Mild

Mild

Mild may mean:

  • Mild ale, often simply referred to as mild, from the Old English milde, meaning "young" or "immature"
  • Håkan Mild (born 1971), Swedish former footballer and current director of sports of IFK Göteborg
  • Hans Mild (1934-2007), Swedish football, ice hockey, and bandy player
  • An acronym for Mnemonic induction of lucid dreams, a technique developed by Stephen LaBerge to facilitate the occurrence of lucid dreaming

See also

  • List of people known as the Mild

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  • mild — [ maıld ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not strong/severe ▸ 2 about the weather ▸ 3 about food ▸ 4 about drugs/cosmetics ▸ 5 not large/extreme ▸ 6 gentle ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a mild illness or injury is one that is not serious: They were both suffering from a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mild´ly — mild «myld», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. gentle or kind: »a mild old gentleman, a mild tone of voice. SYNONYM(S): tender, lenient, merciful. See syn. under gentle. (Cf. ↑gentle) 2. calm; warm; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mild — (m[imac]ld), a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mild — Adj std. (8. Jh.), mhd. milde, milte, ahd. milti, milte, as. mildi Stammwort. Aus g. * meldi Adj. mild , auch in gt. mildeis, anord. mildr, ae. milde, afr. milde. Außergermanisch vergleicht sich zunächst gr. malthakós weich, zart, mild ,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • mild — mild; mild·en; mild·ish; mild·ly; mild·ness; …   English syllables

  • mild — mild‹e›: Das gemeingerm. Adjektiv mhd. milde, ahd. milti, got. mildeis, engl. mild, schwed. mild gehört im Sinne von »zerrieben, zermahlen; fein, zart« zu der unter ↑ mahlen dargestellten Wortgruppe. Außergerm. sind z. B. verwandt griech.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Mild — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gerald Mild (* 1962), österreichischer Tennisspieler Håkan Mild (* 1971), schwedischer Fußballspieler Hans Mild (1934–2007), schwedischer Fußball und Eishockeyspieler und Eishockeytrainer Diese Seite ist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mild — [mīld] adj. [ME milde < OE, akin to Ger mild < IE * meldh < base * mel , to crush, rub fine, tender > MELT, MILL1] 1. a) gentle or kind in disposition, action, or effect; not severe, harsh, bitter, etc. b) not extreme in any way;… …   English World dictionary

  • mild — mī(ə)ld adj 1) moderate in action or effect <a mild drug> 2) not severe <a mild case of the flu> …   Medical dictionary

  • mild — (adj.) O.E. milde gentle, merciful, from P.Gmc. *milthjaz (Cf. O.N. mildr, O.S. mildi, O.Fris. milde, M.Du. milde, Du. mild, O.H.G. milti, Ger. milde mild, Goth. mildiþa kindness ), from PIE *meldh , from …   Etymology dictionary

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