"milce" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Old English mils, milts, milds, from Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (“mildness; kindness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mils}} Old English mils, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mildisjō|t=mildness; kindness}} Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (“mildness; kindness”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} milce, {{enm-noun}} milce (plural milces) Forms: milces [plural], milcea [alternative], mils [alternative], milse [alternative], miltse [alternative], miltsa [alternative], milze [alternative], milzce [alternative], mildce [alternative], mildse [alternative], mildze [alternative], mildsce [alternative], milsce [alternative], mulce [alternative]
  1. mercy; pardon; forgiveness
    Sense id: en-milce-enm-noun-gqKY9Ud1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 39 36
  2. pity; compassion
    Sense id: en-milce-enm-noun-KYrgw660 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 44 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 39 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 43 28
  3. kindness; favour; grace
    Sense id: en-milce-enm-noun-45L3OsOX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 39 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: milceful
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