"meldrop" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: meldrops [plural], mildrop [alternative], myldrop [alternative], mill-drop [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English maldrope, from Old English mǣldropa (“phlegm”), from Old Norse méldropi (“the drip or foam from a horse's mouth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|maldrope}} Middle English maldrope, {{inh|sco|ang|mǣldropa|t=phlegm}} Old English mǣldropa (“phlegm”), {{der|sco|non|méldropi|t=the drip or foam from a horse's mouth}} Old Norse méldropi (“the drip or foam from a horse's mouth”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|meldrops|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} meldrop (plural meldrops), {{sco-noun}} meldrop (plural meldrops)
  1. A drop of mucus in, or coming out of, the nose.
    Sense id: en-meldrop-sco-noun-LLgd45WN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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