Middle English Dictionary Entry
mīles n. plural
Entry Info
Forms | mīles n. plural |
Etymology | Cp. Wel. mīl, Ir. míol MIr. míl an animal. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Animals; esp. wild creatures.
Associated quotations
- a1350 Lenten ys come (Hrl 2253)20 : Wowes þis wilde drakes; miles murgeþ huere makes.