Mild Definition
(UK) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale.
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Origin of Mild
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From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild"), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild"), from Proto-Indo-European *meldÊ°- (“to beat, pound, grind"), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft, weak, tender"). 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 mild (“mild"), Swedish mild (“mild"), Icelandic mildur (“mild"), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle"), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English milde mel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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