verb (used with object)
- to blend; mix; meld.
verb (used without object)
- to meddle; concern oneself.
noun
- a heavy hammer; mallet.
verb (used with object)
- to beat with a mallet; hammer.
v.“to mix, meddle,” c.1300, mellen, from Old French meller, variant of mesler (see meddle). Related: Melled; melling.