"engle" meaning in English

See engle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛŋɡəl/ Forms: engles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} engle (plural engles)
  1. A favourite; a paramour; an ingle.
    Sense id: en-engle-en-noun-d8Es4sAj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛŋɡəl/ Forms: engles [present, singular, third-person], engling [participle, present], engled [participle, past], engled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} engle (third-person singular simple present engles, present participle engling, simple past and past participle engled)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cajole or coax. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-engle-en-verb-encKp2jy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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