different between hangle vs rangle

English

Etymology

From hang +? -le.

Noun

hangle (plural hangles)

1. A hook in a chimney for hanging a pot; a hanger.
2. A form of hanger by which the scabbard of a sword was suspended, attached not necessarily to the girdle, but sometimes to two rings fastened to the cuirass at its bottom edge, one over the left hip, the other near the middle of the back.

Anagrams

• Langhe, lehnga

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æ??l?/
• Rhymes: -æ???l

Etymology 1

From range +? -le (frequentative suffix).

Verb

rangle (third-person singular simple present rangles, present participle rangling, simple past and past participle rangled)

1. (obsolete, dialect, Britain) To range about in an irregular manner.

Etymology 2

Noun

rangle (uncountable)

1. Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths [from 17th c.]

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Rangle”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 1 (Q–R), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 141, column 3.

Anagrams

• Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, angler, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, regnal

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?l?/

Verb

rangle

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Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary