jangler
English
Etymology
jangle + -er
Noun
jangler (plural janglers)
- Someone who, or something that jangles.
- A chatterer.
- Someone who argues noisily.
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish *jangalōn. The form jogler (whence modern French jongler), derived from Latin iocor, ioculor (“to jest, to make fun”).
Verb
jangler
- to entertain
- (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 | ||||||
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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 (borrowed)
- French: jongler
- Occitan: joglar (borrowed)
- Spanish: jinglar (borrowed)