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inkle
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), derived from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eng- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).
Verb
inkle (third-person singular simple present inkles, present participle inkling, simple past and past participle inkled)
- (transitive, rare) To hint at; disclose.
- (transitive, rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:allude
Related terms
- inkling
Etymology 2
Apparently from earlier *ingle, perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel.
Alternative forms
- incle
Noun
inkle (countable and uncountable, plural inkles)
- Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces
- 1598, William Shakespeare, ‘Love's Labour's Lost’, Act III:
- COSTARD - '… What's the price of this inkle?'
- 1598, William Shakespeare, ‘Love's Labour's Lost’, Act III:
Anagrams
- Elkin, Klein, Kline, k-line, kline, lekin, liken
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ankle
English
Alternative forms
- ancle (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English ankel, ancle, ankyll, from Old English *ancol (compare ancl?ow (“ankle”) > Modern English anclef, ancliff, ancley), from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle, hip”); akin to Icelandic ökkla, ökli, Danish and Swedish ankel, Dutch enklaauw, enkel, German Enkel, Old Norse akka, Old Frisian anckel, and perhaps Old High German encha, ancha (“thigh”, “shin”), from the Proto-Germanic *ankij? (“ankle”, “hip”).
Compare with Sanskrit ???? (a?ga, “limb”), ??????? (a?guri, “finger”), Latin angulus. Compare haunch and Greek prefix ??????- (ankulo-, “joint, crooked, bent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ?.k?l/
- Rhymes: -æ?k?l
Noun
ankle (plural ankles)
- The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- spat
- wrist
Translations
Verb
ankle (third-person singular simple present ankles, present participle ankling, simple past and past participle ankled)
- (US, slang) To walk.
- 2009, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, Vintage 2010, p. 275:
- After a while he got up and ankled his way down the corridor and met Penny coming out of the toilet.
- 2009, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, Vintage 2010, p. 275:
- (cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
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