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maager, maagerment, maagre, mager, magerfu, magerment, mauger, maugerfu, maugerment, maugert, maugre, maugred, maugrement, mogare, myaggert,
maugre [ˈmɑːgər]
prep. Notwithstanding.
v. To act in defiance or despite of. To get the better of, master, worst, to spite. To hurt, to harm, to injure.
pt. pp. maugert.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
in maugre o: prep. In spite of.
maugrefu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Domineering, wilful.
maugrement: I.Sh. Strength and substance in particular to tasteless or insipid food
maugre o: prep. Despite.
maak, maakit, mack, mackit, mauch, mauchet, mauchit, mauk, mauket, maukit, mawch, mawchit, mawk, mawket, mawkit, moch, mochit, mock, mocket, mockit, mockitt, mough, moughit,
mauk [S. C.mɑːk, mɔːk]
also NEC. SN.mauch [mɑːx, mɔːx]
n. A maggot, a flesh-worm.
v. To infest with maggots.
pt. pp. maukit, NEC. mauchit adj. Maggoty. Filthy, putrid, decayed.
 
maukie
adj. Maggoty, filthy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
deid as a mauk: Lifeless.
maaken, maakin, malkin, maukin, mawkin, mulkin, myaaken, myaakin, myauken,
maukin [ˈmɑːkɪn, ˈmɔːkɪn, N. ˈm(j)aːkɪn]
n. The hare, usually Lepus europaeus. A simpleton.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
maukin fit: WC. The hare's-foot clover Trifolium arvense.
maement, maiment, mament, maument, mawment, momend,
maument [ˈmɑːmənt, ˈmɔːmənt, N. I. ˈmaːmənt]
n. A moment.
maamie, maamy, malmie, malmy, maumie, maumy, mawmie,
maumie [ˈmɑːme, ˈmɔːme, N. ˈmaːme, I. ˈmaːmi]
adj. Of an originally solid substance: ground into powder, crushed to a soft or fine consistency. Of fruit or vegetables: ripe, mellow, mature. Of a liquid: thick and smooth, palatable, well matured, full-bodied. Of weather: soft, calm, mild and damp. Mellow, sweet, pleasant, agreeable.
be, be$t, be_to, beed, beet, bit, boot, bot, bud, bud_to, bude, budna, buid, buit, but, but_to, maan, maana, maanae, man, man_dae, man-dae, mann, manna, maun, maun_dae, maun_dae, maun_hae, mauna, mauna, maunae, maundae, maun-dae, maun-dae, maunie, maunna, maunnae, maunt, mawn, menna, minna, mon, Monday, mun, musta, mustna, mustnae,
maun [mɑːn, mɔːn, mən, mʌn, N. I. maːn]
v. Must.
pt. buid [byd, bɪd, N. bid, bud] Had to because of moral necessity, external pressure or logical necessity.
 
neg. maunna Mustn't.
 
v. To manage, to effect, to succeed in. To master, overcome, control, to have or establish authority over. To issue commands in an imperious or authoritative manner, to boss about.
pt. pp. maunt
n. Compulsion, authority, necessity.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
maun dae: Must do out of necessity or compulsion.
maun-dae: A necessity or compulsion.
buid tae: Had to because of moral necessity, external pressure or logical necessity.
maun hae: Must unavoidable have out of necessity.
maan, maand, man, mancril, mand, mankrel, maun, maun-creel, maund, mawn,
maun [mɑːn, mɔːn, N. maːn]
n. A shallow two-handled basket, usually of wicker or wooden slats, for holding potatoes or other dry produce.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
maun-creel: A basket for carrying fish or bait.
maandrel, maaner, manner, maunder, maundrel, mauner, maunner, mauver, mawner, mundrel,
mauner [ˈmɔːnər]
v. To maunder. To gossip, mumble, babble.
 
maundrel [ˈmɔːndrəl]
n. Old wives' tales.
v. To babble, to talk foolishly and incoherently.
map, mapie, mapit, mappet, mappie, mappit, maup, maupie, maupit, mawp, mawpie, mawpit,
maup [mɑːp, mɔːp, N. maːp]
v. To mope. To be in a listless, spiritless condition, to be sorry for oneself.
pt. pp. maupit adj. Stupid, thick-headed, exhausted, worn out.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
maupie: A listless, dreamy person.
Mairs, Maurs, Mers,
Maurs [mɑːrz, mɔːrz, N. I. maːrz]
n. The planet Mars.

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