Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be merciful to; show clemency to.
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- verb transitive, obsolete To be
merciful to; showclemency to;pardon .
Etymologies
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From Middle English milsen, milcen, milcien, from Old English miltsian ("to compassionate, pity, show mercy, soften, make merciful"), from Proto-Germanic *meldesjō (“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.
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The volunteer spent two-weeks in the country, helping where he could in a town called Grand Groave, about 30 milse outside of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.
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