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Celled vs Melled - What's the difference?

celled | melled |

As an adjective celled

is containing cells; cellular.

As a verb melled is

(mell).

celled

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Containing cells; cellular.
  • (in combination ) Containing a specific form or number of cells.

    • Derived terms

    * multi-celled * single-celled

    melled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mell)

    • mell

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) melen, .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To speak; converse; tell; say.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Discourse; conversation.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) mellen, from (etyl) meller, , (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle.
  • *c. 1495 , (John Skelton), "Vppon a deedman's hed":
  • *:For wher so we dwell / Deth wyll us qwell / And with us mell .
  • * 1819 , , Ivanhoe , ch. 32,
    • “By Saint Thomas of Kent,” said he, “an I buckle to my gear, I will teach thee, sir lazy lover, to mell with thine own matters, maugre thine iron case there!”

    Etymology 3

    See mellifluous.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) honey
  • * Warner
    • Ev'n such as neither wanton seeme, nor waiward, mell , nor gall.
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