blither

Pronunciation: /ˈblɪðə/

The English word “blither” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To talk foolishly; to blather.

noun

Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.

Etymology

The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or…

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