To move in a straggling or disorderly manner; to wander or spread out unevenly (archaic or dialectal).
Possibly from 'brag' with the diminutive or frequentative suffix '-le' (as in 'haggle,' 'waggle,' 'giggle'), or from dialectal sources. The '-le' ending often creates verbs suggesting repeated or restless motion. This is a very archaic term with limited modern usage outside specialized dialectal or historical contexts.
The '-le' suffix is perfect for verbs involving small, repeated movements—'wiggle,' 'jiggle,' 'haggle'—because the doubled sound feels like movement itself! 'Braggle' captures the visual chaos of things spreading unevenly, like soldiers straggling across a field, yet it's nearly extinct in modern English, surviving mainly in dusty dictionaries.
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