maunder
1Maunder — can mean To talk incoherently or aimlessly , or can refer to: People Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer J. H. Maunder, English composer W. F. Maunder, statistician Events Maunder Minimum, period c. AD 1645–1715, when sunspots became… …
2Maunder — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Annie Maunder (1868–1947), britische Astronomin und Mathematikerin Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928), englischer Astronom und Bibelforscher John Henry Maunder (1858–1920), englischer Organist und Komponist …
3maunder — ► VERB ▪ move, talk, or act in a rambling or aimless manner. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg …
4Maunder — Maund er, v. t. To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter. [1913 Webster] …
5Maunder — Maund er, n. A beggar. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
6maunder — (v.) to wander about aimlessly, c.1746, earlier to mumble, grumble (1620s), both senses perhaps from frequentative of maund to beg (1560s), which is possibly from Fr. mendier to beg, from L. mendicare (see MENDICANT (Cf. mendicant)). Related:… …
7maunder — [môn′dər] vi. [Early ModE mander, to grumble, growl, prob. freq. of obs. maund, to beg: sense prob. infl. by MEANDER] 1. to move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way 2. to talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel maunderer n …
8Maunder — Recorded in a number of spellings as shown below, this is an English surname, but possibly of pre 10th century Old French origins. It derives from the words mande or maund, a word which seems to have been introduced into the British Isles after… …
9Maunder — Maund Maund, Maunder Maund er, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.] 1. To beg. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently. [1913 Webster] …
10maunder — See maunder, meander …
