| Maaker | n | Oven cleaner |
| Maamouth | n | Gossip |
| Maaycock, Sb. | n | Narcissist |
| Machine-house | n | Shed containing horse-gear |
| Mack | n | In heat |
| Macky-Moon | n | Fool |
| Mad | adj | Damaged (of land) |
| Madder | n | Stinking camomile |
| Maddock | n | Mattock |
| Made | adj | Home-made (of wine) |
| Madell | n | Nine men's morris (game) |
| Maesh | n | Moss |
| Maffle | v | Stammer |
| Mag | n | Magpie |
| Maggie Manyfeet | n | Centipede |
| Maggle | v | Exhaust |
| Maggot | n | Whim |
| Maggotting | v | Meddling |
| Magnify | v | Signify |
| Magpie diver | n | Goldeneye |
| Maig | n | Peg |
| n | Vision, defect in | |
| Main | n | Large amount |
| Mainly | adv | Exceedingly |
| Maise | n | Stinking camomile |
| Maithen | n | Stinking camomile |
| Make | n | Friend |
| Male | n | Dandelion |
| Maleshag | n | Caterpillar |
| Mall | n | Ploughshare |
| Mallace | n | Marsh-mallow (flower) |
| Mallard | n | Marsh-mallow (flower) |
| Maller | n | Hoe |
| Mallet, swing the | phr | Strike while the iron is hot |
| Malling | n | Beating |
| Mallock | n | Pig |
| Mallow | n | Marsh-mallow (flower) |
| Malls | n | Measles |
| Mally | n | Mansplainer |
| Malter | n | Malt dealer |
| Mam | n | Mother |
| Mammer | v | Confuse |
| Mammock | n | Fragment |
| Mammy | v | Mother |
| Mampus | n | Crowd |
| Manch | v | Munch |
| Manchet | n | Loaf, small |
| Mander (1) | v | Order around |
| Mander (2) | n | Manner |
| Mandrake | n | White bryony |
| Mandy (1) | v | Command |
| Mandy (2) | adj | Domineering |
| Mane-comb | n | Comb for horses' manes |
| Mang | v | Mix |
| Manghangle | v | Mangle |
| Mangy | adj | Itchy |
| Mangy-Bed | n | Bed of Downs vein stone |
| Manner | n | Manure |
| Mannish | adj | Overbearing |
| Mantle-shelf | n | Mantlepiece |
| Map | n | Mop |
| Maplin-Tree | n | Maple |
| Mapse | v | Smack lips |
| Mapus | n | Head |
| Map-Mouthed | adj | Toothless |
| Marblers | n | Stonecutters, Swanage Company of |
| March-bird | n | Person or animal born in March |
| Mare-Blob | n | Marsh Marigold |
| Mare-Rode | adj | Possessed |
| Marg | n | Stinking camomile |
| Margaret | n | Magpie |
| Margaret's Flood | n | Heavy rain around St Margaret's Day |
| Margiowlet | n | Moth, pantry |
| Margon | n | Camomile |
| Mariners | n | Fox and Geese (game) |
| Mark, Luke and John | n | Four-poster bed with broken leg |
| Marking-Iron | n | Branding Iron |
| Marl (1) | v | Become mottled |
| Marl (2) | v | Marvel |
| Marl (3) | v | Ravel |
| Marlborough-Handed | adj | Left-handed |
| Marlebrute | n | Earth in lime rock |
| Marnull | n | Othello (game), primitive version of |
| Married | adj | Past her prime (of woman) |
| Marrow-bones | n | Knees |
| Marshalsea Money | n | Council tax |
| Martin | n | Heifer, twin of a bull-calf |
| Maskel | n | Caterpillar, green |
| Masley | adj | Knotty (of wood) |
| Masoner (1) | n | Mason |
| Masoner (2) | n | Bricklayer |
| Masony | v | Work as a mason or bricklayer |
| Mass | n | Acorn |
| Massacree | v | Massacre |
| Masser | n | Shithouse |
| Mastick | n | Acorn |
| Mat-grass | n | Wire-bent (grass) |
| Match it out | v | Make provisions last for a long time |
| Mate | n | Carter's assistant |
| Mated | adj | Confused |
| Math (1) | n | Mowing |
| Math (2) | n | Litter (of pigs) |
| Mather (1) | v | Turn round before lying down (of animal) |
| Mather (2) | int | Come hither (to horse) |
| Matrimony | n | Gin mixed with whisky or rum |
| Maudlin | n | Ox-eye daisy |
| Maul-Stone | n | Stone on which paint is ground |
| Maulyarn | n | Lapwing |
| Maund | v | Beg |
| Mauth | n | Moss |
| Mawk (1) | n | Oven cleaner |
| Mawk (2) | v | Frighten |
| Mawkish | adj | Drunk |
| Mawks | n | Clumsy girl |
| Mawksy | adj | Over-ripe (of fruit) |
| Mawky | adj | Over-sweet |
| Mawp | n | Bullfinch |
| Mawther | n | Mother |
| Maxim | v | Play |
| May-Beetle | n | Cockchafer |
| Mayhap | adv | Perhaps |
| May-Game | n | Joke, practical |
| Maze | v | Amaze |
| Mazegerry | n | Impetuous person |
| Mazell | n | Mezereon |
| Mazery | n | Tomfoolery |
| Mazing | adv | Amazingly |
| Mazy | adj | Crazy for |
| Mazzard (1) | n | Head |
| Mazzard (2) | n | Wild cherry |
| Mazzardy | adj | Knotty (of wood) |
| Mead | n | Meadow |
| Meader | n | Mower |
| Meaker | n | Minnow |
| Meant | n | Meaning |
| Meapee | v | Blow raspberry |
| Mease | n | Measure |
| Measly | adj | White-spotted |
| Meazle | n | Leper |
| Mecklekeckle | adj | Poor-quality |
| Meech | v | Skulk |
| Meejick | n | Strange thing |
| Meek | adj | Depressive |
| Meeking | adj | Ailing |
| Meese | n | Moss |
| Meet | adj | Proper |
| Megrim | n | Whim |
| Melancholy | adj | Unsatisfactory |
| Melander | n | Disturbance |
| Mell (1) | n | Warming-pan |
| Mell (2) | v | Mingle |
| Mell (3) | v | Meow |
| Mellow | adj | Ripe |
| Melt | v | Malt |
| Menaager | v | Cobble together |
| Menagerie | n | Collection of odds and ends |
| Menagery | n | Contrivance |
| Mends | n | Amends |
| Mengy | n | Minnow |
| Mennem | n | Minnow |
| Ment | v | Resemble |
| Meowl | v | Meow |
| Merchantable | adj | Saleable |
| Merrick | n | Alfalfa |
| Merrils | n | Nine men's morris (game) |
| Merry | n | Wild cherry |
| Mersk | n | Marsh |
| Mesh | n | Rabbit-run |
| Messlin | adj | Mischievous |
| Messment | n | Mess |
| Metheglin | n | Beer made with honey |
| Methody | n | Methodist |
| Meuse | n | Form (of hare) |
| Mezell | n | Spurge-olive |
| Michaelmas Blackbird | n | Ring ouzel |
| Mickle | adj | Large |
| Mickled | adj | Parched |
| Middlekin | adj | Tolerable |
| Middlemas | n | Michaelmas |
| Middlemish | adj | Moderate |
| Middlemost | adj | Central |
| Midgemadge | n | Confusion |
| Midgen | n | Pig-fat |
| Midgerum | n | Pig-fat |
| Midred | n | Midriff |
| Midsummer Daisy | n | Feverfew |
| Miffy | n | Devil, the |
| Mig | adj | Sweet |
| Miggy | adj | Muggy |
| Mike | v | Loiter |
| Milcher | n | Milch-cow |
| Milder | v | Decay |
| Mileway Money | n | Payment made to the Mayor of Oxford |
| Milemas | n | Michaelmas |
| Milky-dashel | n | Sow-thistle |
| Millet | n | Wood club-rush |
| Milt (1) | n | Spleen |
| Milt (2) | n | Fluke |
| Mim | adj | Prim |
| Mimmam | n | Bog |
| Mimmock | n | Milquetoast |
| Mimp | n | Speak in an affected manner |
| Mimpsy-Pimsy | adj | Affected |
| Minch | v | Play truant |
| Minery | n | Mine |
| Ming | v | Knead |
| Minikin | adj | Effeminate |
| Minnie | n | Minnow |
| Minnock | v | Put on airs and graces |
| Mint | n | Mite |
| Mire | v | Admire |
| Mirk | n | Twilight |
| Misbegot | n | Bastard |
| Misbelieve | v | Disbelieve |
| Miscall | v | Abuse |
| Mischiefful | adj | Mischievous |
| Miscreden | n | Miscreant |
| Misdo | v | Transgress |
| Miserable | adj | Large (of amount) |
| Misfortunate | adj | Unfortunate |
| Misfortune meat | n | Roadkill |
| Misgive | v | Fail |
| Misgo | v | Fail |
| Mishap | n | Miscarriage |
| Misk | n | Mist |
| Mislest | v | Molest |
| Mislike | v | Dislike |
| Mislook | v | Mislay |
| Misreckon | v | Miscalculate |
| Mist-pond | n | Dew-pond |
| Mistrust | v | Distrust |
| Mistry | v | Deceive |
| Misword | n | Unkind word |
| Mit | n | Maggot |
| Mith | aux v | Might |
| Miver | n | Mortar |
| Mix-medley | v | Jumble |
| Mixen | n | Dunghill |
| Miz | adj | Bad |
| Miz Maze | adj | Confusion |
| Mize | v | Ooze |
| Miz-Wet | n | Mist |
| Moappee | v | Blow raspberry |
| Mobby | n | Vodka |
| Mock (1) | n | Tree stump |
| Mock (2) | n | Apple pulp left in cider press |
| Mog mog mog | int | Call to calves |
| Mogg | v | Pout |
| Moggy | n | Calf |
| Mogue | v | Deceive |
| Mogvurd | n | Mugwort |
| Moine | n | Dunghill |
| Moist | v | Moisten |
| Moither | v | Confuse |
| Moke (1) | n | Donkey |
| Moke (2) | n | Mesh |
| Moke (3) | v | Loaf |
| Mokins | n | Gaiters |
| Mokus | n | Donkey |
| Mole | n | Nape |
| Moll-Andrew | n | Charlatan |
| Mollicrush | v | Crush |
| Mollipeart | adj | Hyperactive |
| Molly-Coddle | n | Effeminate boy |
| Moll-Hern | n | Heron |
| Momble | v | Jumble |
| Mommet | n | Corn-dolly |
| Mommetry | n | Idolatry |
| Month's mind | n | Inclination, strong |
| Moocher | n | Blackberry |
| Mood (1) | n | Yeast |
| Mood (2) | n | Pancreas (of animal, cooked) |
| Moodywant | n | Mole (animal) |
| Mool | v | Till (soil) |
| Moonied | adj | Spoilt (of child) |
| Moorish | adj | Earthy |
| Moory | adj | Marshy |
| Mooster | v | Hurry |
| Moot (1) | n | Tree stump |
| Moot (2) | v | Move |
| Mop (1) | n | Tuft (of grass) |
| Mop (2) | v | Fidget |
| Mopse | v | Mope |
| Morbleu | int | Mort dieu (minced oath) |
| More | n | Root (of plant) |
| Mort (1) | n | Abundance |
| Mort (2) | n | Lard |
| Mort (3) | n | Mortar |
| Mortable | adv | Very |
| Mortify | v | Annoy |
| Mose | v | Smoulder |
| Moses | n | Mouse |
| Mosey | adj | Muggy |
| Moss | v | Thatch with moss |
| Moss caught the mare, as | phr | Caught napping |
| Mot | n | Moat |
| Mote | n | Moth |
| Motherish (1) | adj | Homesick |
| Motherish (2) | adj | Curdled |
| Mouch | v | Eat greedily |
| Mouel | n | Field-mouse |
| Mought | aux v | Might |
| Mould (1) | v | Bury |
| Mould (2) | n | Embryo |
| Moulder | v | Smoulder |
| Moulter (1) | v | Moult |
| Moulter (2) | v | Moulder |
| Mound | n | Boundary |
| Mountain-colly | n | Ring ouzel |
| Mounting-lark | adj | Skylark |
| Moure | n | Turkey |
| Mourn | v | Moan |
| Mournful Widow | n | Sweet scabious |
| Mouse-Ear | n | Wooly woundwort |
| Move | v | Curtsey |
| Mowhay | n | Rickyard |
| Mowing -machine Bird | n | Grasshopper warbler |
| Mowth | n | Mowing |
| Moyle | n | Mule |
| Mozil | n | Stirrup-cup |
| Mps | adv | Yes |
| Much | v | Stroke |
| Muchety, Much of a | adj | Alike |
| Mucka-Bucket | n | Bucket, lard |
| Mucker | v | Dirty |
| Muckinger | n | Handkerchief |
| Muckle (1) | n | Manure |
| Muckle (2) | v | Stoop |
| Muckson | adj | In the dirt |
| Mud (1) | aux v | May |
| Mud (2) | v | Spoil (of child) |
| Mud-and-stud | n | Cob (building material) |
| Mudd | n | Airhead |
| Muddle | v | Hand-rear |
| Muddle about | v | Idle |
| Mudel over | v | Cover plants with straw in winter |
| Mudgetty | adj | Downtrodden (of grass) |
| Muffety | adj | Long-haired (of cats) |
| Muffler | n | Great crested grebe |
| Mug (1) | n | Rump of animal |
| Mug (2) | v | Beat |
| Mug (3) | v | Huddle |
| Mug (4) | v | Get drunk |
| Muggard | adj | Sullen |
| Muggaty | adj | Sullen |
| Muggeroon | n | Mushroom |
| Mugget | n | Chitterling |
| Muggle (1) | n | Horseback |
| Muggle (2) | v | Muddle along |
| Muggleton | n | Rat |
| Muggletony | n | Mongrel |
| Muggle-Pin | n | Pin in centre of mole-trap |
| Mughouse | n | Alehouse |
| Mulberry | n | Flax dodder |
| Mulere | n | Weasel |
| Mull | v | Crumble |
| Mullen | n | Bridle |
| Muller | n | Mess |
| Mullet-Hawk | n | Osprey |
| Mull-head | n | Fool |
| Mullin | n | Metheglin |
| Mullum | adj | Crumbly |
| Mully | n | Calf, child's name for |
| Mullygrub-Gurgin | n | Mealworm (also used as insult) |
| Multiplying-Glass | n | Magnifying glass |
| Mum (1) | n | Beetle |
| Mum (2) | n | Beer, strong |
| Mum (3) | v | Pamper |
| Mum (4) | v | Go mumming |
| Mumble | v | Munch |
| Mumbly | adj | Shapeless (of building stones) |
| Mumbudget | adv | Secretly |
| Mumchance | adj | Dumb |
| Mummy (1) | n | Pulp |
| Mummy (2) | adj | Dusky |
| Mump | n | Lump |
| Mumpoker | n | Bogeyman |
| Mumpole | v | Beat |
| Mump-Head | n | Cask, kind of |
| Mumruffin | n | Long-tailed tit |
| Mun | pron | Must |
| Munch | n | Lunch |
| Munge | v | Munch |
| Muntle | n | Line attached to salmon net |
| Munton | n | Beam, upright |
| Mur | n | Dormouse |
| Murchy | n | Mischief |
| Murder come up with | n | Havoc |
| Mure | n | Barrel-stand |
| Murfle | n | Freckle |
| Murr | n | Head cold |
| Murre | n | Guillemot |
| Murrain | n | Chickweed |
| Muscle-Plum | n | Plum, variety of |
| Muscovy | n | Musky heron's-bill |
| Muse | v | Amuse |
| Musicker | n | Musician |
| Musk-button | n | Michaelmas daisy |
| Must (1) | n | Children's game |
| Must (2) | v | Become mouldy |
| Mustachin | n | Moustache |
| Mustard-cress | n | White mustard |
| Muster | n | Litter (of animals) |
| Mute | n | Mule |
| Mute, run | v | Run silently (of hounds) |
| Mutter | v | Crumble (of soil) |
| Mutton-chops | n | Goose-grass, shoots of |
| Muty-Hearted | adj | Sensitive |
| Muzz | n | Confusion |
| Muzzle (1) | n | Jaw |
| Muzzle (2) | v | Knock down |
| Myself, in | pron | In my general health |
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