Muise! ("Musha!") is commonly translated as "indeed!" or "Oh my!"

Two possible origins given, are that it's either a euphamism for Muire (Mary, as in "the Virgin") or a worn-down version of Má 's ea? ("is that so?")

It's got a lot in common with "wurra, wurra!" -- a phrase that's a lot harder to cough up an etymology for.

Slán,

~Fionn

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