Middle English Dictionary Entry

molist ppl.
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Entry Info

Forms molist ppl. Also mollisshede.
Etymology From the extended stem of OF moillier v.; cp. ME burnishen , p.ppl. burnist, etc.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Softened, mild.
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Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.65vb (2.8) : In swich folk ar þe synowes so mollisshede, i. so neisshede..þat þai mowe noght conteyne ne wiþholde þe vryn to þe tyme.
Note: ?Modify gloss. New spelling. Editor's gloss: 'softened, weakened'.

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