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mel , mellis, n., pl., mella, abl., mellibus (no gen. or dat.): honey, 6.420.

mĕl, mellis (abl. sing. melli, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 20 (371).—Gen. and dat. plur. obsol. acc. to Prisc. p. 744 P.), n. [Gr. μέλι, honey; μέλισσα, bee; cf. mulsus], honey.

I Lit.: hoc est melli dulci dulcius, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 20 (371) (Spengel, dulce): villa abundat lacte, caseo, melle, Cic. Sen. 16, 56; cf. Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 33: roscida mella, Verg. E. 4, 30: mellis vindemia, Col. 9, 15, 1.—
II Trop., honey for sweetness, pleasantness: poëtica mella, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 44: hoc juvat et melli est, is pleasant, id. S. 2, 6, 32.—Of sweetness, pleasantness of speech: Nestoreum mel, Auct. Pan. ad Pison. 64: Homerici senis mella, Plin. Ep. 4, 3, 3.— Prov.: quia te tango, mel mihi videor lingere, it seems to me as sweet as honey, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 21 (457): mella petere in medio flumine, of a vain search, Ov. A. A. 1, 748. —As a term of endearment, darling, sweet, honey: meum mel, meum cor, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 157 (366); 173 (382); id. Curc. 1, 3, 8 (165); id. Trin. 2, 1, 18 (240): Sempronium, mel ac delicias tuas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 1.

mel, mellis, n. (μέλι), der Honig, I) eig.: dolium melle plenum, Hyg.: mellis odor, Ps. Quint. decl.: magnum od. exiguum mellis pondus, Sen.: mellis reditus, Pallad.: stilla mellis, Cic.: mellis usus, Iustin.: mellis vindemia, Honigernte, Colum. – mel aestivum, Plin.: album, Cels.: Atticum, Plin.: Siculum, Varro: bonum, optimum, Varro, eximium, Colum.: crudum (Ggstz. coctum), Cels.: dulce, Plaut.: inquinatum (unreiner), Varro: nemorense, Colum.: recens, Pallad.: rusticum, Pallad.: silvestre (wilder), Plin. u. Hieron.: vernum, Plin.: villaticum, Colum. – villa abundat lacte, caseo, melle, Cic.: mel colligere, v. Bienen, Sen., v. Menschen, Iustin.: mel conficere (v. Pers.), Colum.: custodire (aufbewahren) alqd in melle, Colum.: mel facere, v. Bienen, Sen. (u. so mellis faciendi scientia, Sen.: u. flores ad mel faciendum idonei, Sen.): mel eximere de favis, Colum., u. bl. mel eximere, Varro: mel fervet, crassescit, Plin.: melle ac placentā frui, Sen.: dena milia ex melle recipere (lösen), Varro. – Plur., Honig, Honigmassen, Honigklumpen, roscida mella, Verg.: mella Falerno diluta, ein Gemisch aus Honig und Wein, οἰνόμελι, Hor.: bis in mense mella facere (von Bienen), Plin.: cum mella coeperunt maturescere, Plin. – Sprichw., mel mihi videor lingere, etwas für Zuckerlecken halten, Plaut. Cas. 458: e medio flumine mella petere, v. vergeblichem Suchen, Ov. art. am. 1, 748. – II) übtr.: poëtica mella, Hor.: hoc iuvat et melli est, ist angenehm, Hor.: so auch von der Süßigkeit, Lieblichkeit der Rede od. Beredsamkeit, Nestoreum, Auct. carm. ad Pison.: cuius ore sermo melle dulcior profluit, Cornif. rhet.: loquenti tibi illa Homerici senis mella profluere, Plin. ep. – als ein Liebkosungswort, meum mel, Plaut.: Sempronius, mel ac deliciae tuae, Cael. in Cic. ep. – ➳ Genet. u. Dat. Plur. nach Prisc. 7, 28 veraltet.

mel [CL] 1 honey; b (dist. as silvestris); c (as ingredient in medicine); d (as sweetener); e (paid as tithe); f (w. ref. to Exod. iii 8); g (w. ref. to Deut. xxxii 13); h (w. ref. to Cant. iv 11); i (fig.). apes si occidunt hominem, ipsae quoque occidi debent festinanter, mel tamen manducetur Theod. Pen. II 11. 6; formosum genus hominum legimus et hanc causam amoenitatis eorum esse adserunt quod crudam carnem et mel purissimum manducant Lib. Monstr. I 26; et mel lentescens cerarum machina clausum / atque favi croceum destillans flumine nectar Aldh. VirgV 1599; p755 ut ‥ abstineant se ‥ ab omni potu in quo mel est Ep. Bonif. 113; apis ex multis floribus mel conficit Canon. G. Sempr. f. 95. b 1339 de melle silvestri nil hoc anno MinAc 816/11 m. 4d.; de x d. receptis de ij lagenis mellis silvestris preter decimam Ib. 816/11 m. 6. c mel comestum ab umbilico cujusdam exit. ‥ si venter est constrictus, distenditur propter mellis ebullitionem Quaest. Salern. Ba 34; tantum decoquatur quousque efficiatur sicut mel spissum. hoc ‥ est illud mel optimum quo conficiuntur medicine Bacon V 99; c1300 ad dolorem aurium: butirum, et mel, et vinum congregatum bene commisceantur Pop. Med. 213; 1301 in ‥ melle, atramento empt’ ad reparacionem equorum Ac. Durh. 502. d Gilb. VII 336v. 1 (v. dulcoratio). e c1158 medietatem totius decime ‥ sc. vaccarum, porcorum, nummorum, piscium, et mellis Act. Hen. II I 168; a1162 concessit decimam annone sue venacionis sue et mellis, et omnium de quibus Christianus decimare debet Doc. Theob. 290. f dives lactis et mellis insula Bede HE I 1 p. 13; lactea currebant tunc flumina, mella fluebant Greg. Eli. Æthelwold 1. 4; ubi nunc Fortune sit edes mel ex olea fluxisse dicunt Andr. S. Vict. Sal. 14; numquid ‥ valles fluent mel et lac? sugamus ergo mel de petra Gir. TH intr. p. 6. g Gir. TH intr. p. 6 (v. 1f supra); celeste manna esurientibus prebens et melle de petra sitientibus reficiens J. Ford Serm. 100. 3. h bene autem mel et lac sub lingua habere memoratur Bede Cant. 1143. i Matthaeus mel, Marcus lac, Lucas vinum, Joannes oleum Ps.-Bede Collect. 297; 804 sicut ‥ prudentissima apis de multis floribus unam colligit dulcedinem, ita providus pater ex multorum colligere debet conversatione unum optime relegionis mel Alcuin Ep. 272; o favus pinguis melle dilectionis Anselm (Or. 13) III 52; et potans avidis doctrine mella medullis W. Malm. GR II 133; mel ‥ glorie dulcedinem non incongrue nominaverim J. Ford Serm. 37. 3; si regi studeas placere, cogita / hec tantum dicere que nosti placita, / nam placet falsitas melle circumlita---/ severa veritas sit longe posita! Walt. Wimb. Palpo 24. 2 honeycomb. amisso rege [apes] fidem servandi muneris derelinquunt atque ipse sua mella diripiunt Best. Ashmole f.77. 3 (in plant-name, mel frugum) white melilot (Melilotus alba). melfrugum ‥ whyte melilote Turner Herb Names E iiij.

mĕl, (9) mellis, n. (μέλι), ¶ 1 miel : Cic. CM 56 ; Plin. 11, 33 || pl., Virg. B. 4, 30 ; Col. Rust. 9, 15, 1 ¶ 2 [fig.] douceur, charme : Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 44 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 3, 3 ; Ov. Ars 1, 748 || melli est (mihi) Hor. S. 2, 6, 32, cʼest un vrai miel pour moi || [terme de tendresse] chéri, aimé : Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 1 ; Pl. Curc. 164.

mel, mellis n

1. honing of (postklass.) een vergelijkbare zoete stof;
2. (metaf.) lieflijkheid, bevalligheid (ook als koosnaam); ➤ mella poëtica gedichten, zoet als honing; hoc melli est (Hor.) is aangenaam; / abl. sg. melle; nom. en acc. plur. mella; gen. en dat. plur. ongebruikelijk.

mel , mellis. n.
蜂蜜。— meum 汝我可愛者。Poetica mella 詩之美味。

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MAL-, honey: villa abundat caseo, melle: roscida mella, V.—Fig., honey, sweetness, pleasantness: poëtica mella, H.: Hoc iuvat et melli est, is pleasant, H.—Prov.: e medio flumine mella petat, i. e. where there is none, O.

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