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23 April, 2019

Milge: Word of the Day

Milgea. Obs. IN - 5 mylge. trans. To dig round about. Hence Milging vbl. so.

c. 1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 296 Mylge hem not [orig. circumfredi non debeut] in tymes whan thai floure. Ibid. 362. In their age a mylging they desireth, Lest thai therynne al hoor yberded goo.

[I'll wager one could have a lot of fun with yberded goo. Whatever that is. -MS]

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