† mellern.¹

Forms: late Middle English mellar; Scottish pre-1700 mellair, pre-1700 mellar, pre-1700 meller.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mell v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mell v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare meddler n.The E.E.T.S. edition (original series 195, 1935, ed. I. Gollancz and M. M. Weale) of the text cited in quot. c1450 suggests an etymology < mell v.² for this occurrence.

Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

A person who meddles, interferes, or deals in something; a person who is involved in some affair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > one who or that which

mellerc1450

interposer1600

intervenient1620

intervener1621

intervenent1802

c1450 (?a1400) Quatrefoil of Love (BL Add.) (1935) 449 Thies Iustyce and mellarse of lawe and of lare,..Þaire dome sall þay take þare.

1592 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1882) 1st Ser. V. 23 The said Erllis wyffe quha..hes bene a gritter mellair in thir tressounable actionis..then become a woman.

1595 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1936) XI. 590 Ane mellar in all thair turnis.

1647 in D. Littlejohn Rec. Sheriff Court Aberdeenshire (1907) III. 31 Uptaker receawer meller and intromettor with the haill particullar dewties.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

mellern.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛlə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: mellerdrammer n.

Etymology: Shortened < mellerdrammer n. Compare melo n.

U.S. colloquial.

= melodrama n. 1a, 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > melodrama

melodrama1789

melodrame?1795

mellerdrammer1844

meller1915

1915 Los Angeles Times 16 Feb. ii. 6/5 Jack Gardner has a wonderfully clever and novel idea in his melodrama travesty with motion pictures, in which all the traditional characters of the ‘meller’ appear in the motion pictures and are ordered about by him.

1929 Theatre Mag. June 33/3 Meller: Melodrama.

1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? xi. 259 After Deadline the second-guessers were saying I could only make mellers... Now they'll be saying I can only make comedies.

1994 Daily Variety 11 Feb. 32/5 First episode of this ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ miniseries is good storytelling; the remainder is manufactured meller tilting to body, not soul.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mellerv.

Brit.

/ˈmɛlə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛlər/

Forms: 1800s– meller, 1900s– mellow, 1900s– miller.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mell v.³, -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: Probably < mell v.³ + -er suffix⁵.The form mellow in quot. 1953 apparently represents a hypercorrect spelling; compare U.S. regional forms in -er s.v. mellow adj.

U.S. regional (south Midland).

transitive. To strike, beat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)]

abeatOE

beatc1000

dingc1300

dintc1300

bulka1400

batc1440

hampera1529

pommel1530

lump1546

pummel1548

bebatter1567

filch1567

peal-pelt1582

reverberate1599

vapulate1603

over-labour1632

polt1652

bepat1676

flog1801

quilt1822

meller1862

tund1885

massage1924

1862 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 132 A Southuner'd allow I'd Some call to shake, for I've jest hed to meller a new cowhide.

1873 Ladies' Repository Apr. 272 Trot her out now, I say, or I'll meller yer snoots for yer.

1895 A. Brown Meadow-grass 137 I guess you mellered him some, but he's more scairt than hurt.

1953 V. Randolph & G. P. Wilson Down in Holler 264 Mellow,..to beat, to pummel, to smash. ‘I'll just take a stick of wood an' meller that boy's head.’

1976 A. Garber Mountain-ese 57 Iffen you cross that boy he'll meller your nose fer you.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹c1450

n.²1915

v.1862

单词	meller
释义	† mellern.¹ Forms: late Middle English mellar; Scottish pre-1700 mellair, pre-1700 mellar, pre-1700 meller. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mell v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mell v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare meddler n.The E.E.T.S. edition (original series 195, 1935, ed. I. Gollancz and M. M. Weale) of the text cited in quot. c1450 suggests an etymology < mell v.² for this occurrence. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). A person who meddles, interferes, or deals in something; a person who is involved in some affair. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > one who or that which mellerc1450 interposer1600 intervenient1620 intervener1621 intervenent1802 c1450 (?a1400) Quatrefoil of Love (BL Add.) (1935) 449 Thies Iustyce and mellarse of lawe and of lare,..Þaire dome sall þay take þare. 1592 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1882) 1st Ser. V. 23 The said Erllis wyffe quha..hes bene a gritter mellair in thir tressounable actionis..then become a woman. 1595 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1936) XI. 590 Ane mellar in all thair turnis. 1647 in D. Littlejohn Rec. Sheriff Court Aberdeenshire (1907) III. 31 Uptaker receawer meller and intromettor with the haill particullar dewties. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). mellern.² Brit. /ˈmɛlə/, U.S. /ˈmɛlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: mellerdrammer n. Etymology: Shortened < mellerdrammer n. Compare melo n. U.S. colloquial. = melodrama n. 1a, 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > melodrama melodrama1789 melodrame?1795 mellerdrammer1844 meller1915 1915 Los Angeles Times 16 Feb. ii. 6/5 Jack Gardner has a wonderfully clever and novel idea in his melodrama travesty with motion pictures, in which all the traditional characters of the ‘meller’ appear in the motion pictures and are ordered about by him. 1929 Theatre Mag. June 33/3 Meller: Melodrama. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? xi. 259 After Deadline the second-guessers were saying I could only make mellers... Now they'll be saying I can only make comedies. 1994 Daily Variety 11 Feb. 32/5 First episode of this ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ miniseries is good storytelling; the remainder is manufactured meller tilting to body, not soul. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mellerv. Brit. /ˈmɛlə/, U.S. /ˈmɛlər/ Forms: 1800s– meller, 1900s– mellow, 1900s– miller. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mell v.³, -er suffix⁵. Etymology: Probably < mell v.³ + -er suffix⁵.The form mellow in quot. 1953 apparently represents a hypercorrect spelling; compare U.S. regional forms in -er s.v. mellow adj. U.S. regional (south Midland). transitive. To strike, beat. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)] abeatOE beatc1000 dingc1300 dintc1300 bulka1400 batc1440 hampera1529 pommel1530 lump1546 pummel1548 bebatter1567 filch1567 peal-pelt1582 reverberate1599 vapulate1603 over-labour1632 polt1652 bepat1676 flog1801 quilt1822 meller1862 tund1885 massage1924 1862 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 132 A Southuner'd allow I'd Some call to shake, for I've jest hed to meller a new cowhide. 1873 Ladies' Repository Apr. 272 Trot her out now, I say, or I'll meller yer snoots for yer. 1895 A. Brown Meadow-grass 137 I guess you mellered him some, but he's more scairt than hurt. 1953 V. Randolph & G. P. Wilson Down in Holler 264 Mellow,..to beat, to pummel, to smash. ‘I'll just take a stick of wood an' meller that boy's head.’ 1976 A. Garber Mountain-ese 57 Iffen you cross that boy he'll meller your nose fer you. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1450n.²1915v.1862
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