meiln.

Brit.

/miːl/, U.S.

/mil/, Scottish English

/mil/

Forms: pre-1700 maile, pre-1700 maill, pre-1700 male, pre-1700 malȝie, pre-1700 malie, pre-1700 meale, pre-1700 meall, pre-1700 meell, pre-1700 mele, pre-1700 mell, pre-1700 1700s mail, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– meel, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– meill, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– miel, pre-1700 1700s–1800s meal, pre-1700 1700s– meil, 1900s– miele.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mælir : see meal n.³). Compare post-classical Latin mela (from 12th cent. in Scottish sources).The early appearance of post-classical Latin mela in the same sense in Scottish sources (see quots.) suggests the existence of a corresponding Scots form, although there is no conclusive evidence until the 16th cent. The word appears frequently in abbreviated form in the Orkney rentals, compare:1502 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) i. 3 Imprimis waster maill iij farding terre quoyland pro rege but scat an^t in maill iiij m˜ Jam tantum inde ij m˜ cost tantum flesche.

Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland in later use). Now historical.

A measure of weight, varying according to commodity but often taken to be equal to 6 lispounds; spec. a measure of weight for foodstuffs, esp. grain and (in Orkney) meat.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in Orkney and Shetland

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1153–65 in Facsimiles National MSS Scotl. (1867) I. xxxiv Abbaciam..de Loh Leuene cum..xx melis casei et..iiii melis brasij et i porco de Aethmor.

1163–4 Scone Chart. in G. W. S. Barrow Regesta Regum Scotorum (1960) I. 264 Et viginti dimidias melas casei.]

1536–7 in G. S. Pryde Ayr Burgh Accts. (1937) 20 For ane meill of lyme to the kirk xl d.

1548 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 235 Ane meil vittell and ane meill flecht to be paiit yeirlye be oure aire.

1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Serplaith Item [in Orkney], 6 settings maks ane mail. Item 24 meales makis ane Last.

1624 Orkney Witch Trial in J. Maidment Misc. Abbotsford Club (1837) I. 148–9 His brother haid twa mells [of corn].

1629 Witch Trial in County Folk-lore (1903) 3 78 She wantit the proffeitt of ane meill of malt that she was brewing.

1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda 93 Ancient Measures, as the Maile..; this Maile contains Ten Pecks.

1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Orkney & Zetland 13 Meill, is their Boll, which contains Six Settens or Leispounds: 18 Meils of Malt, make a Chalder.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 412 The stipend consists of 86 mails malt (each mail weighing about 12 stones Amsterdam weight).

1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 52 Six setteens or lispunds make a meil.

1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XV. 182 The ‘meil’, which is nearly 11¹/ ₄ stones Dutch, or 14¹/ ₄ imperial.

1978 A. Fenton Northern Isles iii. 25 A meil of bere amounted to approximately 3⅓ imperial bushels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meil
释义	meiln. Brit. /miːl/, U.S. /mil/, Scottish English /mil/ Forms: pre-1700 maile, pre-1700 maill, pre-1700 male, pre-1700 malȝie, pre-1700 malie, pre-1700 meale, pre-1700 meall, pre-1700 meell, pre-1700 mele, pre-1700 mell, pre-1700 1700s mail, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– meel, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– meill, pre-1700 1700s 1900s– miel, pre-1700 1700s–1800s meal, pre-1700 1700s– meil, 1900s– miele. Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mælir : see meal n.³). Compare post-classical Latin mela (from 12th cent. in Scottish sources).The early appearance of post-classical Latin mela in the same sense in Scottish sources (see quots.) suggests the existence of a corresponding Scots form, although there is no conclusive evidence until the 16th cent. The word appears frequently in abbreviated form in the Orkney rentals, compare:1502 in A. Peterkin Rentals Earldom & Bishoprick of Orkney (1820) i. 3 Imprimis waster maill iij farding terre quoyland pro rege but scat an^t in maill iiij m˜ Jam tantum inde ij m˜ cost tantum flesche. Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland in later use). Now historical. A measure of weight, varying according to commodity but often taken to be equal to 6 lispounds; spec. a measure of weight for foodstuffs, esp. grain and (in Orkney) meat. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in Orkney and Shetland meil1536 lispound1545 mark1577 setting1577 1153–65 in Facsimiles National MSS Scotl. (1867) I. xxxiv Abbaciam..de Loh Leuene cum..xx melis casei et..iiii melis brasij et i porco de Aethmor. 1163–4 Scone Chart. in G. W. S. Barrow Regesta Regum Scotorum (1960) I. 264 Et viginti dimidias melas casei.] 1536–7 in G. S. Pryde Ayr Burgh Accts. (1937) 20 For ane meill of lyme to the kirk xl d. 1548 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 235 Ane meil vittell and ane meill flecht to be paiit yeirlye be oure aire. 1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione at Serplaith Item [in Orkney], 6 settings maks ane mail. Item 24 meales makis ane Last. 1624 Orkney Witch Trial in J. Maidment Misc. Abbotsford Club (1837) I. 148–9 His brother haid twa mells [of corn]. 1629 Witch Trial in County Folk-lore (1903) 3 78 She wantit the proffeitt of ane meill of malt that she was brewing. 1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda 93 Ancient Measures, as the Maile..; this Maile contains Ten Pecks. 1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Orkney & Zetland 13 Meill, is their Boll, which contains Six Settens or Leispounds: 18 Meils of Malt, make a Chalder. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 412 The stipend consists of 86 mails malt (each mail weighing about 12 stones Amsterdam weight). 1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 52 Six setteens or lispunds make a meil. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XV. 182 The ‘meil’, which is nearly 11¹/ ₄ stones Dutch, or 14¹/ ₄ imperial. 1978 A. Fenton Northern Isles iii. 25 A meil of bere amounted to approximately 3⅓ imperial bushels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1536
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