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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *mildijaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-02"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_mildijaz</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_melh2" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*melh₂-</orth>
          <def>to beat, crush, grind</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_lat_mollis" xml:lang="lat" type="cognate">
          <orth>mollis</orth>
          <def>soft, gentle</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_san_mlata" xml:lang="san" type="cognate">
          <orth>म्लात</orth>
          <form type="translit">
            <orth>mlātá</orth>
          </form>
          <def>soft</def>
        </item>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_mildijaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mildijaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>mildijaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈmil.di.jɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛗᛁᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">ja-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>mild, soft, tender</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_melh2"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_melh2">*melh₂-</ref></mentioned> (‘to beat, pound, grind, mill’). Cognate with Latin <mentioned xml:lang="lat" target="#cog_lat_mollis"><ref target="#cog_lat_mollis">mollis</ref></mentioned> (‘soft, gentle’), as well as perhaps Sanskrit <mentioned xml:lang="san" target="#cog_san_mlata"><ref target="#cog_san_mlata">म्लात</ref></mentioned> (mlātá, ‘soft’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildiją, -at, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildiją, -at, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijas, mildīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijas, mildīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mildijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mildijammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mildijōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mildijammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>milde</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>milde</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>mild</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>mild, myld</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                  <orth>milde</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>milde, mild</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>myld</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                  <orth>mildi</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                    <orth>milde</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Low German</lang>
                      <orth>milde</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                  <orth>mildi</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>milde</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>mild</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                        <orth>mild</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>milti</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>milte, milde</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>milde, mild</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                      <orth>mëll</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Vilamovian</lang>
                      <orth>myłd</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mildr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>mildur</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                    <orth>mild</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mildr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>?</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>mild</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mildr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>milder</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>mild</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (friaþwamildeis)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unmildeis)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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