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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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moibleadh, a gnawing, half-chewing: "making a mop of"; from above.
móid, a vow, Ir. móid, M. Ir. móit, E. Ir. moit (Corm.): *monti-, W. gofuno, to vow, O. Br. guomonian, polliceri, which Bugge and Stokes connect with W. mun, hand (cf. Ag. S. mund, Lat. manus). But see bóid. Stokes now says votum.
mòid, the greater, Ir. móide, more, M. Ir. móti: *mò+de. Cf. misd.
moighre, robust, handsome:
moil, matted hair; see molach (*mḷ-).
moilean, a fat, plump child, a lump; cf. Ir. moil, molan, a heap. To this Lat. môles may be compared.
mòin, mòine, peat, moss, Ir. móin, g. móna, E. Ir. móin, pl. móinte, W. mawn, peat, turf: *mân-; Lat. mâno, flow, Eng. emanate. Strachan takes it from *mokni-, root mok, mak, Ch. Sl. mokrŭ, wet, Lit. makone, puddle; Stokes agrees, giving Celtic as *mâkni-, môkni-. It is doubtful if W. k would disappear before n (cf. deur). W. has also a form migen, mign, a bog.
moineis, false delicacy (M'A.), moinig, vanity, boasting; from root mon, men, mind?
moire, a more, certainly, hercle, Ir. iomorro, indeed, however, O. Ir. immurgu, autem.
moirear, a lord, O. G. mormær (Book of Deer), M. G. morbhair (M'V.), M. Ir. mormhaer (Muireach Albanach), murmor (M'Firbis); from mór and maor, "great steward".
mòirneas, creat cascade, streams (Oss. Ballads); from mór and eas?
moit, pride, sulkiness, Ir. moiteamhuil, sulky, nice, pettish (Con., O'R., M'F.); cf. E. Ir. mochtae, magnified, *mog-tio-s, root mog, mag, great. O. Ir. móidem, boasting, praise.
mol, praise, advise, Ir. molaim, O. Ir. molid, laudat, W. moli, mawl, laus, Br. meuli: *molô, *mâlo, "magnify"; root mōl, mel, be strong; Gr. μάλα, very; Lat. melior, better; Lit. milns, very many, Ch. Slav. iz-molêti, eminere (Stokes). Windisch has compared it to Ch. Sl. moliti, ask, Lit. myleti, love, Gr. μέλε, friend, μείλιχος, gentle.
mol, mal, a shingly beach; from Norse möl, g. malar, pebbles, bed of pebbles on the beach; root mel, grind.
molach, hairy, rough, Ir. mothlach, rough, bushy (O'R.), muthalach, shaggy (Fol.). If the Irish form is right, it cannot be allied to I. E. mḷo-s, wool, Gr. μαλλός, wool, tuft, Lit. millas, woolen stuff.
moll, chaff, Ir. moll (O'R.), W. mwl: *muldo-; Eng. mould, Got. mulda, dust, O. H. G. molt, dust, mould; root mel, grind. Borrowed from Welsh?
