English
janglery
Janglery comes from Middle English janglerie ‘chatter’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500janglerie‘chatter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1767janglery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500janglerie‘chatter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1767janglery
Earliest quotation: 1767, Weever, John: “See there be no entrance into princes' courts, either…”
Every English word from Middle English janglerie
Today it means
noun Chatter; gossip.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English janglerie / janglery