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mairvel, mairvellous, mairvelous, mairvelt, marle, mervaill, merveel, merveelt, mervel, mervell, mervellt, mervelous, mervelt,
mervel [mɛrvl, meːrvl]
n. A marvel.
v. To marvel.
pt. pp. mervelt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
mervelous: Marvellous.
mesemereesed, mesmereese, mesmerise, mezmerehzed, mezmererehz, mezmererezehed,
mesmereese [ˈmɛzmɛriːz]
v. To mesmerise. MN. To surprise, astonish.
pt. pp. mesemereesed
Mess, Mess_John, messagate, messiegate, messigate,
mess [mɛs]
n. The church mass.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
messagate I.Ork.: Path lthrough cornfields to the church. A path through arable land.
Mess John: The parish minister.
mees, mess,
mess [mɛs]
n. A mess.
 
messy
adj. Messy.
measinger, mesingere, message, messages, messenger, messingere,
message [ˈmɛse(d)ʒ]
n. A message, an errand.
pl. messages Shopping, errands.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
message boy: An errand boy.
messenger [ˈmɛsən(d)ʒər]: A messenger.
mesen, messam, messan, messen, messin,
messan [ˈmɛsən]
n. A small pet dog, a mongrel dog. A term of contempt applied to human adults signifying lack of stature or dignity.
meh$ul, metal, mettal, mettle,
metal [ˈmɛtəl]
n. Metal The geological strata in which minerals occur. Rock broken up and used in road-making.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
deil's metal: The metal mercury.
Methil, Methul, Saltgreen, Sautgreen,
Methil [ˈmɛθ(ə)l]
pn. Methil (Fife).
Locally Sautgreen.
method, Methodee, Methodie, Methodist,
method [ˈmɛθəd]
n. A systematic or orderly procedure or arrangement.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Methodist: A follower of the tea chings of John Wesley. dim. Methodie
fit-mett, met, metster, met-stick, mett, mettster, mett-stick,
mett [mɛt]
n. Measurement. A standard or system of measuring. A boundary marker.
v. To measure. To compose poetic measures, to rhyme.
pt. pp. mettit, mett. adj. mett
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fit-mett: I.Sh. A footprint.
metster: A surveyor.
mett-stick: A stick cut to the exact length of the foot and sent to the shoemaker.

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