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miltsian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode
Wright's OE grammar
§300; §536; §659;
To have or take pity upon a person, shew mercy, be merciful, pity.
Grammar
miltsian, not followed by an object
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  • Ic miltsige

    indulgeo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3
      • ;
    • Som. 28, 54:

    ignosco,

    • 28, 1
      • ;
    • Som. 30, 31.

  • Miltsige (mildsige, MS. B.) man for Godes ege

    for fear of God let mercy be shewn,

    • L. C. S. 68
      • ;
    • Th. i. 410, 22: L. Eth. vi. 53
      • ;
    • Th. i. 328, 28
      • .

  • Cum and mildsa,

    • Hy. 7, 27
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 27.
Grammar
miltsian, with dative
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  • Ic miltsige ðé

    misereor tui

    ... miltsa ús Drihten

    miserere nostri Domine,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 41
      • ;
    • Som. 43, 63-64.

  • Ðú eallum miltsast ðǽm ðe on ðé gelýfaþ,

    • Blickl. Homl. 145, 19
      • .

  • Hé bæd ðæt Hǽlend him miltsade,

    • 19, 13.

  • Hé ðínum mándǽdum miltsade eallum

    qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis,

    • Ps. Th. 102, 3.

  • Mon mildsige ðám yfelum,

    • Bt. 39, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 212, 7: 38, 7
      • ;
    • Fox 210, 18.

  • Gebróðru, miltsige eów God,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 158, 24.

  • Eálá! ðú man, miltsa ðé,

    • L. E. I. pref.
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 394, 30.

  • Miltsa mé

    miserere mei,

    • Mk. Skt. 10, 48.

  • Miltsa eallum ðínum wiðerwinnum, and ágyld gód for yfele,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 344, 2.

  • Mildsa monna cynne,

    • Hy. 8, 32
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 32.

  • Him wile git God miltsian,

    • Blickl. Homl. 47, 7.

  • Gif hé ús árian and miltsian wile,

    • 51, 30.

  • Biþ hé sóna ús efenþrowiende and hraðe miltsiende,

    • 19, 30.

  • Hǽlend wæs miltsigende Adame,

    • 87, 35.
Grammar
miltsian, with genitive
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  • Hé þearfendra miltsude,

    • Ps. Th. 106, 40.

  • Miltsa mín

    miserere mei,

    • 56, 1.

  • Tíd tó mildsiende his

    tempus miserendi ejus,

    • Ps. Surt. 101, 14.

  • Miltsigende ðín

    miserens tui,

    miltsigende his

    miserens illius,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 41
      • ;
    • Som. 43, 63.
with a preposition,
Similar entries
v. miltsiend.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “miltsian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/22891.

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