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amble v."to move easily and gently without hard shocks," as a horse does when it first lifts the two legs on one side and then the two on the other, early 14c., from Old French ambler, in reference to a horse or other quadruped, "go at a steady, easy pace" (12c.), from Latin ambulare "to walk, to go about, take a walk," perhaps a compound of ambi- "around" (from PIE root *ambhi- "around") and -ulare, from a Proto-Italic *ala- "to wander," from PIE root *el- "to go" (source also of Greek ale "wandering," alaomai "wander about;" Latvian aluot "go around or astray"), as per de Vaan. Until 1590s used only of horses or persons on horseback. Related: Ambled; ambling. amble n. "an easy walking gait (of a horse), the gait of a horse when both legs on one side are in motion at the same time," late 14c., from Old French amble, from ambler "go at a steady, easy pace" (see amble (v.)). Of persons by c. 1600. updated on September 19, 2022 |