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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
however, is allied to O. Ir. mug (pl. mogi), slave. The Teut. words also originally come from a root denoting "might, increase", Gr. μῆχος, means, Skr. mahas, great. Hence macanta, mild: "filial".
macamh, a youth, generous man, Ir. macamh, macaomh, a youth, E. Ir. maccoem: from mac and caomh.
mach, a mach, outside (motion to "out"), Ir. amach, E. Ir. immach; from in and magh, a field, mach being its accusative after the prep. in, into: "into the field". Again a muigh, outside (rest), is for E. Ir. immaig, in with the dat. of magh: "in the field". See an, ann and magh.
machair, a plain, level, arable land, Manx magher, Ir., M. Ir. machaire, macha; *makarjo-, a field; Lat. mâceria, an enclosure (whence W. magwyr, enclosure, Br. moger, wall). So Stokes. Usually referred to *magh-thìr, "plain-land", from magh and tìr.
machlag, matrix, uterus, Ir. machlóg (O'B., etc.), M. Ir. macloc; cf. Ger. magen, Eng. maw.
macnas, sport, wantonness, Ir. macnas (do.), macras, sport, festivity; from mac.
mactalla, macalla, echo, Ir., M. Ir. macalla; from mac and obsolete all, a cliff, g. aille (*allos), allied to Gr. πέλλα, stone (Hes.), Norse fjall, hill, Eng. fell. See also †ail, which is allied.
madadh, a dog, mastiff, so Ir., M. Ir. madrad: E. Ir. matad (McCon.), maddad (Fel.), W. madog, fox (cf. W. madryn, reynard): *maddo-, *mas-do-, the mas possibly being for mat-s, the mat of which is then the same as math- of mathghamhuin, q.v. Connection with Eng. mastiff, Fr. mâtin, O.F. mestiff, from *mansatinus, "house-dog", would mean borrowing.
madadh, mussel:
màdog, madog, a mattock, W. matog; from M. Eng. mattok, now mattock, Ag. S. mattuc.
màdar, madder, Ir. madar, the plant madder; from the Eng.
madhanta, valiant, dexterous in arms, Ir. madhanta: "overthrowing", from the E. Ir. verb maidim, overthrow, break, from *matô, Ch. Sl. motyka, ligo, Polish motyka, hoe (Bez.).
maduinn, morning, Ir. maidin, O. Ir. matin, mane, maten; from Lat. matutina, early (day), Eng. matin.
màg, a paw, hand, lazy bed, ridge of arable land, E. Ir. mác: *mankâ, root man, hand, Lat. manus, Gr. μάρη, Norse mund, hand. Sc. maig is from Gaelic.
magadh, mocking, Ir. magadh, W. mocio; from the Eng. mock.
magaid, a whim; from Sc. maggat, magget.
