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mardle

[
US
mɑːrdəl ]
[
UK
mɑːdəl ]
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Noun

1. A rabble; an unruly crowd, a group of hangers-on.

Origin

1. Late 15th century; earliest use found in St. Ninian. From Middle French merdaille from merde + -aille.

Noun

1. Chat, gossip; an instance of this.

Origin

1. Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Spurdens (d. 1855). Probably from mardle, if the reverse is not the case.

Noun

1. A pond, especially one used to water cattle.

Origin

1. Mid 19th century. Probably from French (obsolete) mardelle brim or border of a well, fountain, spring, etc., variant of margelle from a post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin margin-, margō.

Verb

1. To gossip, chat; to pass time in this way.

Origin

1. Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative.

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