coggle

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) +‎ -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”).

Verb edit

coggle (third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle coggling, simple past and past participle coggled)

To move or walk unsteadily

Etymology 2 edit

See cog (“small boat”).

Noun edit

coggle (plural coggles)

A small fishing boat.

References edit

Lewis Randolph Hamersly, A naval encyclopædia.

Etymology 3 edit

From cock (“a roundish heap”) +‎ -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Swedish kokkel (“a lump of earth”). Compare also Dutch kogel, German Kugel (“ball”).

Noun edit

coggle (plural coggles)

cobble (all senses)

Derived terms edit

Burton Coggles

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

cogle, kogl, kogel, cuggle, kugl, kugel, kuggle, kuggal

Pronunciation edit

(Insular Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
(Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
(Central Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡəl/
- (Ayrshire) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡl/
(Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɡl/
- (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɡʌl/

Noun edit

coggle (plural coggles)

(archaic) Something which is unsteady or unbalanced.

Verb edit

coggle (third-person singular simple present coggles, present participle cogglein, simple past cogglet, past participle cogglet)

(archaic) To rock, totter, shake.