fugle

English

Etymology

Back-formation from fugleman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːɡəl/

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• Rhymes: -uːɡəl
• Homophone: fugal

Verb

fugle (third-person singular simple present fugles, present participle fugling, simple past and past participle fugled)

1. (archaic, colloquial) To manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.
   • 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book V (Terror the Order of the Day), page 338:

     wooden arms with elbow-joints are jerking and fugling in the air

Derived terms

• fugler

References

• “fugle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Guelf

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːlə/, [ˈfuːlə]

Noun

fugle c

1. indefinite plural of fugl

Old English

Noun

fugle

1. dative singular of fugol