Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†MUDIE, adj. Brave, bold. Cf. Muid. [′mødi]Sc. 1755 Capt. Carr in Child Ballads (1956) III. 434:
But mony were the mudie men Lay gasping on the grien.