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MIDDEN, MIDDYN, MIDDING, _s._ A dunghill, S.
_Wallace._
A. S. _midding_, Dan. _moeding_, id.
~Midden-hole~, _s._
1. A dunghill, S.
_Statist. Acc._
2. A small pool beside a dunghill, in which the filthy water stands, S.
~Midden-mylies~, _s. pl._ Orrach, S. B., thus denominated, as growing on _dunghills_. _Mylies_ is allied to Sw. _mell_, _melre_, and _molla_, names for this herb.
_To_ MYDDIL, MIDIL, _v. n._ To mix.
Belg. _middel-en_, intercedere.
_Doug._
MYDDIL ERD, MEDLERT, MIDLERT, _s._ This earth.
_Sir Gawan._
A. S. _middan-eard_, mundus, Alem. _mittil-gard_, id.
MYDDIS, _s._ The middle.
_Wyntown._
~Mydlen~, _adj._ Middle.
_Wallace._
~Mydlest~, _adj._ Middlemost.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _midlaesta_, medius.
~Mydlike~, _adj._ Moderate, ordinary.
A. S. _medlice_, modicus.
_Barbour._
~Mid-man~, ~Midsman~, _s._ A mediator.
_Baillie._
~Mids~, _s._
1. Means.
_Baillie._
2. A medium between extremes.
_Pardovan._
~Mydwart~, _s._ Middle ward of an army.
_Wallace._
A. S. _midde_, and _weard_, custodia.
~Midwart~, ~Amidwart~, _prep_. Towards the centre.
A. S. _midde-weard_.
_Douglas._
_To_ MYITH, _v. a._
V. ~Myth~.
MYKIL, _adj_. Great.
V. ~Mekyl~.
MILD, _s._ A species of fish, Orkney.
_Statist. Acc._
Isl. _mialld-r_, piscis pulcherrimi nomen, sed captu rarus.
MILDROP, _s._
1. The mucus flowing from the nose in a liquid state; _meldrop_, South of S.
_Henrysone._
