\Bran"gle\, n. [Prov. E. brangled confused, entangled, Scot. brangle to shake, menace; probably a variant of wrangle, confused with brawl. [root]95.> ] A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [R.] A brangle between him and his neighbor. --Swift.
\Bran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brangling}.] To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [R.]