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melder

American  
[mel-der] / ˈmɛl dər /

noun

Scot.

  1. the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.

Etymology

Origin of melder

1400–50; late Middle English meltyre < Old Norse meldr grain or meal in the mill

Example Sentences

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Cu. melder, the quantity of meal ground at one time.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

Han lar min bror Jacques studere, og rygtet melder om hans store fremgang.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

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