marline

Meaning

Noun

1. A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
2. Twine used similarly.

Verb

To wind marline around.

Synonyms

marlin

houseline

marling

Translations

lusin

marlijn

μικρό λεπτό σχοινί

merlin

merlino

scheepstouw

merlín

cabo delgado

Reihleine

mürnel

Marlleine

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: merlin

In summary

From Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.