melten

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English meltan (strong class 3), from Proto-West Germanic *meltan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną; reinforced by Old English mieltan, myltan (weak class 1).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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melten (third-person singular simple present melteth, present participle meltynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative malt, past participle molten)

  1. To melt (change from solid to liquid):
    1. To blend or fuse (of metal or glass).
    2. (by extension) To dissolve, disperse, or vanish.
  2. To mollify; to repent or become caring:
    1. To cause to repent or become caring.
    2. To weaken; to be sapped of strength.
  3. To decay; to become wasted or decomposed.
  4. (rare) To be heated (of meat).

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: melt
  • Scots: melt
  • Yola: multh

References

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