milse

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.

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.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲɪlʲʃə]

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

milse f (genitive singular milse)

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

• "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.