† pelly mellyadv.

Forms: late Middle English pelley melley, late Middle English–1600s pelly melly.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pelle-melle.

Etymology: < Middle French pelle-melle, etc. (see pell-mell adv.), apparently with alteration of the ending of each element after -ly suffix². Compare later pell-mell adv., of which quot. 1601 may show an independent alteration.

Obsolete. rare.

= pell-mell adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adverb]

pelly mellya1500

ribble-rabble?a1525

confusely1540

huddlea1555

confusedly1566

pell-mell1579

tag-rag1582

helter-skelter1593

promiscuously1593

pell-mell1596

confusively1599

mel-pella1600

promiscually1602

squimble-squamble1611

promiscuous1616

clutteringly1624

promiscously1635

perplexly1670

skimble-skamble1775

skimper-scamper1778

hodge-podge1848

hugger-mugger1880

rumble-jumble1887

muddledly1914

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 391 (MED) Thei dide presse to the rescowe and smyten thourgh the peple of Kynge Bohors all pelly melly [Fr. pelle melle].

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 397 (MED) At this worde..saugh thei..that oo peple smyte thourgh the tother all pelley melley ffull desirouse eche other to a-paire.

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 66 We..grant this prerogatiue..not to euerie man pelly melly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pelly melly
释义	† pelly mellyadv. Forms: late Middle English pelley melley, late Middle English–1600s pelly melly. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pelle-melle. Etymology: < Middle French pelle-melle, etc. (see pell-mell adv.), apparently with alteration of the ending of each element after -ly suffix². Compare later pell-mell adv., of which quot. 1601 may show an independent alteration. Obsolete. rare. = pell-mell adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adverb] pelly mellya1500 ribble-rabble?a1525 confusely1540 huddlea1555 confusedly1566 pell-mell1579 tag-rag1582 helter-skelter1593 promiscuously1593 pell-mell1596 confusively1599 mel-pella1600 promiscually1602 squimble-squamble1611 promiscuous1616 clutteringly1624 promiscously1635 perplexly1670 skimble-skamble1775 skimper-scamper1778 hodge-podge1848 hugger-mugger1880 rumble-jumble1887 muddledly1914 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 391 (MED) Thei dide presse to the rescowe and smyten thourgh the peple of Kynge Bohors all pelly melly [Fr. pelle melle]. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 397 (MED) At this worde..saugh thei..that oo peple smyte thourgh the tother all pelley melley ffull desirouse eche other to a-paire. 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 66 We..grant this prerogatiue..not to euerie man pelly melly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.a1500
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