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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BURBLE, n.1 “A bell or bubble on water; a purl, purling” (Sc. 1887 Jam.6). Not known to our correspondents. This sense is obs. in Eng.; last quot. in N.E.D. 1547, but there seems to have been a revival since the end of last cent. in the fig. sense of a murmurous flow of words (N.E.D. Suppl.). [bʌrbl]
[Prob. onomat. in origin and the earlier form of bubble. Parallel onomatopœias are to be found in various Romance langs. (N.E.D.); cf. gurgle and guggle.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Burble n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/burble_n1>
