- miadh
- respect, esteem, so Irish, Old Irish míad, fastus, dignity, Old Breton muoet, fastu: *meido-, fame: Old High German kameit, iactans, stolidus, Middle High German gemeit, bold, Old Sax. gemêd, haughty (Bez.); allied to English meed, Greek $$Gmisqós, pay, Latin miles, soldier. Cf. Greek $$Gtimc/, fame, price.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.