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Webster 1913 Edition


Jangler

Jan′gler

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
jangleor
.]
1.
An idle talker; a babbler; a prater.
Chaucer.
2.
A wrangling, noisy fellow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jangler

JAN'GLER

,
Noun.
A wrangling, noisy fellow.

Definition 2024


jangler

jangler

English

Noun

jangler (plural janglers)

  1. Someone who, or something that jangles
  2. A chatterer
  3. Someone who argues noisily

Old French

Etymology

Latin iocor, ioculor (to jest, to make fun).

Verb

jangler

  1. to entertain
  2. (by extension) to tell stories and fables

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: juggle (borrowed)
  • French: jongler
  • Occitan: joglar (borrowed)
  • Spanish: jinglar (borrowed)