milse

milse

See also: mìlse

English

Etymology

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-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

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

• Imels, Liems, Miles, limes, miles, misle, slime, smile

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪlʲʃə]

Adjective

milse

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

Noun

milse f (genitive singular milse)

1. Synonym of milseacht (“sweetness; blandness, smoothness (of tongue), flattery”)

Declension

Declension of milse

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative milse Vocative a mhilse Genitive milse Dative milse

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhilse Genitive na milse Dative leis an milse don mhilse

Mutation

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

• "milse" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “milse” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “milse” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.