argle-bargle英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A verbal argument. countable,slang,uncountable

— Wendell and I have had our share of argle-bargles about the morality of hunting.

动词 v.

To argue. slang

— Last night ye haggled and argle-bargled like an apple-wife; and then passed me your word, and gave me your hand to back it; and ye ken very well what was the upshot. Be damned to your word!

词形变化

argle-bargles plural argle-bargles present,singular,third-person argle-bargling participle,present argle-bargled participle,past argle-bargled past

词源

词源 1

First documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earlier argle (“argue obstinately, wrangle”) used in English since 16th century, presumably from argue + -le (frequentative suffix), though possibly from Old Norse (Suio-Gothic) ierga – possibly influenced by haggle – plus rhyming reduplication, possibly from bargain, found in early variant aurgle-bargain (1720).

词源 2

First documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earlier argle (“argue obstinately, wrangle”) used in English since 16th century, presumably from argue + -le (frequentative suffix), though possibly from Old Norse (Suio-Gothic) ierga – possibly influenced by haggle – plus rhyming reduplication, possibly from bargain, found in early variant aurgle-bargain (1720).