n o, m., (dim. of 3 mes(s)) a pet dog, lapdog: mesan .i. aon is messa do c[h]onuib, Corm. Y 879. measán .i. cú beag, O'Cl. a mesan, LU 3086 ( SG 236.18 ) = a orci, 2967 . im oircne rigna . . . .i. mesan, Laws i 152 z Comm. int oircne . . . no in mesan, O'Dav. 788 , cf. 1153 . messan Conaire, BDD 101 (b) = cū C., ib. (a) . Dubilla ainm in chon . . . messán Bóinne, Metr. Dinds. iii 32.