† ˈmortleObs. [var. of mortar n.1, perh. through association with pestle; but cf.Icel.morteel (1396 in Dipl. Isl. III. 614; in Vigf. erron. given as mortil).] A mortar. 1570in Wills & Inv. N. C. (Surtees) I. 327, I gyue to my mrs brandlinge my marble mortle wth ye pestell.