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monadh, moneth, month, mount, mounth, munt, munth,
munth [mʌnθ]
n. Hilly barren country or high ground.
mirge, morg, morgadge, morgauge, murg, murgadge, murgas, murge, murgis,
murg [I.Sh. ˈmʌrg]
also I.Ork. murgis
n. A mass or conglomeration of dirty or messy material. A heavy fall of snow. I.Ork. An uproar, din, noisy tumult, turmoil.
v. To work painstakingly and perseveringly through a lot of work. I.Sh. To mix or pack together in great confusion. To grope in mud or the like. To mess about.
morgeoun, murgeon, murgeoun, murgon, murjin,
murgeon [ˈmʌrdʒən]
n. A contortion or grimace.
v. To mock. To mimic with exaggerated posturing and gestures. To utter or express with vehemence or unrestrainedly.
morken, murken, murt, murten,
murken [I. ˈmʌrkən, I.Ork. ˈmʌrtən]
adj. Of grain or hay: musty or mouldy.
v. Of grain or hay: to grow musty or mouldy.
merlick, mirlig, murlach, murlain, murleek, murlich, murlick, murlin, murloch, murlock,
murlin [MN.a. ˈmʌrlɪn]
n. A round flower-pot shaped narrow-mouthed basket used by fishermen.
dim. murlock, MN.a. murloch
murlin, murlins,
murlin [ˈmʌrlɪns]
n. WC. U. The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta or elsehwere pl. murlins.
murmichan,
murmichan [ˈmʌrmɪçən]
n. A wicked fairy used to frighten children.
murmel, murmell, murmelled, murmelt, murmelt, murmill, murmillt, murmle,
murmle [ˈmʌrməl]
v. To grumble at, mutter, mumble. The expression of discontent.
pt. pp. murmelt adj. Expressing discontent.
murmur [ˈmərmər]
n. A softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance.
v. To speak very quietly so that not many people can hear.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
murmurin: A low or indistinct continuous sound.
m$urn, m$urnin, moorn, moornin, moornt, murn, murner, murnfa, murnfae, murnfu, murnful, murnfy, murnin, murning, murnings, murnins, murnt,
murn [mʌrn]
n. A mourning, lamentation The murmering sound made by running water.
v. To mourn. To complain, to show resentment, to grumble. Of cattle: to low mournfully from hunger or illness.
pt. pp. murnt
 
murnin [ˈmʌrnɪn]
n. Mourning.
pl. murnins Mourning clothes.
v. Mourning.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
murner: A mourner.
murnfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Mournful.

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