mafflev.

Brit.

/ˈmaf(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈmæf(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈmaf(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English– maffle, 1500s mafle, 1600s (1800s– English regional) maffel, 1600s–1800s maffell.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; compare early modern Dutch, Dutch regional maffelen , Dutch moffelen to move the jaws ( > French †mafler to eat a great deal, mafflu , mafflé having large cheeks (late 17th cent.)). Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. records use from Scotland and most parts of England except the south-east, and in a broader range of meanings than below. Compare muffle v.²

Scottish and English regional in later use.

1. intransitive. To stammer; to speak indistinctly, mumble. Also transitive: †to utter (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > speak inarticulately or with a defect [verb (intransitive)] > stammer or speak hesitantly

stammerc1000

wlaffe1025

stotec1325

humc1374

mafflea1387

stut1388

rattlea1398

famble14..

mammera1425

drotec1440

falterc1440

stackerc1440

hem1470

wallowa1475

tattle1481

mant1506

happer1519

trip1526

hobblea1529

hack1553

stagger1565

faffle1570

stutter1570

hem and hawk1588

ha1604

hammer1619

titubate1623

haw1632

fork1652

hacker1652

lispc1680

hesitate1706

balbutiate1731

haffle1790

hotter1828

stutter1831

ah1853

catch1889

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 91 Ȝif Alfrede seiþ nay in þat, he wot nouȝt what he maffleþ.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 215 (MED) Pelago woot nevere what he maffleþ.

c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. 63 (MED) Somme mafflid with þe mouþ and nyst what þey ment.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Balbucinor,..to maffle in the mouthe.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 34 Those disciples who..would needs stut, stammer and maffle as Aristotle did.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Maffell, to stammer.

1875 Lanc. Gloss. Maffle, to hesitate, to falter, to stammer, to mumble.

1898 R. Blakeborough Wit N. Riding Yorks. 414 Noo let's hear what thoo 'ez ti saay foor thisel, an' deean't maffle on i' that road.

2. intransitive. To blunder, bungle; to delay, waste time, procrastinate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > be or become confused [verb (intransitive)]

wonder1297

confusec1350

maskera1375

studya1375

to annoy of?c1400

muse?c1430

marc1440

manga1450

puzzle1605

dunce1611

quandary1616

wavera1625

wilder1658

to scratch one's head1712

maffle1781

to strike up1844

turn1852

to fall over oneself1889

fuzz1930

to get the lines crossed1973

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 92 Maffle, to talk or act sillily or inconsistently.

1837 [see maffling n. and adj. at Derivatives].

1898 R. Blakeborough Wit N. Riding Yorks. 414 If he maffles on wi' t'job i' yon waay he'll nivver mannish 't.

3. transitive. To confuse, bewilder, muddle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)]

abobc1330

confusec1350

confoundc1374

cumbera1375

passc1384

maskerc1400

mopc1425

enose1430

manga1450

overmusec1460

perplex1477

maze1482

enmuse1502

ruffle?a1505

unsteady1532

entangle1540

duddle1548

intricate1548

distraught1579

distract1582

mizzle1583

moider1587

amuse1595

mist1598

bepuzzle1599

gravel1601

plunder1601

puzzle1603

intrigue1612

vexa1613

metagrobolize?a1616

befumea1618

fuddle1617

crucify1621

bumfiddlea1625

implicate1625

giddify1628

wilder1642

buzzlea1644

empuzzle1646

dunce1649

addle1652

meander1652

emberlucock1653

flounder1654

study1654

disorient1655

embarrass?1656

essome1660

embrangle1664

jumble1668

dunt1672

muse1673

clutter1685

emblustricate1693

fluster1720

disorientate1728

obfuscate1729

fickle1736

flustrate1797

unharmonize1797

mystify1806

maffle1811

boggle1835

unballast1836

stomber1841

throw1844

serpentine1850

unbalance1856

tickle1865

fog1872

bumfuzzle1878

wander1897

to put off1909

defeat1914

dither1919

befuddle1926

ungear1931

to screw up1941

1811 R. Willan List Anc. Words in Archaeologia (1814) 17 152 Maffle, to puzzle.

1878 ‘H. Haldane’ Geordy's Last 36 'Twad maffle ony ferryman Te be a tick behine.

1891 C. Rigby From Midsummer to Martinmas in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) Ah's been fair maffelt wi' work aw t'day. What's maffelt ye so?

Derivatives

† maffler n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > one who speaks inarticulately > one who stammered or stuttered

wlaffer1340

buffera1382

droterc1440

stoterc1440

mafflardc1450

rattler1483

stammerera1513

fumbler1519

stutter1530

maffler1552

mantera1585

stutterer1598

hummer1820

1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Balbus, that can not well pronounce wordes in speakyng, a mafflar.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 653 They..go too far in their commandements..who enjoine stutters, stammerers and mafflers to sing.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxxii. 4 The tongue of mafflers shal speake readely and plaine.

ˈmaffling n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > muttering or mumbling

mumblinga1450

fumbling1532

muttering1567

maffling1577

muffling1616

mussitant1678

mumbly1849

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering

stammering1357

wlafferinga1387

mammeringa1425

stuttingc1430

stackeringc1440

stotingc1440

tattling1481

staggering1565

manting1568

maffling1577

stuttering1595

buffing1600

stammeringness1637

titubation1641

balbuties1655

traulism1678

hesitation1709

hammering1731

hobbling1753

stammer1773

mant1801

stutter1843

Hottentotism1871

hesitatingness1890

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > stammering or stammered

wlaffinga1300

stammering1398

stuttinga1425

drotingc1440

stoting1567

maffling1577

hacking1583

stuttering1590

hackeda1603

doubling1605

hesitating1622

balbutient1642

hesitant1647

hesitatorya1734

hesitative1795

stammereda1858

stuttery1937

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 4^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I It [sc. Aqua Vitæ] kepeth..the tongue from lispyng, the mouth from mafflyng.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 89/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I He deliuered his speeches by reason of his Palsey, in such staggering and maffling [1587 mafling] wise, that [etc.].

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 252 They make a maffeling with theyr mouth, and stammer so that they cannot distinctly be vnderstood.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxxii. Comm. This prophecie of maffling or unperfect tongues, to speake readily, is fulfilled in the Church of Christ.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bredouillement, a faultering, or maffling; an ill-fauoured speaking, imperfect pronunciation.

1837 T. Carlyle Let. 22 Jan. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1981) IX. 124 After the usual higgling and maffling, the Printers have got fairly afloat.

† mafflingly adv. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a mumbling or indistinct manner

closely1564

mafflingly1565

thick1589

fumblingly1598

mumblingly1662

grumblingly1677

mutteringlyc1681

clippingly1849

amutter1856

splutteringly1941

splodgily1963

slurrily1969

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Balbe, obscurely: mafflyingly: with no perfit sowne.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maffle
释义	mafflev. Brit. /ˈmaf(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈmæf(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈmaf(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English– maffle, 1500s mafle, 1600s (1800s– English regional) maffel, 1600s–1800s maffell. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; compare early modern Dutch, Dutch regional maffelen , Dutch moffelen to move the jaws ( > French †mafler to eat a great deal, mafflu , mafflé having large cheeks (late 17th cent.)). Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. records use from Scotland and most parts of England except the south-east, and in a broader range of meanings than below. Compare muffle v.² Scottish and English regional in later use. 1. intransitive. To stammer; to speak indistinctly, mumble. Also transitive: †to utter (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > speak inarticulately or with a defect [verb (intransitive)] > stammer or speak hesitantly stammerc1000 wlaffe1025 stotec1325 humc1374 mafflea1387 stut1388 rattlea1398 famble14.. mammera1425 drotec1440 falterc1440 stackerc1440 hem1470 wallowa1475 tattle1481 mant1506 happer1519 trip1526 hobblea1529 hack1553 stagger1565 faffle1570 stutter1570 hem and hawk1588 ha1604 hammer1619 titubate1623 haw1632 fork1652 hacker1652 lispc1680 hesitate1706 balbutiate1731 haffle1790 hotter1828 stutter1831 ah1853 catch1889 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 91 Ȝif Alfrede seiþ nay in þat, he wot nouȝt what he maffleþ. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 215 (MED) Pelago woot nevere what he maffleþ. c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. 63 (MED) Somme mafflid with þe mouþ and nyst what þey ment. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Balbucinor,..to maffle in the mouthe. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 34 Those disciples who..would needs stut, stammer and maffle as Aristotle did. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Maffell, to stammer. 1875 Lanc. Gloss. Maffle, to hesitate, to falter, to stammer, to mumble. 1898 R. Blakeborough Wit N. Riding Yorks. 414 Noo let's hear what thoo 'ez ti saay foor thisel, an' deean't maffle on i' that road. 2. intransitive. To blunder, bungle; to delay, waste time, procrastinate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > be or become confused [verb (intransitive)] wonder1297 confusec1350 maskera1375 studya1375 to annoy of?c1400 muse?c1430 marc1440 manga1450 puzzle1605 dunce1611 quandary1616 wavera1625 wilder1658 to scratch one's head1712 maffle1781 to strike up1844 turn1852 to fall over oneself1889 fuzz1930 to get the lines crossed1973 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 92 Maffle, to talk or act sillily or inconsistently. 1837 [see maffling n. and adj. at Derivatives]. 1898 R. Blakeborough Wit N. Riding Yorks. 414 If he maffles on wi' t'job i' yon waay he'll nivver mannish 't. 3. transitive. To confuse, bewilder, muddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)] abobc1330 confusec1350 confoundc1374 cumbera1375 passc1384 maskerc1400 mopc1425 enose1430 manga1450 overmusec1460 perplex1477 maze1482 enmuse1502 ruffle?a1505 unsteady1532 entangle1540 duddle1548 intricate1548 distraught1579 distract1582 mizzle1583 moider1587 amuse1595 mist1598 bepuzzle1599 gravel1601 plunder1601 puzzle1603 intrigue1612 vexa1613 metagrobolize?a1616 befumea1618 fuddle1617 crucify1621 bumfiddlea1625 implicate1625 giddify1628 wilder1642 buzzlea1644 empuzzle1646 dunce1649 addle1652 meander1652 emberlucock1653 flounder1654 study1654 disorient1655 embarrass?1656 essome1660 embrangle1664 jumble1668 dunt1672 muse1673 clutter1685 emblustricate1693 fluster1720 disorientate1728 obfuscate1729 fickle1736 flustrate1797 unharmonize1797 mystify1806 maffle1811 boggle1835 unballast1836 stomber1841 throw1844 serpentine1850 unbalance1856 tickle1865 fog1872 bumfuzzle1878 wander1897 to put off1909 defeat1914 dither1919 befuddle1926 ungear1931 to screw up1941 1811 R. Willan List Anc. Words in Archaeologia (1814) 17 152 Maffle, to puzzle. 1878 ‘H. Haldane’ Geordy's Last 36 'Twad maffle ony ferryman Te be a tick behine. 1891 C. Rigby From Midsummer to Martinmas in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) Ah's been fair maffelt wi' work aw t'day. What's maffelt ye so? Derivatives † maffler n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > one who speaks inarticulately > one who stammered or stuttered wlaffer1340 buffera1382 droterc1440 stoterc1440 mafflardc1450 rattler1483 stammerera1513 fumbler1519 stutter1530 maffler1552 mantera1585 stutterer1598 hummer1820 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Balbus, that can not well pronounce wordes in speakyng, a mafflar. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 653 They..go too far in their commandements..who enjoine stutters, stammerers and mafflers to sing. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxxii. 4 The tongue of mafflers shal speake readely and plaine. ˈmaffling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > muttering or mumbling mumblinga1450 fumbling1532 muttering1567 maffling1577 muffling1616 mussitant1678 mumbly1849 the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering stammering1357 wlafferinga1387 mammeringa1425 stuttingc1430 stackeringc1440 stotingc1440 tattling1481 staggering1565 manting1568 maffling1577 stuttering1595 buffing1600 stammeringness1637 titubation1641 balbuties1655 traulism1678 hesitation1709 hammering1731 hobbling1753 stammer1773 mant1801 stutter1843 Hottentotism1871 hesitatingness1890 the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > stammering or stammered wlaffinga1300 stammering1398 stuttinga1425 drotingc1440 stoting1567 maffling1577 hacking1583 stuttering1590 hackeda1603 doubling1605 hesitating1622 balbutient1642 hesitant1647 hesitatorya1734 hesitative1795 stammereda1858 stuttery1937 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 4^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I It [sc. Aqua Vitæ] kepeth..the tongue from lispyng, the mouth from mafflyng. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 89/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I He deliuered his speeches by reason of his Palsey, in such staggering and maffling [1587 mafling] wise, that [etc.]. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 252 They make a maffeling with theyr mouth, and stammer so that they cannot distinctly be vnderstood. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxxii. Comm. This prophecie of maffling or unperfect tongues, to speake readily, is fulfilled in the Church of Christ. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bredouillement, a faultering, or maffling; an ill-fauoured speaking, imperfect pronunciation. 1837 T. Carlyle Let. 22 Jan. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1981) IX. 124 After the usual higgling and maffling, the Printers have got fairly afloat. † mafflingly adv. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a mumbling or indistinct manner closely1564 mafflingly1565 thick1589 fumblingly1598 mumblingly1662 grumblingly1677 mutteringlyc1681 clippingly1849 amutter1856 splutteringly1941 splodgily1963 slurrily1969 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Balbe, obscurely: mafflyingly: with no perfit sowne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1387
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