"melten" meaning in Middle English

See melten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛltən/, /ˈmiltən/ (note: from mieltan), /ˈmaltən/ (note: West Midland, from mæltan), /ˈmultə/ [Southern] (note: from mieltan)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-der. Proto-Germanic *meltaną Proto-West Germanic *meltan Old English meltan Middle English melten From Old English meltan (strong class 3), from Proto-West Germanic *meltan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną; reinforced by Old English mieltan, myltan (weak class 1; Anglian Old English meltan, mæltan). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:meltan|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-der. Proto-Germanic *meltaną Proto-West Germanic *meltan Old English meltan Middle English melten [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)meld-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*meltaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*meltan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "meltan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "melten", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="melten">, {{inh|enm|ang|meltan}} Old English meltan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*meltan}} Proto-West Germanic *meltan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*meltaną}} Proto-Germanic *meltaną, {{cog|ang|mieltan}} Old English mieltan, {{m+|ang-ang|meltan}} Anglian Old English meltan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} melten, {{enm-verb|melteth|meltynge|malt|molten}} melten (third-person singular simple present melteth, present participle meltynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative malt, past participle molten) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|melt|malt|molt|molt|3a=melt|4a=melt|c=3|w=ede|y=0}} Forms: melteth [present, singular, third-person], meltynge [participle, present], malt [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], molten [participle, past], strong weak [table-tags], melten [infinitive], to melten [infinitive], melte [infinitive], melte [first-person, present, singular], malt [first-person, past, singular], melted [first-person, past, singular], meltede [first-person, past, singular], meltest [present, second-person, singular], molte [past, second-person, singular], melte [past, second-person, singular], meltedest [past, second-person, singular], melteth [present, singular, third-person], malt [past, singular, third-person], melted [past, singular, third-person], meltede [past, singular, third-person], melte [present, singular, subjunctive], molte [past, singular, subjunctive], melte [past, singular, subjunctive], melted [past, singular, subjunctive], meltede [past, singular, subjunctive], melte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], melten [plural, present], melte [plural, present], molten [past, plural], molte [past, plural], melten [past, plural], melte [past, plural], melteden [past, plural], melted [past, plural], meltede [past, plural], melteth [imperative, plural, present], melte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], meltynge [participle, present], meltende [participle, present], molten [participle, past], molte [participle, past], melten [participle, past], melte [participle, past], melted [participle, past], malte [alternative], melt [alternative], melte [alternative], mealten [alternative, Early-Middle-English], melltenn [alternative, Early-Middle-English], mylt [alternative, Late-Middle-English], meltyn [alternative, East-Anglia], malte [alternative], multe [alternative, Southern]
  1. To melt (change from solid to liquid):
    To blend or fuse (of metal or glass).
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-epgG6XmD Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 11 26 31 9
  2. To melt (change from solid to liquid):
    (by extension) To dissolve, disperse, or vanish.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-pbzByxUE Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 11 26 31 9
  3. To mollify; to repent or become caring:
    To cause to repent or become caring.
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-5Qr3aJoD Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 11 26 31 9
  4. To mollify; to repent or become caring:
    To weaken; to be sapped of strength.
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-DLTunHUv Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 11 26 31 9
  5. To decay; to become wasted or decomposed.
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-ZCP3pVRB Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Emotions, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 17 15 17 22 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 16 15 17 22 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 15 19 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 11 26 31 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 7 31 39 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 17 12 19 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 12 11 21 35 10 Disambiguation of Emotions: 7 7 5 24 57 1 Disambiguation of Liquids: 18 18 3 17 43 1
  6. (rare) To be heated (of meat). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-melten-enm-verb-7dYD7DKx Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 13 12 23 27 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Temperature Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛltən/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmaltən/",
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}
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      "form": "malte",
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      "form": "mealten",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "melltenn",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "malte",
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      "form": "multe",
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        "To melt (change from solid to liquid):",
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        "To cause to repent or become caring."
      ],
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          "wasted",
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          "decomposed"
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      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To be heated (of meat)."
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          "heated"
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        "(rare) To be heated (of meat)."
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛltən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiltən/",
      "note": "from mieltan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaltən/",
      "note": "West Midland, from mæltan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmultə/",
      "note": "from mieltan",
      "tags": [
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "melten"
}

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