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† amell(e, adv. and prep. Obs. or dial.
Also 4 omelle, 3–5 emell(e.
[ad. Norse á milli, á millum, ‘amid,’ for á miðli, miðlum dat. sing. and pl. of miðil or meðal ‘mid, middle’; or perh. of a later form *á meðli from meðal, corresponding to OSw. i mælli, Dan. imellum, the direct cognate of which is the kindred imelle.]
A. adv. In the middle; between; in the interval.
a1400Leg. Rood (1871) 90 Two hundreth ȝeres war omell, Betwix þe tymes þat I of tell.
B. prep. Amid, among, betwixt.
a1300Cursor M. 23931 Þi eme leuedi vs light emell. c1460Towneley Myst. 55 A manner of men That make great mastres us emelle. Ibid. 56 Ther shuld a man walk us amelle. 1674Ray N. Countr. Words 2 Amell, among, betwixt, contracted from a midle; some pronounce it ameld. 1686G. Stuart Joco-Ser. Disc. 59 Amell them twa was sik a league. 1863Atkinson Whitby Gloss., Amell, between, in the middle. ‘They came amell seven and eight o'clock.’
Comb. amell-doors, dial. ‘doors between the outer door and that of an inner room.’ Atkinson Gloss. |