Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey.

Nathan Bailey

Date:: 1730

Credit: Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$pofed fo be To called of Main, which, in the Comp lan¬ guage, fignifies a (tone, and Amber, of one Ambrojtut a Briton, that raifed it as a monument of fome vi&ory over the Romans, or others. Malachi PD/Q, Heb. i. e. my meflenger] the name of a prophet. Maldon [C^alefcun, Sax. called Camalodunum of Ca¬ nt a las (r. e. Mars) an idol worfflipped by the Britons and tune, Sax. a mount, q. d. Mars-bill] a town in EJfex. Malmsbury, a town in Wiltpire, faid to be fo called of Malmutius or Molmutius a king ot the Britons. It was alfo in ane'ent times called Maidulphsburgh, of one Maz¬ da I ph a Scottip faint and hermit, who built an abbey there and ooen’d a publick fchool. Eeda calls it Adelmsbirig of Adelm the fcholar of Maidulpb, and the fird abbot of the abbey. MALpass [of mat, F. bad and paft for paflage, i. t. a bad way] a town in Chepire. Manasseh [HiyjO, Heb. i. e. not forgotten] the eldeft fon of Jofeph. Manchester [of S19acn, C.Br. a done and ceayceP, Sax. probably of the great quarries of done thereabouts] a town in Lancashire, alfo another in Warwickpire. Mark. [0!p7iJ> Syr. or Marcus, L.] a proper name of men. Marlborough [of mapl, Sax. chalk or fat foil and buns' ; but fome derive it of one Merlin, a Britifi prog- nodicator] a town in Wiltpire. Marlow [of majd, Sax. chalk and leaS, Sax. a field] a town in Wiltpire. Marmauuke [of mare, Sax. more and me'ci'S, Sax. mighty, e. more mighty, and duke, as Camden fuppofes, a proper name of men. Martin [q. d. Martitu, L.j a proper name of men. Mary [CT'0, Heb. i. e. bitter, Mctgja, Gr. Maria, L ] a proper name of women. Mat is on p [f. e. the fon of Matthew, or, asDr.TL Madison $ Henchman fuppofes, of Matilda] a fir- name. Mathildis [of tnaecht a maid and htCe a lady ger¬ man, i. e. a maid of honour] a proper name of women. Match ew [inO, Heb. i. e. a reward] a Chridian name of men. Matthias [imtD, Heb. r. e. the gift of God] a pro¬ per name of men. Maud [contra&ion of Mathilda, probably for Magda¬ len] a proper name of women. Maudlin [for Magdalen] a proper name of women. Maynard [of^an and hcojvc, Sax. q. fiout-hearted] a firname. Medway [either of meadow and way from the mea¬ dows it runs throw, or of middle, bccaufe it runs through the middle of Kent\ a river in Kent Melchizedek [''pS-'D'7Q, Heb. i. e. the king of righteoulnels] a pried and king of Salem. Melton mowbray [called Melton, q. Mill-town, and Mowbray, from the family of the Mowbrays who were the landlords of it, as Dr. Henchman fuppofes] a town in Lei- eefierpire. Men AH EM [OHIO, Heb. i.e. a comforter] a king of Judah. Mephibosheth [ni£JH'BQ> h e. the fharne of the mouth] a fon of Jonathan. Merodach-baladan [p^D-rrnO, i. e. bitter contribution without judgment] a king of Babylon. Merton [of mejie, Sax. a marfh and “cun, Sax. q.d, Mar/b-town] a town in Surrey. Messiah [rV*l£JO, Heb. i.e. anointed, whence he is called Xgvuof, in Greek, it being of the like import] the name and title of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Cbrift. Methuselah [rV?l£nnG, Heb. i.e. the weapons of his death] the longed-Iived man that ever was. Micaiah [fT JO, Heb. i. e. who is like the Lord?] the name of a prophet. Mic h A e L [?HJ10, Heb. i.e. who is like God ?] the name of an arqh-angel, and alfo of men. Michal [*7310, of Qi who and 77J, Heb. perfeft, t. e. who is perfefl: ?] the name of king Saul's daughter. Micklethwait [Camden derives it of micl, Sax. much hpotU, Sax. a padurc] a firname. Middleton [q.d. the middle town] a town in Dor- fetjbire, famous for an abbey eretfed there by king Ethel- fiun for the expiation of the murthcr of his brother Edwin -, alfo a firname. Mildred [of mils and pc^e, Sax. counfcl] a proper name of men. Milton [</. Mill-Town or middle Town] a towii in Kent; alfo the name of a famous Engl/Jb poet. Miriam [Q’lQ, Heb. i. e. birternefs of affliction} the fider of Mops. Moab Heb. i.e. of the father] the fon of lot the father of the Moabites. Moloch [J7C, Heb. i.e. the king] the god of the Amorites, to whom they facrificed their children in the valley of Toplet. Monmouth [anciently called (Von£my, of the rivers Munow and Wy, at the meeting of which it is feated; and thence called Munmoutb, i. e. Munnow’s mouth] the county- town of Mor.moutbfbire, memorable for the birth of that victorious and invincible king, Henry V. Montfort P [_De mont fort, F. i.e. a fortified mount] Mum fort S a firname. Montgomery [q- mens Gomeris, i.e, Gomer's mount] a firname. Montgomery [fo called from Roger Montgomery earl of Shrewsbury, who fhbdued the country and built the ca- dle] a county-town. Mont joy [of mont Jovis, L. i.e. Jupiter's mountain, or Mont Joye, F. i. e. a mountain of joy] a firname. Montpesson / [q. Mont Peterfin, i.e the mount of Momp ess on s the fon of Peter] a firname. Mont sorrel [of mont, F. and Sora a river running by it] a place in Leicejlerjbire. Moorfields, was fo called, of a moor or fern, which dretched out from Bijbopfgate as far as Cripplegate, Finsbu¬ ry and Holywell, and was a long time an unprofitable ground, being grown over with flags, ledge and ruffles, &c. till the year 1617. That Sir Thomas Seymour, lord mayor, caufed fluices to be made to convey the waters over the town ditch, into the courfe of Walbrook, and fo ihto the Thames Moresby [of ntor molt, Brit. i. e. at the great floods or fea, Baxter] the name of a place. MoRDECAi ['J7TIC, Heb. i.e. bittet] queen Efiher’i tinkle. Morgan [of nto? the fea and gar. bom, C.Br. q. d. born by the fea-fide] a Chridian and firname. Morrice P [Mauritius, L. of Maurus, L a moor, and Morris S that probably of A/uecvg?;, Gr. dark or obfeure] a firname. Mortimer [of mori dead and mer, fea] a firname. Mortlack [q. mortuus !aeus,]_, i.e. the dead lake, or of morT, Sax. death and lac, Sax a viftim] a village in Surrey upon the fide of the river Thames Moses [TXJO, Heb. i.e. drawn up] a prophet and ruler of the Jews, Museum, a neat building in the city of Oxford, found- ed by Elias Afimole, Efq; N Aaman QOyj, Heb. i. t. comely, fair] a Syrian ge¬ neral. Nabal [73J, Heb. i. e. a fool or mad] a rich chufl in king David’s time. Nadab [_l7J, Heb. a prince] a fon of Aaron the pried. NathajI [|DJ, Heb, he gave, a gift] the name of a prophet. Nathaniel [biJHJ, Heb. i.e. the gift of God] a proper name of men. Nebuchadn ezzar Heb. i. e. the morn¬ ing of the generation] a king of Babylon. St. Needs [fo called from St. Need who died in that town, ih ancient times called Amesbury] a town in Huh- tingtonfiirt. Nehemiah [TTOTU Heb. i. i. the red of the Lord] a prophet and ruler of the Jews. Nelson [q.d the fon of Neal] a firname. Nevil [7. de neuvt ville, F. of the new town] a fir¬ name. Newbury [of neope, new and bup>5, Sax. q. a new town raifed out of the ruins of the old town] a town In Berkpire. Newcastle [called Monkclefier before the time of William the Conqueror, becaufe it appertained tofhc monks, a fea-port town in Northumberland. Newendon [An'ojie'o ceaycejt, and alfo Bjii’cterl- toen. Sax. i. e. the valley of the Britons] a town in Kent. Newport [of new and portut, L] a town in the die of Wight. D N&a*$