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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 4 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/burble_n1>
