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 whiskey. Brothertown word. Corr. of Oj. ishkotewabo firewater.

little rain (mĭshâĭăn). [https://archive.org/details/natickdictionary0000trum/page/312 ND. 212312 [sic]] gives mishinnon great heavy rain. Perhaps mishian means a shower, i. e. a heavy but short rain; hence Mrs F.’s definition as ‘little rain.’

Mohegan, pl. moheekseenug (mŏhîks-înŭg). This word also appears in the pl. form Muheeganiug (see Am. Anth., v, 193). The word may be derived from makhaak great and hican tide-water (D.). It was first used to denote the Hudson River Mohicans and later applied to itself by the mongrel colony at Mohegan.

hen (mōish) = N. mônish. Here again we note the Pequot elision of the n.

chickens (mō'ishāks) dim. of mōish, q. v.

I am sick (nĕmū'chînā ' ). This is cogn. with N. machinau he is sick; Abn. machina he dies, but note that in Pequot mŭchŭnŭ means he perishes, Am. Anth., v, 206. See and .

anus (mû'skŭt), distantly cognate with Abn. wbeskuan his back; cf. N. muppusk back.

he cries, weeps (mâû, sometimes mâwi) = N. mau, C. mou; RW. mauo.

I am coming to meeting (nĕ-mâ'wĭ-sŭsmō). Ne-mowe I go must be cognate with N. ûmû to go; also ûm, [https://archive.org/details/natickdictionary0000trum/page/267 ND. 267]. See.

bad witches (môĭgû'wŏg), perhaps = RW. mannêtu, i. e. maune or manne = moy in Pequot. Cf. D. mallikuwagan conjuration.

much very (m’tâwî).

he dies (mŭchŭnŭ) = Abn. machina. See Am. Anth., v, 206 and s. v..

boy (mŭ'kăchŭks) = N. mukkatchouks; RW. muckquachucks; Stiles muckachux. See.

not, no (mŭd) = N. matta, mat; RW. mattuks; D. makhta also shortened to ta in D. This is a cognate with Abn. onda; Pen. anda. Pequot mud is always prefixed to the verb. See.

my brother (nĕmŭ'd) = N. wematoh his brother; neemat my brother.

no (mŭ'dŭ). This is exactly equivalent to N. matta.

he curses (mŭdâ'pâ). Seen in muddorpohwor he speaks evil. With -wo, -wa, cf. Abn. -ona’wa; Pass. aduwe speak. Mud in these compounds = mutshe bad, Am. Anth., v, 205. N. mattanumau he curses him; Abn. majalmukwzo, machdonkat he curses.