meld
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Blend of melt + weld; alternatively, from English melled (“mingled; blended”), past participle of mell.
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meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)
- (US) to combine multiple similar objects into one.
- One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
- Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 [1]
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Etymology 2Edit
Probably borrowed from Dutch or German melden (“to report, announce”). Compare cognate Middle English melden (“to call out, accuse”), from Old English meldian (“to declare, announce, tell”).
VerbEdit
meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)
- In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
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NounEdit
meld (plural melds)
- A combination of cards which is melded.
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ReferencesEdit
- “meld”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
DanishEdit
VerbEdit
meld
- imperative of melde
DutchEdit
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meld
Norwegian BokmålEdit
VerbEdit
meld
- imperative of melde
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Alternative formsEdit
- melder m
NounEdit
meld m (definite singular melden, indefinite plural meldar, definite plural meldane)
- grinding, crushing
- an amount of grain that is to be milled
- an amount of flour that returns from the mill
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Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
ParticipleEdit
meld (neuter singular meldt, definite singular and plural melde)
- past participle of melde
VerbEdit
meld
- imperative of melda and melde
ReferencesEdit
- “meld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.