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===Noun===
===Noun===
'''mesgu''' (''runic:'''ᛓᛅᛌᚷᚢ''''')
'''mesgu''' (''runic:'''ᛚᛅᛌᚷᚬ''''')
# A small companion dog; a lapdog.
# A small companion dog; a lapdog.
# (''{{glossary|figurative|fig.}}''; ''{{glossary|collective|col.}}'') Sycophants, yes-men, bootlickers.
# (''{{glossary|figurative|fig.}}''; ''{{glossary|collective|col.}}'') Sycophants, yes-men, bootlickers.

Latest revision as of 20:02, 9 May 2023

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from the Goidelic meschú; collective from meschuire.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈmʲesˠgˠə/ [ˈmesᵊɡ̊ɐ]

  • collective: /ˈmʲesˠgˠərʲə/ [ˈmesɡ̊ɘɹə]
Inflection of mesgu
 Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  mesguɴ  mesguanʜ  mesguaınʟ  mesguaınʟ
ᴘʟ.  mesguaınʟ  mesguanɴ  mesguırıb   mesguaınʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  mesguıre   mesguır(e)ʟ  mesguıríʟ

Noun

mesgu (runic:ᛚᛅᛌᚷᚬ)

  1. A small companion dog; a lapdog.
  2. (fig.; col.) Sycophants, yes-men, bootlickers.

See also