mell

mell · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*meh₂d-“to meet, encounter”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*mahlą“meeting, congress, speech”
3. Old English · inherited frommǣlan“to speak, talk”
4. Middle English · inherited frommelen
5. English todaymell

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.

mell · verb²

1. Old French · derived frommeller
2. Middle English · inherited frommellen
3. English todaymell

From Middle English mellen, medlen, from Old French meller, mesler (“to mix, mingle”). Doublet of meddle.

mell · noun³

1. Latin · derived frommell-, mel
2. Middle English · inherited frommel
3. English todaymell

From Middle English mel, mell, melle, from Latin mell-, mel. Doublet of mel.

mell · noun⁴

A variant form of maul.

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