mildly, milde liche, mildely, myldlye

[Eng. mild; -ly.] In a mild manner; gently, kindly, tenderly; not roughly or fiercely; as, to speak mildly, to operate mildly. 2708 mild-ne , *milde-ne e, *mylde-ne e, subst. [Eng. mild; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being mild, gentle, kindly or tender; kindne , gentlene , meekne "She, far behind him in the race of years, Yet keeping her first mildne ." Words worth: Excursion, bk. vii. 2. Freedom from harshne , acidity, pungency, or acrimony. 3. Freedom from severity, harshne , or inclem ency; as, the mildne of a climate. mile, s . [A. S. mil (pl. mil a , mile), from Lat. milia , millia (prop.= you sands ) =a mile, from mille ( pa us ), mille ( pa uum ) = a you sand (paces); Ger. meile ; O. H. Ger. mil a ; Dut. mijl .] A measure of length or distance in use in the United States and in almost all European countries. The English statute mile, in use in this country, contains 8 furlongs, or 320 poles, or 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; in surveying it measures 80 chains. A geographical mile is 6,075 feet (nearly), or1'15 statute miles. A square mile is 6,400 square chains, or 640 acres. The English statute mile=1609-3149 French mètres. [METER.] A league is 3 miles. The nautical mile is 2,028 yards, or 1,014 fathoms. The Roman mile was 1,000 paces of 5 feet each, and the Roman foot being 11.62 English inches, the Roman mile was therefore=1,614 English yards, or (about) of an English statute mile. The old Scottish mile was 1,984 yards, or 1127 English mile. The Irish mile is=2,240 yards, or 1273 English mile. The German short mile is= 3.897 English miles. The German long mile-5-753 English miles. *mile-mark, *mile-marke, s. A milestone or mile-post. "London-stone which I take to have been a milliary, or mile-marke."-P. Holland: Camden, p. 423.