Mell Definition
Origin of Mell
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From Middle English melen, mælen, from Old English mÇ£lan (“to speak, talk"), from Old English mÇ£l (“speech, talk, conversation; dispute, contest, battle") and Old English māl (“suit, case, action, terms, agreement, covenanted pay"), both from Proto-Germanic *mahlÄ… (“meeting, congress, speech"), alteration of *maþlÄ… (“meeting, congress, speech"), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mad-, *mōd- (“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").
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From Middle English mellen, from Old French meller, mesler (“to mix, mingle"). Compare mêlée, meddle.
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See mellifluous.
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