†amell(e,adv.andprep.Obs.or dial.Also 4 omelle, 3–5 emell(e.[ad.Norse á milli, á millum, ‘amid,’ for á miðli, miðlumdat.sing.andpl.of miðil or meðal ‘mid, middle’; orperh.of a later form *á meðli from meðal, corresponding to OSw. i mælli,Dan.imellum, the direct cognate of which is the kindred imelle.]A.adv.In the middle; between; in the interval.a1400Leg.Rood (1871) 90Two hundreth ȝeres war omell, Betwix þe tymes þat I of tell.B.prep.Amid, among, betwixt.a1300Cursor M. 23931Þi eme leuedi vs light emell.c1460TowneleyMyst.55A manner of men That make great mastres us emelle.Ibid.56Ther shuld a man walk us amelle.1674RayN. Countr. Words 2Amell, among, betwixt, contracted from a midle; some pronounce it ameld.1686G. StuartJoco-Ser.Disc.59Amell them twa was sik a league.1863AtkinsonWhitbyGloss.,Amell, between, in the middle. ‘They came amell seven and eight o'clock.’Comb.amell-doors, dial.‘doors between the outer door and that of an inner room.’ Atkinson Gloss.