Etymology

milt-sick

Today it means: Having a disease of the spleen. Full definition →

First used 10th centuryOld English milte seoc
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  1. Old English · inherited frommilte seoc
  2. English todaymilt-sick

From Old English milte seoc, literally, “spleen-sick”. By surface analysis, milt + sick.

First known use, by meaning

  • 10th century Having a disease of the spleen.

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