jangler

English

Etymology

From 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			gerund of avoir + 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	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + 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	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	jangle	—	janglons	janglez	—

Descendants

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