The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Meiga. Port. and Gal. A female sharper, fortune-teller, or sorceress. The adjective meigo, in Spanish mego, has the signification of gentle, kind, mild.

Melegrana. Rom. Granada. From the Ital. melagrana, a pomegranate; Span. granada. See note, 375.

Mendi. Basque. A mountain. See note to Ingles Mendi, ii. 314.

Mercado. Span. and Port. A market, or market-place.

Merced. Span. (1) Favour, grace, mercy. (2) A day labourer’s pay, or wages. (3) In combination, vuestra merced, your worship, your honour, etc.; written V. or Vd. and pronounced usted.

Mesuna. Rom. A wayside inn, or posada, q.v. P. ii. 43, 463.

Mezquita. Span. A mosque.

Míla. Irish. A thousand.

Milagro. Span. A miracle.

Min. Rom. My, mine. P. i. 237; Pp. 69; M. xi. 30.