See also: Milse and mìlse

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English milsen, milcen, milcien, from Old English miltsian (to compassionate, pity, show mercy, soften, make merciful), from Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (kindness), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (mild), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (to beat, grind). Related to Old English milts (mercy, compassion, benevolence, kindness, favor, joy), Old English milde (mild, merciful, kind, generous, gentle, meek). More at mild.

Verb edit

milse (third-person singular simple present milses, present participle milsing, simple past and past participle milsed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To be merciful to; show clemency to; pardon.

Anagrams edit

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish millse (sweetness).

Noun edit

milse f (genitive singular milse)

  1. Synonym of milseacht (sweetness; blandness, smoothness (of tongue), flattery)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

milse

  1. inflection of milis (sweet):
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
milse mhilse not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit