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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.
mirl, mirlin, mirr, mirran, mirrel, mirrin, mirrle, mirrlin,
mirr [I. mɪr]
also I.Sh. mirrle
n. A vibration, a quivering. I.Sh. The shimmering of the air on a hot day.
v. To tingle, to quiver, to tremble.
Compounds and phrases etc.
mirrin: Vibrating, quivering, etc.
mirrlin: I.Sh. The shimmering of air on the horizon on a hot day. Quivering, shimmering.
mirran, mirrot,
mirran [ˈmɪrən]
n. A carrot.
Maimie, Mairen, Mairn, Mairon, Mamie, Mammie, Mammy, Mamy, Manie, Maron, Mayron, Mem, Mern, Merran, Merren, Minnie, Minny, Mirren, Murrin,
Mirren [ˈmɪrən]
also Mairen [ˈmerən]
n. The personal name Marion or Marian.
dim. Minnie [ˈmɪni], Mamie [memɪ]
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