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Webster 1913 Edition

Inkle

In′kle

,
Noun.
[Prob.the same word as
lingle
, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See
Lingle
.]
A kind of tape or braid.
Shak.

In′kle

,
Verb.
T.
[OE.
inklen
to hint; cf. Dan.
ymte
to whisper.]
To guess.
[Prov. Eng.]
“She inkled what it was.”
R. D. Blackmore.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inkle

INK'LE

,
Noun.
A kind or narrow fillet; tape.

Definition 2024

inkle

inkle

English

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.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Noun

inkle ‎(countable and uncountable, plural inkles)

  1. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces
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Etymology

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”).

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