"mel" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /mɛːl/ Forms: meles [plural]
Etymology: From Old English mǣl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mǣl}} Old English mǣl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*māl}} Proto-West Germanic *māl, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mēlą}} Proto-Germanic *mēlą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mel, {{enm-noun|meles}} mel (plural meles)
  1. A time, occasion or event. Categories (topical): Times of day
    Sense id: en-mel-enm-noun-Ss~E-939 Disambiguation of Times of day: 57 37 6
  2. The occasion when a meal is consumed; mealtime.
    Sense id: en-mel-enm-noun-f3hPU7ei Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 75 14
  3. A meal or feast. Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-mel-enm-noun-~EHdnziN Disambiguation of Foods: 6 23 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mele, melle, mal, male, meyle [Northern], mæl, mæle, meal [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A time, occasion or event."
      ]
    },
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      ],
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "melle"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "male"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "mæl"
    },
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      "word": "meal"
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  ],
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}

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