"mell" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mell.wav Forms: mele [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English melen, mælen, from Old English mǣlan (“to speak, talk”), from mǣl (“speech, talk, conversation; dispute, contest, battle”) and māl (“suit, case, action, terms, agreement, covenanted pay”), both from Proto-Germanic *mahlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), alteration of *maþlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to meet, encounter”). Cognate with Scots mele (“to speak, converse, tell”), Danish mæle (“to speak, utter”), Icelandic mæla (“to speak, say”), Old High German mahalōn (“to charge, accuse, proscecute”), German vermählen (“to wed, marry”). More at blackmail. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|melen}} Middle English melen, {{inh|en|ang|mǣlan||to speak, talk}} Old English mǣlan (“to speak, talk”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*mahlą||meeting, congress, speech}} Proto-Germanic *mahlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meh₂d-|id=meet|t=to meet, encounter}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to meet, encounter”), {{cog|sco|mele||to speak, converse, tell}} Scots mele (“to speak, converse, tell”), {{cog|da|mæle||to speak, utter}} Danish mæle (“to speak, utter”), {{cog|is|mæla||to speak, say}} Icelandic mæla (“to speak, say”), {{cog|goh|mahalōn||to charge, accuse, proscecute}} Old High German mahalōn (“to charge, accuse, proscecute”), {{cog|de|vermählen||to wed, marry}} German vermählen (“to wed, marry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} mell
  1. (UK dialectal) Discourse; conversation. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-mell-en-noun-Rh4vzIrO Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mell.wav
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English mel, mell, melle, from Latin mell-, mel. Doublet of mel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mel}} Middle English mel, {{der|en|la|mel|mell-, mel}} Latin mell-, mel, {{sup|2}} ², {{doublet|en|mel}} Doublet of mel Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mell (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Honey. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mell-en-noun-en:honey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 43 15 10 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /mɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mell.wav
Rhymes: -ɛl Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mell (uncountable)
  1. The last grain cut at harvest; kern Tags: uncountable Related terms: mell of a hess, pell-mell
    Sense id: en-mell-en-noun-ttFrNkLl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /mɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mell.wav Forms: mells [present, singular, third-person], melling [participle, present], melled [participle, past], melled [past], mele [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English melen, mælen, from Old English mǣlan (“to speak, talk”), from mǣl (“speech, talk, conversation; dispute, contest, battle”) and māl (“suit, case, action, terms, agreement, covenanted pay”), both from Proto-Germanic *mahlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), alteration of *maþlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to meet, encounter”). Cognate with Scots mele (“to speak, converse, tell”), Danish mæle (“to speak, utter”), Icelandic mæla (“to speak, say”), Old High German mahalōn (“to charge, accuse, proscecute”), German vermählen (“to wed, marry”). More at blackmail. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|melen}} Middle English melen, {{inh|en|ang|mǣlan||to speak, talk}} Old English mǣlan (“to speak, talk”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*mahlą||meeting, congress, speech}} Proto-Germanic *mahlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meh₂d-|id=meet|t=to meet, encounter}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to meet, encounter”), {{cog|sco|mele||to speak, converse, tell}} Scots mele (“to speak, converse, tell”), {{cog|da|mæle||to speak, utter}} Danish mæle (“to speak, utter”), {{cog|is|mæla||to speak, say}} Icelandic mæla (“to speak, say”), {{cog|goh|mahalōn||to charge, accuse, proscecute}} Old High German mahalōn (“to charge, accuse, proscecute”), {{cog|de|vermählen||to wed, marry}} German vermählen (“to wed, marry”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mell (third-person singular simple present mells, present participle melling, simple past and past participle melled)
  1. (British, dialectal, transitive) To say (something); to speak, to tell. Tags: British, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-mell-en-verb-xJyBtj8R Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /mɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mell.wav Forms: mells [present, singular, third-person], melling [participle, present], melled [participle, past], melled [past]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English mellen, medlen, from Old French meller, mesler (“to mix, mingle”). Doublet of meddle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mellen}} Middle English mellen, {{der|en|fro|meller}} Old French meller, {{doublet|en|meddle}} Doublet of meddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} mell (third-person singular simple present mells, present participle melling, simple past and past participle melled)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-mell-en-verb-EoLL0R7w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle."
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