different between inkle vs ingle
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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ingle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?????l/
- Rhymes: -????l
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”).
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
- (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)
- 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!
- 1926, T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom:
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
- engle
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
- (obsolete) A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart.
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Etymology 4
Origin unknown.
Noun
ingle (plural ingles)
- (obsolete) A male lover.
- 1601, Ben Jonson, The Poetaster:
- Shall I have my son a stager now? an ingle for player?
- 1601, Ben Jonson, The Poetaster:
Verb
ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)
- (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)
- (anatomy) groin
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