coggle

English

Etymology 1

Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) +‎ -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”).

Verb

coggle (third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle coggling, simple past and past participle coggled)

To move or walk unsteadily

Etymology 2

See cog (“small boat”).

Noun

coggle (plural coggles)

A small fishing boat.

References

Lewis Randolph Hamersly, A naval encyclopædia.

Etymology 3

From cock (“a roundish heap”) +‎ -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Swedish kokkel (“a lump of earth”). Compare also Dutch kogel, German Kugel (“ball”).

Noun

coggle (plural coggles)

cobble (all senses)

Scots

Alternative forms

cogle, kogl, kogel, cuggle, kugl, kugel, kuggle, kuggal

Pronunciation

(Insular Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
(Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
(Central Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
- (Ayrshire) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡl/
(Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
- (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡʌl/

Noun

coggle (plural coggles)

(archaic) Something which is unsteady or unbalanced.

Verb

coggle (third-person singular present coggles, present participle cogglein, past cogglet, past participle cogglet)

(archaic) To rock, totter, shake.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.