meld

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English

WOTD – 27 May 2023

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The verb is probably derived:

The noun is derived from the verb.

Compare also melting pot.

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded) (originally US)

  1. (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
    Synonyms: conflate, merge
    One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
  2. (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.
Derived terms
Translations
to combine, to blend, to fuse — see combine,‎ blend,‎ fuse

Noun

meld (plural melds)

  1. (originally US) The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
    Synonym: combination
Derived terms
Translations
result of multiple things being combined together — see blend

Etymology 2

Three melds (etymology 2, noun sense) played in a game of gin rummy.

The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”).

The noun is derived from the verb.

cognates

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded) (card games)

  1. Especially in games of the rummy family:
    1. (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
    2. (intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
Translations

Noun

meld (plural melds)

  1. (card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
Translations

References

  1. ^ “meld, v.3”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “meld1, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “meld, n.2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “meld1, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  3. ^ “meld, v.2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “melt2, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  4. ^ “meld, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “meld2, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

Danish

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melde

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

meld

  1. inflection of melden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

Pronunciation

Verb

meld

  1. singular imperative of melden

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse meldr.

Alternative forms

Noun

meld m (definite singular melden, indefinite plural meldar, definite plural meldane)

  1. grinding, crushing
  2. an amount of grain that is to be milled
  3. an amount of flour that returns from the mill

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

meld (neuter singular meldt, definite singular and plural melde)

  1. past participle of melde

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melda and melde

References

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