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

Teut. muys, carnosa pars in corpore.

MOUSE-WEB, s.
V. [Moose-web].

To MOUT, v. n. To moult, S.
Acts Ja. II.

Teut. muyt-en, plumas amittere.

To Mout awa' (pron. moot) v. a. To take away piecemeal, S.

Moutit, part. pa. Diminished, scanty, bare.
Palice Honour.

To MOUTER, v. a. To take multure for grinding corn, S.
Ramsay.

To MOUTER, (pron. mooter) v. a. The same with mout awa', S.

MOUTON, s. A French gold coin brought into S. in the reign of David II., having the impression of the Agnus Dei, which the vulgar mistook for a sheep; hence called mouton.
L. Hailes.

MOW, MOUE, s. A heap, S.
Barbour.