See Also: wamble(medicine)
wamble(1)(dictionary)
wamble(2)(dictionary)
wamble-cropped(medicine)
wimble-wamble(dictionary)

wamble(2) (iou)



wamble verb. obsolete exc. dial. Also womble. LME.
[In branch I prob. corresp. to Danish vamle feel nausea; in branch II to Norwegian vamla stagger etc. In branch III perh. by metathesis from WALM verb.]
I.
verb intrans. Be queasy, rumble queasily. LME.
II.
a. verb intrans. Turn and twist about, wriggle; roll over and over. Also foll. by about, over. LME.
b. verb trans. Turn (a thing) over or round; tangle, twist. M16.
verb intrans. Move unsteadily; stagger, totter, reel. L16.
III. verb intrans. = WALM verb 2. M17-E18.
wambling verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: LME.
wamblingly adverb in a wambling manner L17.