† milthnessn.
Obsolete.
Mercy, kindness.
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milceeOE
mildheartnesseOE
oreOE
mildheartlaikc1175
mercya1225
misericordc1230
pitya1250
gracec1300
mildheadc1300
milcefulnessa1333
pietya1350
tree of mercyc1375
miserationa1382
mildc1390
piteousnessa1393
miltha1400
milthnessa1400
blithec1400
mercifulnessc1429
misericordy1479
mildfulness1489
clemence1490
clemency1553
pardon1555
pitifulness1555
milk of human kindnessa1616
mussy1823
mild-heartedness1849
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxxxvii. 12 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 220 Wher ani in thrughes sal telle þi milthnes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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