Middle English Dictionary Entry

milǧen v.
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Entry Info

Forms milǧen v.
Etymology ?OE gemildgian 'to mitigate, make gentle', from *mildig 'mild, soft'. The phonological development could have been comparable to that of ME fecchen from OE fetian.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To dig around the roots of (a plant), soften the earth around.
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