention, remind, S: see Mynne.

Munstral
sb. minstrel, S2; see Mynstral.

Munt
sb. mount, S; see Mounte.

Munten
v. to think, to purpose, S2; myntis, pr. s. points, WA; munte, pt. s., S3; mint, S; i-munt, pp., S; i-mint, S; i-ment, S.—AS. (ge)myntan. See Mynde.

Murcnen
v. to murmur; murrcnesst, 2 pr. s., S.—AS. murcnian (Leo).

Murne
adj. sad, S, HD.—Cp. AS. murnan, to mourn.

Murnen
v. to mourn, S, WA; see Mournen.

Murnyn
sb. mourning, B.

Murrin
sb. murrain, WW; see Moreyne.

Murthe
sb. mirth, joy, PP, S; murth, PP; murhðe, S; murȝþe, S; myrthe, PP; mirthe, C; merthe, PP; muirth, PP; murþhes, pl., merrymakings, amusements, PP, S2; merthes, G.—AS. myrð, mirhð, from merg. See Mery.

Murȝen
v. to make merry, SD; murgeþ, pr. pl., S2.

Mus
sb. mouse, S; see Mous.

Musard
sb. a dreamy fellow, HD, Bardsley; musarde, CM.—OF. musart.

Muse
sb. dreaming vacancy, Spenser.

Musen
v. to ponder, wonder, PP, C3, WA, ND.—OF. muser, to muse, study, linger about a matter, to sniff as a hound, from *muse, a muzzle, nose of an animal (whence F. museau); Lat. morsus. For F. -u- from an orig. Lat. -or- cp. OF. jus from Late Lat. jūsum, Lat. deorsum, and F. sus from Lat. sūsum, seorsum, see Apfelstedt, § 43, and Constans (glossary). Cf. Mosel.

Muskylle
sb. mussel, a shell-fish, Cath.; muscles, pl., PP; moskles, S2.—AF. muskeles, pl., OF. muscle; Lat. musculum (acc.), dimin. of mus, mouse; cp. AS. musclan scel (Voc.).

Mussel
sb. morsel, W, W2; see Morsel.

Must
sb. new wine, W, W2.—Lat. mustum (Vulg.). Cf. Moiste.

Mustour
sb. dial, clock, WA.—Cp. F. montre (Brachet).

Mute
v. to dung (used of birds), SkD, WW, ND; meuted, pp., WW.—OF. mutir (Cotg.), esmeutir (Cotg.), esmeltir, (Littré); of Teutonic origin, cp. ODu. smelten, to smelt, liquefy; cp. It. smaltare, to mute as a hawk (Florio). Cf. Amellen.

Muwen
pr. pl. may, S; muȝen, S; see Mæi.