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 Muyage. Bailler terre à muyages. To let ground for a certaine number of Muyds of Corne, to be payed in lieu of Rent.

Myagre. A great, thicke, and greenish Snake, or Serpent, that haunts houses to hunt Mice; and is therefore (and because she is not verie venomous) not much feared, nor often hurt, by such as know her.

Mycacoulier: m. The Lote, or Nettle tree.

My-chemin. à my-chemin. Halfe-way, in the mid-*way.

My-cornu: m. uë: f. Halfe-horned.

My-croist: m. Halfe-increase; or halfe the profit thats made, halfe of that which comes, of a thing; whence;  Bail de bestes à my-croist. A letting out of cattell to the halues.  Bailleur de febves à my-croist. A cousener, cheater, conycatcher, guller.

Myere: m. A Phisition, Leach, or Surgeon; whence;  Apres le cerf la biere, apres le sanglier le myere: Pro. (So dangerous are those beasts, when they be angry, vnto such as they can reach.) My-forchu: m. uë: f. Halfe-forked.

Mygale. A shrew Mouse.

Mygrene. as Migraine. My-iour. Mid-day, noone-dayes. ¶Rab. Mylord. See Milort. Myne. as Mine. Mynsser. Looke Mincer. Myope. A kind of dull-eyed Serpent, which hath feet though they be but little ones.

Myrabolan. as Myrobalan. Myre: m. The male Lampurne, or Lamprey; also, as Mire; a Leech, &c.

Myrepsique. Balan myrepsique. The aromaticall, and oylie Nut, or Akorne, called Ben.

Myrique: f. The shrub Tamariske.

Myrmecique. Escadrons myrmeciques. Ants.

Myrobalan: m. An East-Jndian Plumme called, the Myrobalan Plumme, whereof there be diuers kinds distinguished by seuerall names (as Bellerics, Chebules, Emblics, &c.)  Myrobalan citrin. The yellow, or Citron Myrobalan; whose tree is leaued like the Seruise tree.

Myrrhe: f. Mirrhe, or Myrre; a sweet Gumme whereof we haue but little, now a dayes, true, or vnsophisticated.  Myrrhe blanche. White Myrrhe, the best kind of Myrre.  Myrrhe Boetique. Comes from the cut root of a certaine Boetian tree (at this day vnknowne.)  Myrrhe Stacte. The best kind of Myrrhe; which (as Plinie thinkes) ißues from the tree of it selfe; but is indeed the iuyce, or gummie liquor of the fattest Myrre, strained while it is new, and otherwise tearmed, Storax liquide. Myrte: m. The Mirtle tree, or shrub; Looke Meurte. Myrtil: m. A Mirtle berrie; also, the lesse kind of Myrtle, called Noble Myrtle.

Myrtilles: f. Mirtle berries.

Myrtin: m. ine: f. Of, or belonging to, the Mirtle tree, or shrub.  Huile myrtin. Mirtle oyle; oyle extracted from Mirtle leaues.

Mysanthrope. as Misanthrope. Mysoyé: m. ée: f. Made halfe of silke.

Mystagogue. as Mistagogue. Mystaudique: com. Seeming mysticall; that makes a great shew of sacred matter, and yet in truth is nothing.

Mystaudiquement. Mystically or sacredly in shew, shallowly or prophanely in effect.

Myste: m. A Priest. ¶Rab. Mystere: m. Misterie; a religious secret, hidden rite, obscure and high point of Religion.  Sans autre mystere. Without other ceremonie, without more adoe.

Mysterieux: m. Misterious, full of misterie, verie misticall.

Mystique: com. Misticall, secret, sacred.

Mystiquement. Mistically, secretly, sacredly.

Mythologe: m. An expounder of fables.

Mythologie: f. An exposition, or moralizing of fables.

Mythologiser. To expound, or moralize, a fable.

My-vouté: m. ée: f. Halfe vaulted, halfe arched.

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Nabot: m. An ill-fauoured dwarfe, elfe, twattle.

Nabote: f. A woman dwarfe.

Nabotte: f. The same.

Nacelle: f. A Skiffe, Cock-boat, Wherrie, small long boat; hence also, a Boat-bowle, or a cup fashioned like a Boat.

Nacle. as Nacre. Nacqueter. as Naqueter. Nacre: f. A Naker; a great, and long shell-fish, the outside of whose shell is rugged, and browne of colour, the inside smooth, and of a shining hue; the forme (broad at the one end, and narrow at the other) somewhat like a Smithes bellowes; (it is but seldome, or neuer found on our coast.)  Nacre de perles. Mother of Pearle; the beautifull shell of another fish, wherein the best, and most Pearles be found.

Nadaïr. The Point which is directly opposite vnto the Zenith, iust vnder our feet.

Nadel: m. A Slow-worme, or Blind-worme.

Nadelle: f. A Smy, or sea-Groundlin.

Nafe. See Naphe. Nagé: m. ée: f. Swumme, floated on.

Nageant. Swimming, floating.  Le mal an entre en nageant: Prov. The vnseasonable yeare begins with raine.

Nagement: m. A swimming, a floating.

Nageoir: m. A swimming place, a water fit to swim in.

Nageoire: m. The finne of a fish; also, a round-set attire of fine, and well-starched Lawne or Cambricke, worne (for the most part) by widow-gentlewomen, betweene their haire (which it ouer-peeres) and their hoods.

Nager: m. as Nagement; a swimming; whence;  Il n'est nager qu'en grand eau: Prov. There is no swimming to the sea.

Nager. To swimme; also, to float. Nager en grand'eau. To swimme in a spacious water; to practise in a soueraigne Court, studie in a famous Vniuersitie, traffique in a great Citie; generally to frequent, or negotiate in, places of most honor, most companie, or where a man may haue most scope. Nager entre deux eaux. To diue, or swimme vnder the water; also, to stand on doubtfull, indifferent, or vncertaine tearmes; to play on both hands, hold with both sides, apply himselfe vnto the time; also, to chuse, or proceed in, a course betweene two extreames; also, to be in danger, or in an ill case, whatsoeuer fall out, howsoeuer matters goe. Celuy peut hardiment nager à qui l'on soustient le menton: Prov. A fauourite of the time, or of authoritie, may boldly swimme where another would sinke.