מאָטלען
געמאָטלט
'to gossip'

ETYMOLOGY

M. Weinreich proposed that the word was from MHG martern, marteln 'to torment'.
{Herzog 1964: 75}
Cf. Rhineland - Low Franconian moteln (variant of marteln, martern) 'to torment'.
{Rheinisches Wörterbuch 5: 1312}
Polish motać 'reel, tangle'; Ukrainian мотати.
{Geller 2001: 72}
The /l/ was introduced due to consonant dissimilation.

CENTRAL

mutlen/mūtlən {Southern Yiddish variants, Herzog 1964: 75}

mutɫən {פּלאַפּלען, רכילות, אָן אַ ציל (ווײַבער)} {POLAND, Wolbrom, 50196}

{mɔtlɛn] {Warsaw, Geller 2001: 72}
{cvaj vaˑbər redn vejgn a drɩtə vaˑb צוויי ווײַבער רעדן וועגן אַ דריטע ווײַב} {POLAND, Warsaw, 52211}

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

mutlən {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}