MENSKFUL, _adj._ manly; moderate; discreet; mannerly. MERE, _s._ a boundary; a limit; the sea. MERK, _s._ an ancient Scottish silver coin, value thirteen shillings and fourpence Scotch money, or thirteen pence and one-third of a penny sterling. MERLE, _s._ a blackbird. MERRY-BEGOTTEN, _s._ an illegitimate child. MERRY-DANCERS, _s._ the Aurora Borealis. MES. _s._ mass. _Mes_ or _Mass John_, a name of derision for a parish minister. MESSAN, _s._ a small mongrel dog. MET, METT, _s._ measure. MEVIS, _s._ a thrush. MICHTIE, _adj._ of high rank; stately; haughty. MICK, _s._ Michael. MIDDEN, _s._ a dunghill. MILK-SYTH, _s._ a milk strainer. MILL, MULL, _s._ a snuff-box made of a horn. MILL-LADE, MILL-LEAD, _s._ a mill-course. MIM, _adj._ prim; demure; prudish. MIM-MOU'D, _adj._ soft of speech; bashful. _To_ MIND, _v. n._ to remember; to recollect. MINNIE, MINNY, _s._ mother. MIRK, MYUK, MARK, _adj._ dark. MIRLYGOES, _s. pl._ when persons see indistinctly they are said to be in the _Mirlygoes_. MISCALL, MISCA', _v. a._ to call hard uames. MISCHANTER, _s._ misfortune; mishap. _To_ MISKEN, _v. n._ not to recognise. _To_ MISTROW, _v. a._ to suspect; to mistrust. _To_ MISTRYST, _v. a._ to break an engagement. MITTENS, _s. pl._ woollen gloves. MIXTIE-MAXTIE, _adj._ in a state of confusion. _To_ MODERATE, _v. n._ to preside in an ecclesiastical court. MODERATOR, _S_. he who presides in an ecclesiastical court. MODYWART, MODEWORT, _s._ a mole. MOLLIGRANT, MOLLIGRUBS, whining, complaining. MONY, _adj._ many. _To_ MOOL, _v. a._ to crumble. MORN, MORNE, _s._ to-morrow. _The morn_, to-morrow. _To_ MORTIFY, _v. a._ to give in mortmain. MOSS-TROOPERS, _s._ banditti. MOTHERWIT, _s._ common sense. MOW, _s._ the mouth. _To_ MUCK, _v. a._ to carry out dung. _To_ MUDDLE, _v. n._ to be busy without making progress at a trifling work. _To_ MUDGE, _v. n_, to stir; to budge. MUIR, _s._ a heath. MULIN, MULOCK, _s._ a crumb. MULTURE, MOUTUR, _s._ the fee for grinding corn. MUNDS, MUNS, _s._ the mouth. MURRION, MURREON, _s._ a helmet. MUTCH, _s._ a cap for a female. MUTCHKIN, _s._ an English pint, MY-CERTE, by my faith. MYSCHANCY, _adj._ unlucky. MYSELL, _s._ myself. --N-- NA, NAE, _adv._ no; not. NA, NE, _conj_. neither; nor, NACHET, NACKET, _s._ an insignificant person. _A little nacket_, one of very diminutive size, NAIG, _s._ a stallion; a riding horse, NAIPRIE, _s._ table linen. NANCY, NANNIE, _s._ Agnes. NANE, _adj._ no; none. NATHING, NAETHING, _s._ nothing. NAYSAY, _s._ a refusal. NEAR-GAWN, NEAR-BE-GAWN, _adj._ niggardly. NEB, _s._ the bill of a fowl. NEEBORS, _s._ neighbours. NEER-DO-WEIL, _s._ a never-do-well. NEFFIT, _s._ a pigmy; a very diminutive thing. _To_ NEIFFER, NIFFER, _v. a._ to exchange. NEIPCE, _s._ a granddaughter. NEIRS, _s. pl._ the kidneys. NEIST, NIEST, _adj._ next; nearest. NEIVE, NEIF, _s._ the fist. NEVEW, NEVO, NEVOW, _s._ a nephew.