A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Mortifie], v. to mortify, to produce change by chemical action, C3.—OF. mortifier; Lat. mortificare.

[ Mortreux], sb. messes of pounded meat, C; mortrewes, CM, PP; mortrwys, Prompt.; mortrws, Cath.; mortesse, Palsg.; mortrels, PP; mortreuus, (mortrews), PP, Prompt. (n) Voc.; mortrus, Voc.—OF. mortreux, see Ducange (s.v. mortea), connected with Lat. mortarium, a morter.

[ Morwe], sb. morrow, the morning, PP, S2, C2, C3; marewe, S2; morow, S3. Phr.: to morwe, cras, Voc. Comb.: morȝe-mete, morning meal, S; morewtid, morrow, W; morowtid, W; morutid, W2; morȝeue, dos nuptialis, SD; moryve, Prompt.

[ Morwen], sb. morn, morrow, S, PP; morȝen, SD. Phr.: to morwen, S.—AS. morgen, Goth. maurgins.

[ Morwenynge], sb. morning, PP, C2; morwnynge, S2; moreȝening, S.

[ Mose], sb. titmouse, S.—AS. máse, see SkD. (s.v. titmouse).

[ Mosel], sb. muzzle, nose of an animal, C, CM.—OF. musel (now museau): Prov. mursel: OF. *morsel. See [Morsel], and cf. [Musen].

[ Mosell], v. to muzzle, SkD; moosel, Manip.

[ Moskles], sb. pl. mussels (shell fish), S2; see [Muskylle].

[ Most], adj. superl. greatest, chief, PP, S2; moste, S, PP; mooste, W2; mast, S2; maste, S2; maist, B; mayst, B; mest, S, S2; meste, C2; meast, S. Comb.: meste del, the greatest part, S2.—AS. mǽst.