(for um), prep., about; mu'n am soin, about that time (Kea., F. F.). See <<mí>>.

, -aidh, m., a cloud; an image; also the middle or midst.

, -aidhe, a., noble, good; soft, tender; cf. maoth.

, -dhadh, v. tr., I form or shape.

, large, great (the ordinary M. pron. of mór).

, -áin, m., corn or hay damaged by fermentation.

, -uice, -a, f., a pig, a hog, a sow; in pl. swine; dim. muicín, a little pig; muc reamhar, a fat pig; muc thruagh, a poor or lean pig; muc allta, a wild boar or pig.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., an owl.

, -e, f., act of grunting (O'N.).

, -a, f., swine-herding.

, g. id., pl., -ridhe, m., a swineherd; a boor, a rustic.

, -mhla, a., swinish, hoggish.

, -a, f., swinishness; moroseness.

, f., a military contrivance whereby besiegers were covered while approaching the walls of a town (See Intro. to Ferriter's Poems).

, -aigh, pl. id., m. a drove of swine; a piggery; the pig-fish or sea-hog (Cork); in place names, as Bán na Muclach, a townland in Ker.

, f., a sea-hog, a porpoise.

, -óige, -óga, f., broom-rape (O'N.)

, f., a gammon of bacon.

, f., bream.

, f., a drifted heap of snow.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a swine-herd (muicidhe, id.).

, m., the grease or fat of swine (P. O'C.).

, mudhadh. See mughaim, mughadh.

, -áin, m., anything hollow, as a cow's horn when empty (P. O'C.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., an ankle; the ankle-bone, the knuckle-bone; the round top or head of anything, as of a pin, etc.

, -aigh m., puddle, sink-water. See múnlach.

, m., loss; straying, missing, wanting; killing, dying, perishing; destruction; in the phr., dul i mugha, to go to loss, to be lost, to go astray; cur i mugha, to cause to be lost; chuiris mo chodladh i mugha orm, you have disturbed my sleep, I cannot fall asleep on account of your action. See <<mughaim>>.

-uighthe, m., defeating, destroying, killing.

, -adh, v. tr., I defeat, destroy, put to death (obs.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a wild carrot.

See <<mughadh>>.

, -ughadh, v. tr. and intr., I kill or destroy; I die, perish.

, -ola, f., pork, swine-flesh, bacon.

, g. id., pl. id., m., a swine-herd. See mucuidhe.

, -a, f. See <<mucaidheacht>>.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little pig.

, -nigh, pl. id., m., a vulgar person; a plebeian.

, f., one of the ancient names of Ireland; a small island in Cuan an Fhir Mhóir, Galway; cf. Oirc-inis, Orkney.

, -e, f., the fastenings by which a basket is held on the back; a soft clumsy rope.

(= righe mhuice), f., a gammon of bacon. See <<muc-raighe>>.

, the 1st pl. termination of verbs separated from the stem, and somet. used as equivalent to "we" in Con. and U., as tá muid = táimíd, we are.

, -dheamh, v. tr. and intr., I spring up, burst forth, defeat.

, -éid, pl. id. and -éide, m., a muffler (A.).

(or muich)

, in phr. a muigh (a maigh), out of doors, outside (with verbs of rest); fan amuigh, stay out of doors; cia hé sin amuigh? who is he who is without? See amuigh.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little mug.

, m., a high or towering head.

, -chinn, m., fellwort, pennygrass, (gentiana amarella).

, -linn, pl. -lne m., a mill; ag dul 'san mhuileann orm, puzzling mo, getting beyond my control; muileann gaoithe, a windmill; muileann luathaidh, a tucking-mill.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a little bell.

, -a, -aidhe, m., the diamond in cards; in Mayo muilleach, a diamond (C. S., II, 322).

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a miller (also muilneoir).

, -a, f., business of a miller, grinding.

, -oige, -oga, f., a small red berry.

See <<buime>>.

, -nigh, pl. id., m., a Munsterman, as a., Munster.

, f., the vine; the thorn-tree; a bush or bramble; the name of the letter m.

, -e, -idhe, f., the neck; back; point of contact of neck and shoulders; an addition; ar

, "all right"; de mhuin, because of, in consequence of.

, g. id., pl. -chidhe, f., a bracelet, a necklet, a necklace, a collar.

, m., the height, summit, or surface of anything.

, m., a pillory or stock for the neck.

, g. id., pl. -lidhe, m., a sleeve (pron. in M. muinirtle).

, -nigh, -nighe, m., a thicket of thorns; thorns (also muine).

, -nighe, a., pertaining to thorns.

, g. -nigh, pl. -nighe and muinche, m., a back or hill, a ridge or wave; láimh re muinchibh na mór-shruth, beside the waves of the great streams (O'Higgins).

, g. -néil and -níl, pl. -néil and -níl (in sp. l., genly. nom. muineál, g. -níl, pl. id.), m., the neck; the neck or narrow part of any object; muinéal na láimhe, the wrist; muinéal maide rámha, the neck or narrow part of an oar, next the blade; píob muiníl, the neck, also the windpipe.

, -laighe, a., belonging to the neck; slender.

, -e, -eanna, f., the mane of a horse. See mong.

, -e, -eanna, f., a sedgy plain, a morass. See mong.

, -chaise, a., having twisted hair; also mong-chas.

, -gighe, a., having a flowing mane; belonging to a mane.

, m., a neck-yoke, muinglim, -gil, v. tr., I munch.

, -cighe, a., stiff-necked, obstinate.

, -iughadh, v. intr., I hope or confide in.

, -ghne, -ghneacha, f., hope, trust, confidence, cheer; tá m. agam as, I confide in him.

, -ghnighe, a., trustful in, reliant, confidential; stout, confident (with prep. as).

, -ighthe, m., act of hoping or confiding in.

, m., hemlock (conium maculatum).

(muinntir)

, -tire, f., people, folk, family, tribe, clan; following of a chief; persons; party in the state; a Religious Order; muinntear Laoghaire, the O'Learys; muinntear mo chéile, my wife's family and relatives (my "people-in-law"); é féin 's a mhuinntear, himself and his relatives; mac muinntire, filius familias; mic muinntire, ionann sin ré a rádh agus na mic nach bí scaoilte ó lámh-smacht a n-aithreach, that is, a mac muinntire is one who is still under paternal sway; athair muinntire, a paterfamilias (Kea., T.S.).

, -raighe, a., having friends or associates; very friendly.

, indec. a., friendly, kind, courteous, familiar; related; duine muinnteardha, a friend, a relative; tá sé m. dham, he is a relative of mine: tá sé m. liom, he is friendly to me.

, -ais, m., friendship, kindness, favour.

, -reimhre, a., thick-necked.

, g. mara, pl. id., f., the sea; an Mhuir Ruadh, the Red Sea; Muir n-Iocht, the Sea of Wight, the English channel, a sea between England and Gaul; Muir Thoirrian, the Tyrrhene or Tuscan Sea, and often the Mediterranean.

, -bhighe, f., a long, sandy beach; sandy soil by the sea-shore (pron. muirigheach in Ker., murbhach Don.).

, -bhighe, a., sandy, as soil adjacent to the sea; talamh m., sandy soil, whether inland or maritime (Aran). Some Aran Islanders say that it can only apply to land near the sea.

, g. id., f., sandy soil by the sea-side.

, sea laws of Ireland.

, f., a high tide; sea-wreck; anything borne ashore by the tide.

, f., depredation at sea (O'N.).

, m., a pirate (O'N.).

, f., Mary; the common form is Máire, but Muire is still used for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

, -righ, pl. id., m., a sailor or mariner.

, -aighe, f., a kind of long grass growing near the sea in soft wet places, it is used by fishermen for making ropes.

, m., a bird of the size of a small duck, and having a dark grey back and a long narrow white bill (Don.).

, -rne, -aidhe, f., a weight, a load (of hair, etc.); a family considered as a burthen or charge. See <<muirear>>.

, -aighe, a., in heavy masses (of the hair).

(muiridhear)

, -rir, m., a load, a weight, a burthen; a household, a family; bhí muirear a céibhe léi, her weight of hair was hanging down.

, -aighe, a., having heavy locks of hair; having a large family to support.

, m., a heavy mass of hair.

, f., a frith, an arm of the sea.

, f., a mermaid.

, f., sea-magic.

, -nighe, a., dull, stupid.

, -ghne, -ghneacha, f., a burden; a charge; a family; tá muirighean mhór air, he has a large family; fear muirighne (also fear muirighin), a man with a family; muirighean mo ghá lámh, as much as I could lift with both arms (somet. muirigheall); nom. also muirighin.

, -nighe, a., weighty, burdensome; having a large or heavy family.

, -niughadh v. tr., I load, burthen.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m. a shell-fish.

, -nigh, m., sea mat-weed (also muirín); muirín na muc, a kind of edible seaweed, used sometimes for feeding pigs.

, -ligh, pl. id., m., a marsh (Ros.); a puddle (Kilk.).

, -oige, -oga, f., a stout little person.

, -oige, -oga, f., a rod basket for sand-eels or wilks (Don.).

, -leadh, v. intr., I crumble.

, -e, f., affection, natural affection, love; somet. múirn.

, g. id., f., fondness, tenderness, natural affection. See muirn.

, -nigh, -nighe, m., a sheep or goat that loses her young, and runs dry on that account (Aran).

, -nighe, a., fond, affectionate, tender; delicate; cheerful; full of love (of the eyes) (McD.); somet. múirneach.

, -nigh, -nighe, m., a lovable person.

, -a, f., caressing, fondling.

, -e, f., love, affection, endearment.

, -oige, -oga, f., an affectionate young girl.

, -niughadh, v. tr., I caress, fondle, treat affectionately.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a sweetheart; a term of endearment; little dear; dim. of muirne; a

, -a, f., caressing, fondling.

, m., a spring tide; a high sea. See rabhartha.

, m., a sea-marsh.

, -a, -ta, m., a spout-fish.

, g. id., pl., -sidhe, f., sea-shore.

, f., sea-sedge.

, -e, f., mud, mire, corruption; slime (as of copulation).

, -e, -eanna, f., a load, a weight, a burthen; riches.

, m., a cable; a warp.

, -tle, a., weighty, heavy, awkward (as animals with young): stupid, dull; an bhóidhín bhocht mhuirtil, the poor ungainly cow (of a cow near calving); lazy, heavy (of persons).

, -e, -eanna, f., a frowning lip (O'N.).

, interj., indeed, well indeed. See maise; mhuise or mhaise in M.

, -sighe, a., frowning with blubbered lips (O'N.).

, a curb, a muzzle (A.).

, -uil, pl. id. and mula, m., an axle-tree; a conical heap, a mound.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a sea-calf (also mulbhach).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a little hill, a knoll, a heap; a stack of corn; a rick of hay.

, -áin, pl. id., m., an owl; mulcha, id.

, -áin, pl. id., m., cheese made from buttermilk; gread-theine do mhulchán is do bhainne caorach, use a strong fire for mulchán and sheep's milk.

, m., a manly fist, a shut fist (O'N.).

, g. -aigh pl. -aighe and -acha, m., top, summit, chief of anything; the head; fíor-

, -áin, pl. id., m., a peak, a hill; a large-headed person.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a hillock; a mole; a bell; a kind of milking vessel; the paten that covers the chalice in the celebration of Mass; mulláin eibhir, round granite stones found in the Aran Islands, always resting on the small end (the islands are of limestone formation).

, -óige, -óga, f., the paten which covers the chalice; mullán, id.

, -uis, pl. id., m., pollock (Mayo), also murlus.

, -mhan, f., Munster (with the article); Urmhumha, Ormond; Deasmhumha, Desmond; Tuathmhumha, Thomond.

, conj., with past tense munar, if not, unless; muna mbeadh, but for; acht muna, unless.

, if it be not, unless it is, unless; acht munab, unless; acht munab é (go), but for, only that. See assertive verb is (Parad.).

See <<monabar>>, 7c.

See monabrach.

See <<monabar>>.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., coal-fish.

, m., a fetter or shackle for the neck; muinéal-ghlas, id.

, p. a., fettered or yoked by the neck (O'N.).

, and murar

, corruptions of <<muna>>, unless.

, and murar

, corruptions of <<muna>>, unless.

, and murar

, corruptions of <<muna>>, unless.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., murex, purple shell-fish; any kind of shell-fish.

See <<muirearach>>.

See <<muir-bhrúcht>>.

, -rtha, pl. id., m., anything thrown up by the sea.

, -ail, m., murder, crime, terror (A.). This word is common enough in M. in phrases like míle murdal, horror of horrors; it is not often used to denote murder in the strict sense; murdar (Don.).

, g. id., f., sea-marsh.

, -ála, -álta, f., an arm of the sea.

, -aigh -aighe, m., kingfisher.

, -uis, pl. id., mackerel (Tory and Don.).

, g. id., m., wormwood (artemisia absinthium).

, -aidh, m., a harpoon.

(riasc na mara)

, f., sea-shore, a sea marsh; also a district in the west of Mayo.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m. consequential person, one who domineers, a tyrant.

, -aighe, a., consequential, domineering, tyrannical.

, indec. a., domineering, tyrannising.

, -aighe, a., consequential, domineering.

, -a, f., power, tyranny, haughtiness, domineering; fá mh. an díomhaoinis, under the subjection of idleness.

, g. and pl. id., a sea-man. See maraidhe.

, g. id., pl. -lte, f., flood-tide; hence surname, Ua Murthuile, O'Hurley in M.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a gross, fat person.

, -áin, m., pith (of wood).

, -air, m., a muster, a gathering, a review; lá mustair, a mustering day; capaill mustair, horses for a review.

, -air, m., pride, boasting, vain-glory; arrogance, self-sufficiency.

, -aighe, a., ostentatious, vain, boasting.

, -áird, m., mustard.

, -úin, pl. id., m., a braggart; meitheal mustarúin, a number of persons collected by an idle braggart to do work which he could himself have done.

See <<smut>>.

See <<smutach>>.