jangler

English

Etymology

jangle +‎ -er

Noun

jangler (plural janglers)

  1. Someone who, or something that jangles.
  2. A chatterer.
  3. Someone who argues noisily.

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *jangalōn, of Germanic origin and probably imitative (compare similar development in Latin gannio (“I bark, yelp”)). The form jogler (whence modern French jongler), derived from Latin iocor, ioculor (“to jest, to make fun”).

Verb

jangler

  1. to entertain
  2. (by extension) to tell stories and fables

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of jangler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive jangler avoir janglé
gerund en janglant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle janglant
past participle janglé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present jangle jangles jangle janglons janglez janglent
imperfect jangloie, jangleie, jangloe, jangleve jangloies, jangleies, jangloes, jangleves jangloit, jangleit, janglot, jangleve jangliiens, jangliens jangliiez, jangliez jangloient, jangleient, jangloent, janglevent
preterite janglai janglas jangla janglames janglastes janglerent
future janglerai jangleras janglera janglerons jangleroiz, janglereiz, janglerez jangleront
conditional jangleroie, janglereie jangleroies, janglereies jangleroit, janglereit jangleriiens, jangleriens jangleriiez, jangleriez jangleroient, janglereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present jangle jangles jangle janglons janglez janglent
imperfect janglasse janglasses janglast janglissons, janglissiens janglissoiz, janglissez, janglissiez janglassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— jangle — janglons janglez —

Descendants
  • → English: juggle
  • French: jongler
  • → Occitan: joglar
  • → Spanish: jinglar
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