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

MUM, s. A mutter, S. B.

Teut. momm-en, larvam agere.

MUM CHAIRTIS, s. pl. Cards with figures: or for mumchancis; mumchance, being an old game at cards.
Maitland Poems.

MUMMING, s. Perh. muttering.
Burel.

To MUMP, v. n. To hint, to aim at, S.
Shirrefs.

MUMM'D, part. pa. Tingling from cold, Loth.; apparently corr. from E. numb, torpid.

Mumt-like, adj. Having the appearance of stupor, Loth.

MUN, v. aux. Must.
V. [Mon].

Mundie, s. Perhaps, prating fool.

Teut. mondigh, loquacious.