milse

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of milse

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To be merciful to; show clemency to; pardon.

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Etymology

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-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), 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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