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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
muilteag, a certain small red berry (Dial. H.S.D.). See muileag.
muime, a step-mother, nurse, Ir. buime, muime, a nurse, E. Ir. mumme, nurse, stepmother: *mud-s-mjâ, nurse, "suckler", root mud, suck; Lat. mulier, woman; Gr. μúξω, suck, μúδος, damp; Lit. máudyti, bath. It has also been paralleled to Lat. mamma, Ger. muhme, mother's sister, stepmother.
muin, teach, instruct, Ir. múinim, O. Ir. múnim:
muin, the back, Ir. muin, E. Ir. muin, back, neck, W. mwn, neck: *moni-, neck; Skr. mányâ, neck; Lat. monile, necklace; O. H. G. menni, neck ornaments, Ag. S. mene, neck-chain; Ch. Slav. monisto, necklace. See muineal, muing. Gaulish had also μανιάκης, collar or torque.
mùin, micturate, Ir. mún, urine, E. Ir. mún, root meu mû, befoul; Skr. mū́tra urine; possibly also Lat. mûto, mutto, penis, E. Ir. moth, ball ferda.
muineal, the neck, Ir. muineul, E. Ir. muinél, W. mwnwgl: *moniklo-; from *moni- of muin, back, q.v.
muineasach, depressed (Glenmoriston):
muing, a name, Ir. muing, O. Ir. mong, W. myng (m.), M. Br. móe, Br. moue: *mongâ, *mongo-, root mon of muin, back, q.v. Further is Eng. mane, Norse mön, Ger. mähne; Swed. and Dan. manke is especially close to Gaelic.
muinichill, muilichinn (Arg.), a sleeve, Ir. muinichille, muinchille, E. Ir. munchille; from Lat. manicula, manica, long sleeve, from manus, hand.
muinighin, confidence, trust, so Ir., E. Ir. muinigin; from *moni-, love, desire, Norse munr, love, O.Sax. munilîk, lovable; root men, think (Lat. mens, Eng. mind, etc.).
muinne, stomach (Arg.). Cf. mionach.
muinnte, munnda, beauteous; cf. Lat. mundus.
mùinnteachd, disposition (Dial.); for root see muinighin, and cf. O. Ir. muiniur, I think.
muinntir, household, people, Ir. muinntir, O. Ir. muinter, muntar. This is regarded by Stokes, Zimmer, and Güterbock as an early borrowing from the Lat. monasterium, monastery; the word familia is often applied to monasteries by Irish writers.
muir, the sea, Ir. muir, O. Ir. muir, gen. mora, W. môr, Cor., Br. mor, Gaul. mor-: *mori-, sea; Lat. mare; Eng. mere, Ger. meer; Ch. Slav. morje.
mùire, leprosy; from mùr, a countless number, q.v.
muirgheadh, a fisihing spear; see morghath.
muirichinn, children, family, Ir. muiridhin, a charge, family: *mori-, care, charge, root mer, smer, remember; Lat. memoria, memory; Gr. μέριμνα, care; Skr. smarati, think, mind, *mori-gen-.
