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▪ I. † milce, n. Obs.
Forms: 1 milds, 1–2 milts, 2–3 mildce, 2–4 milce, 3 millce (Orm.), milze, milzce, mildze, milche, 3–4 milse, mulce, 4 mylse.
[OE. milds, milts fem.:—OTeut. type *milđisjâ, f. *milđjo- mild a.: cf. bliss n. The z of early ME. forms = ts.]
1. Mercy, clemency, forbearance, favour. Often coupled with ore, grace, or mercy. Also pl. mercies.
Beowulf 2921 (Gr.) Us wæs a syððan Merewioinga milts unᵹyfeðe. c825Vesp. Psalter xxiv. 6 ᵹemyne mildsa ðinra dryhten. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 119 Bidde we nu þe holigost þat he haue milce of us. c1200Vices & Virtues 81 After ðine manifealde mildces ðe ðu hafst ihafd to mankenne, do awei fram me ðese michele unrihtwisnesse. c1205Lay. 21889 We ȝeorneð þine milzce. a1250Owl & Night. 1083 Ic hadde of hire Milce [MS. Cott. milse] & ore. c1250Gen. & Ex. 3603 Louerd,..Merci ȝet for ðin milde mod! Or ðu ðis folc wið milche moð [read loc] Or do min name ut of ðin boc. 1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 775 He..hopede vor to finde of hire betere mulce & grace. a1310in Wright Lyric P. xviii. 58 Tharefore y bidde thin mylse ant ore, Merci, lord, ynul na more! c1330Arth. & Merl. 667 (Kölbing), Hou Jesu of a maide Þurch his milce was ybore.
2. Comb.: milce-hearted adj. [cf. OE. milts-heort]; milce-witter a., knowing mercy.
c1250Gen. & Ex. 2903 Ne taȝte ic hem noȝt..Min miȝtful name adonay; Min milche witter name eley He knewen wel, and ely. a1300[see milcer].
▪ II. † milce, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 mildsian, 1–2 mil(t)sian, 2 milcian, -en, 3 millcenn (Orm.), milse, mylce, milce.
[OE. mildsian:—OTeut. type *milđisôjan, f. *milđjo- mild- a.]
trans. To have mercy on, or show mercy to (a person); to be kind, compassionate, or gracious to. Also absol. Hence milciende ppl. a., merciful.
c825Vesp. Psalter I. 1 Miserere mei, mildsa min. c888K. ælfred Boeth. xxxviii. §7 Nis nan riht þæt mon þone yflan hatiᵹe, ac hit is rihtre þæt him mon miltsiᵹe. a1175Cott. Hom. 235 Maȝie wiman forȝeten his oȝe cild þat hi ne milsi hire barn of hire oȝen innoð. c1175Lamb. Hom. 11 Muchel is us þenne neod..þet we ȝerne bidden ure milciende drihten þet [etc.]. c1275Lay. 16784 For þe loue of God al-mihti milce me and mine cnihtes. c1275Duty of Christians 18 in O.E. Misc. 141 Iblessed beo such eþeling vs mylce þat he wolde. a1300E.E. Psalter cxiv. 5 (Horstm.) And oure god milse sal. |