Mell

Quick meaning: Mell is a verb meaning (British, dialectal, transitive) To say (something); to speak, to tell.

Meaning

(British, dialectal, transitive) To say (something); to speak, to tell.

More Meanings

1. (UK dialectal) Discourse; conversation.
2. (intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle.
3. The last grain cut at harvest; kern
4. (obsolete) Honey.
5. (dialectal) A heavy hammer or beetle of metal or wood.
6. (obsolete) A mace or club.
7. (obsolete) A chairman's hammer.

Example Sentences

For wher so we dwell / Deth wyll us qwell / And with us mell.

And ſay a ſouldier (Dian) told thee this: / Men are to mell with, boyes are not to kis.

Her ſmyles were ſober, and her lookes were chearfull vnto all: / And ſuch as neither wanton ſeeme, noꝛ waward, mell, noꝛ gall.

Here is a great deale of good matter, / loſt for lacke of telling, / Now ſicker I see, thou doeſt but clatter: / harme may come of melling.

Word Forms

• mells
• melling
• melled
• mele

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