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jargoiller (s.xiiiex)
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jargoiller (s.xiiiex)

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  FEW:  garg- 4,58a Gdf:  jargoillier 4,636b GdfC:  gargouiller 9,686c TL: jargoillier 4,1586 DEAF:  gargate (jargoillier) G261 DMF:  gargouiller  TLF:  gargouiller  OED:  jargle v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

orn.soundzool.(of birds) to chatter, twitter: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  (as a metaphor:) Dites vos prieres e jargoillez si com li moisson  Ancren2 252.11

v.trans.

orn.soundzool.(of birds) to chatter, twitter about: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  un rikelot ki lour jargoille quanke il oit ou voit  Ancren2 194.10

p.pr. as a.

chatty, garrulous: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  noveles seculers desirranz, escoutanz ou jargoillanz  Ancren2 201.24

[gdw]

See also:

jargoillement  jargun  jarguner 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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