Mell definition | Dictionary.com

Browse Nearby Entries

mell

5 dictionary results for: Mell

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

mell

1 [mel]

British Dialect

–verb (used with object)

1.	to blend; mix; meld.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to meddle; concern oneself.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME mellen < MF meller; see meddle

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

2 [mel]

Scot. and North England

–noun

1.	a heavy hammer; mallet.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to beat with a mallet; hammer.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME, var. of mall hammer < OF mal, mail < L malleus

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source

Mell

Mell\, v. i. & t. [F. m[^e]ler, OF. meller, mester. See Meddle.] To mix; to meddle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Mell

Mell\, n. [See Mellifluous.] Honey. [Obs.] --Warner.

Mell

Mell\, n. A mill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.