Middle English Dictionary Entry
milthe n. & adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | milthe n. & adj. |
| Etymology | OE *mildþu; cp. Got. mildiþa, OHG miltida. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Mercy, kindness; (b) as adj.: merciful, kind.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)24.6 : Lauerd, ofe þine reuthes mine þou mare, And of þine milþes, of werld þat are.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)85.14 : Þou lauerd..ofe fele milþes and sothfaste.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Hrl 1770)76.8 : He sal awai kerue is milþe in ende Fra geting and geting of strende.
b
- c1300 SLeg.Edm.King (Hrl 2277)6 : Swiþe fair knyȝt he was..Meok, mylþe, & ful of milce.