† ˈjargle, v. Obs.
Also 6 iargol.
[a. OF. jargoillier, -ouiller, -oullier (also gar-) to warble as a bird, murmur as a brook, chatter, prob. f. an onomatopœic base jarg-, garg-: see jargon n.1]
intr. To utter a harsh or shrill sound; to chatter, jar. Hence † ˈjargling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| 1549 Compl. Scot. vi. 39 The iargolyne of the suallou gart the iay iangil. 1597–8 Bp. Hall Sat. iv. iv, Her husband's rusty iron corselet; Whose iargling sound might rocke her babe to rest. 1600 Eng. Helicon F iv, Harke, sweete Phil, how Philomell, That was wont to sing so well, Iargles now in yonder bush, Worser than the rudest T[h]rush. |