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Mintla, Mintlaw,
Mintlaw [ˈmɪntlɑː, -lɔː, N. -laː]
pn. Mintlaw (Aberdeenshire).
minawa, minaway, minowaye, minua, minuet, minuwae,
minuet [ˈmɪnueː]
n. A graceful French dance in simple triple time.
marackel, marakkel, marakless, marockless, maroculous, maroculus, meeracle, meeraculous, meerical, merackle, meracle, mergle, merrigle, miraakilt, mirackel, mirackle, miracle, miracle$t, miracled, miraclous, miraculous, miraikle, mirakel, mirakill, mirakkle, mirakle, mirakless, mirauculus, mirawkulus, miroclous, miroculous, moroculous, morroculous,
miracle [ˈmɪrakəl, I.Sh. mərˈakəl]
n. Miracle. A spectacle, a thing to be wondered at. a ridiculous sight, an oddity, a physically disabled person. I. The phosphorescent gleams seen in the sea. NN.b. A mischievous boy.
v. To marvel, to wonder, to be astonished. To hurt or injure so as to cause lasting physical disability, to maim.
pt. pp. miracle't
Compounds and phrases etc.
miraculous [ˈmɪrakləs, ˈmɪrak(j)uləs, ˈmɪrɔːk-]: Miraculous. col. Very drunk. NN.b. Of people: gormless or careless.
mird, mirdit, mirds,
mird [mɪrd]
n. Fuss, obsequious attention, flattery.
pl. mirds.
v. To meddle with, have dealings with.
pt. pp. mirdit
mird, mirdin, mirge, mirj,
mird [I.Sh. mɪrd, mɪrdʒ]
n. A tightly-packed crowd, throng, swarm. An accumulation of small objects.
Compounds and phrases etc.
mirdin: Teeming.
gamsmire, gamsmyre, mehre, mire, mire$t, mired, mirie, miry, myre, myre$t, myred, myrie, quawmire, quaw-mire, quawmyre, quaw-myre, suckamire, sukkamire,
mire [ˈməiər]
n. A peat bog.
dim. mirie
v. To cast down into the mire or mud. Bog down. To be sunk or stuck in a bog.
pt. pp. mire't, mired
Compounds and phrases etc.
gamsmire: I. Rubbish, idle talk.
quaw-mire: A quagmire.
suckamire: I.Sh. A swamp.
mark, marken, markenin, markness, marksome, merk, merky, mirk, mirkabrod, mirken, mirkenin, mirker, mirkie, mirkin, mirkinnen, mirkle, mirkneen, mirknen, mirkness, mirknin, mirksim, mirksome, mirky, murk, murken, murkenin, murksome, murky, pickmirk, pick-mirk, pitmark, pit-mark, pitmirk, pit-mirk, pitmurk, pit-murk,
mirk [mɪrk, mʌrk, MN. mark]
n. Darkness, night. Gloom. The last stages of twilight.
adj. Dark, black, gloomy, obscure. Of weather: overcast, lowering, dull.
v. To darken, to overcast, to besmirch.
mirkie [mɪrke, mʌrke, MN. marke]
adj. Dark, dirty.
mirken [ˈmɪrkən, ˈmʌrkən, MN. ˈmarkən] I.Sh. mirker
v. To grow dark, darken
mirkle [mɪrkl, mʌrkl, MN. markl]
v. To grow dark.
Compounds and phrases etc.
mirkabrod: I.Sh. A patchy hill-mist.
mirkenin [ˈmɪrknən, ˈmʌrknən, MN. ˈmarkənən]: Twilight, dusk. To grow dark, to darken.
mirkness: Darkness, gloom.
mirksome [-səm]: Dark, gloomy, eerie.
pit-mirk: As dark as a pit.
pick-mirk: Pitch-dark, pitch black.
mirkie, mirky,
mirkie [mɪrke, mʌrke]
adj. Merry, cheerful, mischievous.
adv. Cheerfully, pleasantly, in a well-pleased manner.
mirl, mirlack, mirlacks, mirlin, mirlock, mirlocks, mirly-tuck, mitlie-tuck, murl, murlack, murlacks, murle, murlick, murlie, murlietuck, murlin, murlock, murlocks, murly, murly-tuck, smirl, smurl, smurle,
mirl [mɪrl]
also with prothetic s smirl [smɪrl]
n. A crumb, a fragment.
dim. mirlock [ˈmɪrlək]
v. To rumble. To pulverise, ruin, decay, moulder.
Compounds and phrases etc.
mirlin [ˈmɪrlɪn, ˈmʌrlɪn]: A crumb, a fragment.
mirly tuck: Oatcakes crumbled into milk.
mirligaes, mirligo, mirligoes, mirligos, mirlygoes,
mirligoes [ˈmɪrlɪgoːz]
n. Vertigo, dizziness.
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