·noun ·Alt. of Maudeline.
II. Maudlin ·adj Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.
III. Maudlin ·adj Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.
Crying drunk: perhaps from Mary Magdalene, called Maudlin, who is always painted in tears. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose