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Old English · adjective

milde

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /ˈmil.de/
[ˈmiɫ.de]
Syllables: ˈmil · de (2 syllables)
Modern English: mild generous merciful meek

Meaning

mild, gentle, kind, merciful, generous; meek

Declension

Strong declension of milde
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	milde	mildu mildo	milde
Accusative	mildne	milde	milde
Genitive	mildes	mildre	mildes
Dative	mildum	mildre	mildum
Instrumental	milde	mildre	milde
Plural
Nominative	milde	milda milde	mildu mildo
Accusative	milde	milda milde	mildu mildo
Genitive	mildra	mildra	mildra
Dative	mildum	mildum	mildum
Instrumental	mildum	mildum	mildum

Weak declension of milde
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	milda	milde	milde
Accusative	mildan	mildan	milde
Genitive	mildan	mildan	mildan
Dative	mildan	mildan	mildan
Instrumental	mildan	mildan	mildan
Plural
Nominative	mildan	mildan	mildan
Accusative	mildan	mildan	mildan
Genitive	mildra mildena	mildra mildena	mildra mildena
Dative	mildum	mildum	mildum
Instrumental	mildum	mildum	mildum

All forms (11)

milde
mildu
mildo
mildne
mildes
mildre
mildum
milda
mildra
mildan
mildena

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“gentle, mild”). Akin to Old Frisian milde, Middle Dutch milde (Dutch mild), Old High German milti (German mild), Old Norse mildr, Gothic (mildiþa, “kindness”).

Descendants

mild

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