imell

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adverb

In the middle; between.

OriginMiddle English imell ← Old Norse á milli ← Proto-Germanic *midilą →
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Meanings

adverbimell (comparative more imell, superlative most imell)

comparative more imell · superlative most imell · alternative amell · alternative imelle · alternative inmell · alternative ymell · alternative omelle

  1. dialectalobsoleteIn the middle; between.
preposition

alternative amell · alternative imelle · alternative inmell · alternative ymell · alternative omelle

  1. dialectalobsoleteAmid; among.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos“between, in the middle, middle”
  2. Proto-Germanic*midilą
  3. Old Norsemilli
  4. Old Norseá milli
  5. Middle Englishimell
  6. Englishimell

From Middle English imell, emell, emelle, omelle, from Old Norse á milli, í milli (“in the middle”), from Old Norse milli, miðli (“middle”), from Proto-Germanic *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). More at middle.

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APA

imell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imell

MLA

“imell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imell.

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