mawn (man)

A dialectal (Scotch) form of maund. [Cf. nope, alp1.] The bull finch of Europe, Pyrrhula vulgar is. See cut under bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.] Locrine, iv. 1. ( Encyc . Dict .) mawl (ma), n. [ maw , mawe, mag he , mag a = D. maage , maag = MLG. mage, LG. mage , maag = OHG. mago , MHG. mage , G. ma gen = Icel. magi = Sw. mage = Dan. mave (cf. It. dial. magone , crop of birds, magun , maw, mawe . Piers Plowman (B), xv. 63. They shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw . Deut. xviii. 3. Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves, whose gospel is their maw.