An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Maistryss, Mastryss, s.
1. Affectation of dominion.
Barbour.
2. Service.
Id.
3. Art, ability.
Id.

O. Fr. maistrise, affectation of superiority; art, industry.

Maisterfull, adj.
1. Difficult.
Wallace.
2. Using violence.
Maisterfull beggaris, such as took by force.
Acts Ja. II.

MAISTER, s. Stale urine, S.
Maister laiglen, a wooden vessel for holding urine; maister-cann, an earthen vessel applied to the same use, S.

Gael. maistir, id.

Ferguson.

MAIT, MATE, adj.
1. Fatigued.
Bellenden.
2. Overwhelmed with fear.
Douglas.
3. Dispirited, dejected.
Wyntown.
4. Intoxicated.
Wallace.

Teut. matt, fessus, id. languidus; Isl. mod, lassus, maed-a, fatigare.

To MAK, MACK, MAKE, v. n.
1. To compose poetry.
Kennedy.

Alem. gimahh-on, componere.