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

Su. G. Isl. mod, ira, A. S. mod-ian, irasci.

Mody, Mudy, adj.
1. Bold.
Barbour.

Sw. modig, bold, daring.

2. Pensive, melancholy.
Douglas.

To MODERATE, v. n.
1. To preside in an ecclesiastical court, S.
Acts Assembly.
2. To preside in a congregation, at the election of a Pastor, S.
Pardovan.

Moderator, s.
1. He who presides in an ecclesiastical court, S.
Acts Assembly.
2. The minister who presides at the election of a Pastor, S.
Pardovan.

Moderation, s. The act of presiding in an election, S.

MODYR, MODER, s. Mother.
Wallace.

A. S. Isl. &c. moder, Belg. moeder.

Modyr-nakyd, adj. Stark naked, S. mother-naked.
Ramsay.