marle

English

Noun

marle (countable and uncountable, plural marles)

(now UK 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)

blackbird

Synonyms

miâle

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

marle

girl

References

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

marl, merle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmarl(ə)/

Noun

marle (plural marles)

marl

Related terms

marlen

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)

marl (mixed earthy substance)

Descendants

French: marne
→ Irish: marla
→ Middle English: marle, marl, merle
- English: marl
- Yola: maarl

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