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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MAUNNER, v., n. Also mauner, misprinted mauver (m.Sc. 1899 J. Buchan Lost Lady i.). Sc. forms of Eng. maunder (s.Sc. 1793 T. Scott Poems 358; Ayr. 1822 Galt Sir A. Wylie ciii.; Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems 18; Gall. 1901 R. Trotter Gall. Gossip 80). [′mǫnər]

Sc. usages:

I. v. As in Eng., to talk in a rambling, incoherent manner. Derivs.: †maundrel, mundrel, 1. n. (1) a foolish, garrulous person, a gossip (Lth., Cld. 1825 Jam.); in phr. to play the mundrel, to babble, to gossip (Cld. Ib.); (2) in pl., nonsense, idle tales, phr. auld maundrels, old wives' tales (Per., s.Sc. 1808 Jam.), the mutterings of a person in a feverish condition or asleep (Fif. 1825 Jam.); 2. v. to babble, to talk foolishly and incoherently (Cld. Ib.).1. (1) Sc. 1814 C. I. Johnston Saxon & Gael III. vii.:
“Haud your tongue, maundrel”, cried the surgeon, throwing the cob-web on the floor, and applying a dressing.(2) Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 305:
Suppose the great hae mair o' warl's guid, They hae anew o' maundrels i' their head.Edb. 1916 T. W. Paterson Wyse-Sayin's xxvi. 9:
Sae is a sensible story Whan it gets intil the maundrels o' fules.

II. n. 1. Rambling, low-toned talk.Sc. 1835 Chambers's Jnl. (13 June) 156:
If she exalt her voice, then she breaks aff her maunder and commences a yove.

¶2. A slow, leisurely walk, a stroll, a saunter, but phs. a mistake for Daunder, q.v., by confusion with meander.Gsw. 1914 D. Colquhoun Jean 31:
I thocht I wid tak' a maunder alang tae see Mr McWhummel.