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

Moneth, s. A month, still the pronunciation of some old people, S.
Wyntown.

A. S. monath, id., from mona, the moon.

MONESTING, s. Admonition.
V. [Monyss].
Barbour.

MONY, adj.
1. Many, S.
Bellenden.
2. Great, Border.
Complaynt S.

A. S. moneg, Sw. monga, many.

MONYCORDIS, s. pl. A musical instrument.
Houlate.

Gr. μονοχορδος, unica intentus chorda.

MONIPLIES, MONNYPLIES, s. pl. That part of the tripe of a beast which consists of many folds, S.; the omasum.
Ess. Highl. Soc.

S. mony many, and ply a fold.

To MONYSS, v. a. To warn, to admonish.