inkle

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from *inklen, inclen (to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone), from inke (apprehension, misgiving), from Old English inca (doubt, suspicion), from Proto-Germanic *inkô (ache, regret), from Proto-Indo-European *yenǵ- (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.

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Etymology 2

Apparently from earlier *ingle, perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel.

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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?'

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