different between marle vs mardle

English

Noun

marle (uncountable)

1. (now Britain dialect) Alternative form of marl

Anagrams

• Almer, Lamer, Lemar, Lerma, Maler, lamer, maerl, maler, meral, realm

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin merula.

Noun

marle m (plural marles)

1. blackbird

Synonyms

• miâle

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

marle

1. girl

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• merle, murle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French marle.

Noun

marle (plural marles)

1. marl

Descendants

• English: marl
• Yola: maarl

References

• “marl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

marle f (oblique plural marles, nominative singular marle, nominative plural marles)

1. marl (mixed earthy substance)

Descendants

• French: marne
• ? Irish: marla
• ? Middle English: marle, merle, murle
  • English: marl
  • Yola: maarl

English

Noun

mardle (plural mardles)

1. (Suffolk and Norfolk dialects) A chat or gossip.

References

• John Rogers, The Undelivered Mardle, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2012
• Charles Moore, 'The Spectator's Notes', The Spectator, 6 April 2013, 'John Rogers, a retired teacher, was supposed to deliver a ‘mardle’ — a Suffolk word for a gossipy talk — in aid of the church of Letheringham ...'
• Alastair Sawday, Slow Norfolk and Suffolk, Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, p.144, 'It's a place to feed the ducks, lick an ice cream and have a "mardle" (Norfolk-speak for leisurely chat) on market days.'

Anagrams

• Del Mar, Delmar, dermal, marled, medlar, merlad