mardle1
/ˈmɑːd(ə)l/(also merdle, mairdle, mardel) Now Scottish
noun
A rabble; an unruly crowd, a group of hangers-on.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in St. Ninian. From Middle French merdaille from merde + -aille.
mardle2
/ˈmɑːdl/English regional (East Anglian )
noun
Chat, gossip; an instance of this.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Spurdens (d. 1855). Probably from mardle, if the reverse is not the case.
mardle3
/ˈmɑːdl/English regional (East Anglian )
noun
A pond, especially one used to water cattle.
Origin
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.
mardle4
/ˈmɑːdl/English regional (East Anglian )
verb
[no object] To gossip, chat; to pass time in this way.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative. Compare -le.
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