English

Noun

ambler ‎(plural amblers)

1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur, Bk.X, Ch.lxxxiv:

     Thenne sir Epynogrys requyred sire Palomydes and sire Safere his brother to ryde with them vnto his castel for the sauf gard of his person / Sire said Palomydes we will be redy to conduyte you by cause that ye are sore wounded / and soo was Epynogrys and his lady horsed / and his lady behynde hym vpon a softe ambuler

2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; who ambles.

Anagrams

• blamer, marble, ramble

French

Etymology

From Old French ambler, a borrowing from Old Provençal amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.

Verb

ambler

1. to amble

Conjugation

Anagrams

• blâmer

Old French

Alternative forms

• anbler

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Provençal amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

1. (of a horse) to amble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: amble
• French: ambler