different between milt vs mild

English

Etymology

From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-Germanic *melt? (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?lt/
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

milt (plural milts)

1. The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
   • 1983, Robert Nye, The Facts of Life:

     Adam Kadmon had pneumonia. Friar Goat cured it by tying a bullock’s milt to the soles of the lad’s feet, and burying the milt afterwards. Adam Kadmon immediately contracted the thrush.

2. The semen of a male fish.

Synonyms

• (spleen): spleen; lien (uncommon)
• (fish semen): soft roe, white roe

Derived terms

Related terms

• miltsiekte
• miltz

Translations

Verb

milt (third-person singular simple present milts, present participle milting, simple past and past participle milted)

1. (transitive) To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse milti.

Noun

milt c (singular definite milten, plural indefinite milte)

1. spleen

Declension

References

• “milt” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch milte, from Old Dutch *milta, from Proto-Germanic *melt?.

Noun

milt f (plural milten, diminutive miltje n)

1. spleen

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Etymology 1

From Old Norse milti, Proto-Germanic *miltij?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”).

Noun

milt n (genitive singular milts, plural milt)

1. spleen

Inflection

Synonyms

• milti

Etymology 2

From the adjective mildur.

Adjective

milt

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of mildur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Adjective

milt

1. strong neuter singular nominative of mildur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse milti.

Noun

milt m (definite singular milten, indefinite plural milter, definite plural miltene)

1. spleen (organ)

Derived terms

• miltbrann

References

• “milt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• milte

Etymology

From Old Norse milti.

Noun

milt m or n (definite singular milten or miltet, indefinite plural miltar or milt, definite plural miltane or milta)

1. spleen (organ)

Derived terms

• miltbrann

References

• “milt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

milt

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of mild.

Adverb

milt (comparative mildare, superlative mildast)

1. gently, mildly; blandly

English

Alternative forms

• milde (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to beat, pound, grind”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?ld/
• Rhymes: -a?ld

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildest)

1. Gentle and not easily angered.

2. (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.

3. Not overly felt or seriously intended.
4. (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
5. (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.

6. (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.

7. (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.

Synonyms

• soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive
• See also Thesaurus:intermediate

Antonyms

• strong
• harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable

Derived terms

• mild-mannered
• mildly
• mildness
• mild steel

Translations

Noun

mild (plural milds)

1. (Britain) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
   • 1998, Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)

     'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.

Derived terms

• mild and bitter

Further reading

• mild in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mild in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mild at OneLook Dictionary Search

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mildr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mil/, [mil?]

Adjective

mild

1. mild, gentle, soft
2. light, lenient

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lt

Etymology

From Middle Dutch milde, from Old Dutch mildi, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz.

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative mildst)

1. mild

Inflection

German

Alternative forms

• milde (in the sense of merciful, otherwise archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German milte, from Old High German milti. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German milde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?lt/

Adjective

mild (comparative milder, superlative am mildesten)

1. mild (in all of its common senses)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mildr

Adjective

mild (neuter singular mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildere, indefinite superlative mildest, definite superlative mildeste)

1. mild, gentle, lenient

Derived terms

• formilde
• lattermild
• mildhet

References

• “mild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. Akin to English mild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?l?/, /m?ld/ (examples of pronunciation)

Adjective

mild (masculine and feminine mild, neuter mildt, definite singular and plural milde, comparative mildare, indefinite superlative mildast, definite superlative mildaste)

1. mild

   I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.

   In May, the weather is often mild

2. gentle
3. lenient

   Dommeren gav han ei mild straff.

   The judge gave him a lenient punishment.

Derived terms

• formilde
• lattermild

References

• “mild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian milde, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. More at mild.

Adjective

mild

1. mild; gentle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish milder, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meld?-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mild

1. mild, gentle
2. bland; not hot or strong (about taste of food)
3. weak; not corrosive or aggressive

   en mild ättiksyralösning

   a weak solution of acetic acid

4. not extreme; about weather: neither hot nor cold

Declension