Morthering rue

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  • maidrín rua: (Irish) fox (literally: “little red dog”)
  • Moddereen Rue: (song) “The Red Fox” → Thomas Moore's Let Erin Remember the Days of Old is sung to this traditional air → Let erehim ruhmuhrmuhr
  • murthering: (Hiberno-English) very, excessively → e.g. in Gerald Griffin's The Collegians, Lowry Looby describes a drink as murthering strong!
  • murdering
  • Mordred: King Arthur's son and nephew; they kill each other
  • Mothering street (French - rue)
  • Mothering regret (rue: to regret)