mell

[ mel ]

/ mɛl /

British Dialect

to blend; mix; meld.

to meddle; concern oneself.

Nearby words

1250–1300; Middle English mellen < Middle French meller; see meddle

[ mel ]

/ mɛl /

Scot. and North England

a heavy hammer; mallet.

to beat with a mallet; hammer.

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of mall hammer < Old French mal, mail < Latin malleus

From the Cymric Caer, an enclosure or camp, and mell a bare hill or fell.
Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire|James Croston
Very few little girls of twelve would, I think, have managed better than Mell did for the first half of that morning.
Nine Little Goslings|Susan Coolidge
"You can't have it," replied Mell, hurrying them into the drawer.
Nine Little Goslings|Susan Coolidge
And when Mell took the jewel from her, the Fairy Woman, carrying the green mantle, went into the green rath.
The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said|Padraic Colum

Mell thought it a great deal better than any fairy tale, as one by one she lifted out and handled the things which it contained.
Nine Little Goslings|Susan Coolidge

"to mix, meddle," c.1300, mellen, from Old French meller, variant of mesler (see meddle). Related: Melled; melling.