different between maudle vs mardle

English

Etymology

A back-formation from maudlin, taken as the present participle.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??d?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?d?l/, /?m?d?l/

Verb

maudle (third-person singular simple present maudles, present participle maudling, simple past and past participle maudled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To render maudlin.
3. (intransitive) To act in an excessively sentimental way.

References

Anagrams

• almude, alumed, mauled

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