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English
Verb
medle (third-person singular simple present medles, present participle medling, simple past and past participle medled)
- Obsolete form of meddle.
1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “Agis and Cleomenes”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, , London: Richard Field, →OCLC, page 851:But the young man Hippomedon making her priuie vnto it, at the firſt ſhe was amaſed withall, and bad him hold his peace if he were wiſe, and not medle in matters vnpoſſible and vnprofitable.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech mnedle/medle, from mne + dle.
Pronunciation
Adverb
medle
- (dated) then
- Synonyms: tedy, pak
- Kam se medle všichni poděli? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- “medle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “medle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French medle, mesle, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛdlə/, /ˈmɛdəl/, /ˈmɛːl(ə)/
Noun
medle (rare)
- The fruit of the common medlar (Crataegus germanica, syn. Mespilus germanica)
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