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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)

  1. (transitive, rare) To hint at; disclose.
  2. (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)

  1. 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?'

Anagrams

  • Elkin, Klein, Kline, k-line, kline, lekin, liken

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ingle

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (fire, light).

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
    • 1790, Robert Burns, Tam O'Shanter:
    Fast by an ingle, bleezing finely, / Wi' reaming swats, that drank divinely
Derived terms
  • inglenook

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. A catamite.
    • 1926, T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom:
      Abd el Kader called them whoresons, ingle's accidents, sons of a bitch, profiteering cuckolds and pimps, jetting his insults broadcast to the roomfull.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 318:
      My dear Rob, my beloved was known as Moustache to her ingles!

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • engle

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete) A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart.
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Etymology 4

Origin unknown.

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete) A male lover.
    • 1601, Ben Jonson, The Poetaster:
      Shall I have my son a stager now? an ingle for player?

Verb

ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)

  1. (obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

References

ingle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Elgin, Elgin., Eling, Nigel, linge

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • ingre (rare)
  • engle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin inguen (genitive singular inguinis). Cognate with English inguen.

Noun

ingle f (plural ingles)

  1. (anatomy) groin

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