Mellen

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An archaic verb meaning to mix something or to interfere with and meddle in a matter that does not concern one
2. An old English verb for mingling or mixing things together, or for poking into and interfering with affairs
3. Archaic word meaning to combine substances by mixing, or to involve oneself meddlingly in someone else's business

Etymology: The word comes from the Dutch surname Melin, which it reproduces in a different spelling. Surnames passed from one family to another and sometimes slipped into general vocabulary, and this spelling shows how the Dutch name was rendered in another form.