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imell

imell adverb: in the middle; between.

Adverb

imell (comparative more imell, superlative most imell)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) In the middle; between.

Preposition

imell

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Amid; among.

Forms of imell

comparativemore imell
superlativemost imell
alternative formamell
alternative formimelle
alternative forminmell
alternative formymell
alternative formomelle

Origin of imell

From Middle English imell, emell, emelle, omelle, from Old Norse á milli, í milli (“in the middle”), from Old Norse milli, miðli (“middle”), from Proto-Germanic *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). More at middle.

Questions about imell

What does imell mean?
Imell means in the middle; between.
What part of speech is imell?
Imell can be an adverb or a preposition.

Words near imell in the dictionary

  1. Imel
  2. Imelda
  3. Imelda Marcos
  4. Imelda Village
  5. Imeldific
  6. imell
  7. Imelman
  8. Imelmann
  9. Imels
  10. imelysin
  11. imelysins

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