_Muslin-kail_, broth,
composed
simply of water, shelled barley, and
greens; thin poor broth.
greens; thin poor broth.
Robert Burns
_Mither,_ mother.
_Mixtie-maxtie_, confusedly mixed, mish-mash.
_Moistify_, _moistified_, to moisten, to soak; moistened, soaked.
_Mons-Meg,_ a large piece of ordnance, to be seen at the Castle of
Edinburgh, composed of iron bars welded together and then
hooped.
_Mools_, earth.
_Mony_, or _monie_, many.
_Moop,_ to nibble as a sheep.
_Moorlan_, of or belonging to moors.
_Morn_, the next day, to-morrow.
_Mou_, the mouth.
_Moudiwort_, a mole.
_Mousie_, diminutive of mouse.
_Muckle_, or _mickle_, great, big, much.
_Muses-stank_, muses-rill, a stank, slow-flowing water.
_Musie_, diminutive of muse.
_Muslin-kail_, broth, composed simply of water, shelled barley, and
greens; thin poor broth.
_Mutchkin_, an English pint.
_Mysel_, myself.
N.
_Na_', no, not, nor.
_Nae_, or _na_, no, not any.
_Naething_, or _naithing_, nothing.
_Naig_, a horse, a nag.
_Nane_, none.
_Nappy_, ale, to be tipsy.
_Negleckit_, neglected.
_Neebor_, a neighbour.
_Neuk_, nook.
_Neist_, next.
_Nieve, neif_, the fist
_Nievefu'_, handful.
_Niffer_, an exchange, to barter.