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It means to mix or to meddle; Shakespeare uses it only once, in All's Well that Ends Well. It is in fact related to the words mix and meddle, as well as to the word pell-mell (in a jumbled or disorganized fashion). All of these words are modern English, although mell is now as it was then a rare word.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoTo mell is to interfere with something. A mell can be simply meeting someone, though it more usually means some kind of confrontation, or even a fight.
To know precisely what the word means in context, you need to look at who says and when. From All's Well That Ends Well,"Men are to mell with, boys are not to kiss" - mell means to mix with, probably in the figurative sense of having sex with. Parolles is telling Diana not to listen to Bertram's attempts to seduce her (he's a boy), suggesting that she should sleep with him (a man) instead.
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Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
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Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
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In a forward direction.
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Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
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William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
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Pell-mell can mean hotfoot, hastily, confused
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
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Mell Bowser goes by Mell Bowser.
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To be Melleged to something Meleged meaning Glued
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He meant that he is that he is the only that only that Jefferson
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What is the birth name of Tory Mell?
Tory Mell's birth name is Tory Ireland Mell.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
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Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
