milesn.¹

Brit.

/mʌɪlz/, U.S.

/maɪlz/, Scottish English

/mʌilz/, Irish English

/maɪlz/

Forms:

α. Old English–Middle English (1900s– archaic) melde, Middle English mede (probably transmission error), Middle English mielde, Middle English myld, Middle English mylde.

β. early Middle English meldene, Middle English medles, Middle English meldis, Middle English meldys, 1500s–1600s meedles, 1700s mails; English regional 1800s myles (Northumberland), 1800s– meals (Cumberland), 1800s– meols (Cumberland); Scottish pre-1700 mildis, pre-1700 myldis, pre-1700 1700s– myles, 1800s melgs, 1800s mylies, 1800s– mails, 1900s– milds, 1900s– miles; Irish English (northern) 1800s– milds, 1800s– miles.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with (variously with e -grade or o -grade with j -suffixation) Middle Dutch melde (Dutch melde ), Old Saxon maldia (Middle Low German melde ), Old High German melda , melta (Middle High German melde , melte , German Melde ), Norwegian melde , Old Swedish mäld , (Swedish regional mäll , mjäll ), Old Danish meld , mjeld (Danish mælde ), and (with o -grade without j -suffixation) Old High German malta (Middle High German malte , molte ), Old Swedish maalle , molde (Swedish regional molla , mold , malda , malla , malle ), all apparently ultimately < an extended form of the Indo-European base of meal n.¹ (apparently after the white, dusty appearance of the plant's leaves). Perhaps further related is ancient Greek βλίτον blite n., which has been analysed as < a zero-grade of an extended form of the same Indo-European base. Compare melder n.Compare also the Old English compound tūnmelde in the same sense. In later forms frequently showing loss of d after l.

Now chiefly Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern).

Any of several edible plants of the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae; esp. common orache, Atriplex patula, and fat hen, Chenopodium album.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [noun] > salt bush or orach

milesOE

orachea1300

golden herb1562

notchweed1659

sea pot-herb1706

lamb's quarter1773

butter leaves1789

fat-hen1795

mountain spinach1822

sea-orach1845

salt bush1863

OE Lacnunga (2001) I. xv. 10 Þis is seo grene sealf:..mugwyrt, organa, melde, quinquefolium, [etc.].

OE Lacnunga (2001) I. cxxix. 94 Nim eac meldon ða wyrt.

a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 16 Attriplex agrestis,..ang., mielde.

?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 131 (MED) Atriplex is an herbe þat men clepe arage or medles.

1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Meedles is Arage.

1679 J. Somerville Mem. Somervilles (1815) ii. 155 Multitudes of poor people that wer gathering myles..and other pottable herbes.

1743 Sel. Trans. Soc. Improvers Knowl. Agric. Scotl. 226 Had this Husbandry been general in the dear Years, the Poor had not been reduced to..living on Arnots, Myles, or the like.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Midden-mylies,..Chenopodium viride, et album, Linn.; thus denominated, as growing on dunghills.

1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 675 (Jam.) Chenopodium several species, Goosefoot; wild spinage, or mails.

1839 Mag. Dom. Econ. 4 248 The mild succulent weeds, such as chick-weed, and miles or fat-hen.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 171 Chenopodium album. Myles.

1855 J. G. Baker Flora Eng. Lake District 176 Chenopodium album, L. (Meals; White Goosefoot)... Common in cultivated ground, ascending to 300 yards over Penrith and Bowness.

1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) p. xix Chenopodium album. Meols, Fat hen.

1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 211 Miles, 1. The goosefoot, Chenopodium album, or C. viride... Also milds. 2. The orache, Atriplex patula.

1966 Punch 2 Nov. 676/2 The value of Melde in modern gardens lies in needing no sowing or weeding.

1983 Times 8 June 10/3 Melde..could be cooked and was every bit as good as spinach.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miles
释义	milesn.¹ Brit. /mʌɪlz/, U.S. /maɪlz/, Scottish English /mʌilz/, Irish English /maɪlz/ Forms: α. Old English–Middle English (1900s– archaic) melde, Middle English mede (probably transmission error), Middle English mielde, Middle English myld, Middle English mylde. β. early Middle English meldene, Middle English medles, Middle English meldis, Middle English meldys, 1500s–1600s meedles, 1700s mails; English regional 1800s myles (Northumberland), 1800s– meals (Cumberland), 1800s– meols (Cumberland); Scottish pre-1700 mildis, pre-1700 myldis, pre-1700 1700s– myles, 1800s melgs, 1800s mylies, 1800s– mails, 1900s– milds, 1900s– miles; Irish English (northern) 1800s– milds, 1800s– miles. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with (variously with e -grade or o -grade with j -suffixation) Middle Dutch melde (Dutch melde ), Old Saxon maldia (Middle Low German melde ), Old High German melda , melta (Middle High German melde , melte , German Melde ), Norwegian melde , Old Swedish mäld , (Swedish regional mäll , mjäll ), Old Danish meld , mjeld (Danish mælde ), and (with o -grade without j -suffixation) Old High German malta (Middle High German malte , molte ), Old Swedish maalle , molde (Swedish regional molla , mold , malda , malla , malle ), all apparently ultimately < an extended form of the Indo-European base of meal n.¹ (apparently after the white, dusty appearance of the plant's leaves). Perhaps further related is ancient Greek βλίτον blite n., which has been analysed as < a zero-grade of an extended form of the same Indo-European base. Compare melder n.Compare also the Old English compound tūnmelde in the same sense. In later forms frequently showing loss of d after l. Now chiefly Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern). Any of several edible plants of the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae; esp. common orache, Atriplex patula, and fat hen, Chenopodium album. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [noun] > salt bush or orach milesOE orachea1300 golden herb1562 notchweed1659 sea pot-herb1706 lamb's quarter1773 butter leaves1789 fat-hen1795 mountain spinach1822 sea-orach1845 salt bush1863 OE Lacnunga (2001) I. xv. 10 Þis is seo grene sealf:..mugwyrt, organa, melde, quinquefolium, [etc.]. OE Lacnunga (2001) I. cxxix. 94 Nim eac meldon ða wyrt. a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 16 Attriplex agrestis,..ang., mielde. ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 131 (MED) Atriplex is an herbe þat men clepe arage or medles. 1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Meedles is Arage. 1679 J. Somerville Mem. Somervilles (1815) ii. 155 Multitudes of poor people that wer gathering myles..and other pottable herbes. 1743 Sel. Trans. Soc. Improvers Knowl. Agric. Scotl. 226 Had this Husbandry been general in the dear Years, the Poor had not been reduced to..living on Arnots, Myles, or the like. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Midden-mylies,..Chenopodium viride, et album, Linn.; thus denominated, as growing on dunghills. 1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 675 (Jam.) Chenopodium several species, Goosefoot; wild spinage, or mails. 1839 Mag. Dom. Econ. 4 248 The mild succulent weeds, such as chick-weed, and miles or fat-hen. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 171 Chenopodium album. Myles. 1855 J. G. Baker Flora Eng. Lake District 176 Chenopodium album, L. (Meals; White Goosefoot)... Common in cultivated ground, ascending to 300 yards over Penrith and Bowness. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) p. xix Chenopodium album. Meols, Fat hen. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 211 Miles, 1. The goosefoot, Chenopodium album, or C. viride... Also milds. 2. The orache, Atriplex patula. 1966 Punch 2 Nov. 676/2 The value of Melde in modern gardens lies in needing no sowing or weeding. 1983 Times 8 June 10/3 Melde..could be cooked and was every bit as good as spinach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † milesn.² Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare Welsh mil , Early Irish míl (see melote n.). Obsolete. Animals, esp. wild animals. ΚΠ a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 44 (MED) Wowes þis wilde drakes; miles murgeþ huere makes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.¹OEn.²a1350
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