† milfuladj.

Forms: late Middle English milfol, late Middle English mylfol.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: mildful adj., milceful adj.

Etymology: Variant of either mildful adj. or milceful adj., with reduction of medial consonant cluster.

Obsolete.

Merciful, gracious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > merciful

mild-hearteOE

orefulOE

mild-hearteda1200

merciablec1225

milcefulc1225

mildfulc1225

mildheartfulc1225

milthc1300

merciful1340

milfulc1425

sparingc1480

clement1483

misericordious1483

misericordc1485

undispiteous1598

misericorsa1600

remissful1603

clementious1632

c1425 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Harl.) 435 Hou myȝte of an quene be more mylfol [c1325 Calig. milsfol, a1450 Mostyn mildfol] wede [read dede].

c1425 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Harl.) 435 Þou shost yse To nyme an saumple afterward mylfol [c1325 Calig. milsfol, a1425 Pepys myldefulle, a1450 Mostyn milfol] & mek be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	milful
释义	† milfuladj. Forms: late Middle English milfol, late Middle English mylfol. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: mildful adj., milceful adj. Etymology: Variant of either mildful adj. or milceful adj., with reduction of medial consonant cluster. Obsolete. Merciful, gracious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > merciful mild-hearteOE orefulOE mild-hearteda1200 merciablec1225 milcefulc1225 mildfulc1225 mildheartfulc1225 milthc1300 merciful1340 milfulc1425 sparingc1480 clement1483 misericordious1483 misericordc1485 undispiteous1598 misericorsa1600 remissful1603 clementious1632 c1425 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Harl.) 435 Hou myȝte of an quene be more mylfol [c1325 Calig. milsfol, a1450 Mostyn mildfol] wede [read dede]. c1425 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Harl.) 435 Þou shost yse To nyme an saumple afterward mylfol [c1325 Calig. milsfol, a1425 Pepys myldefulle, a1450 Mostyn milfol] & mek be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1425
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