"fankle" meaning in English

See fankle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæŋkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fankle.wav Forms: fankles [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkəl Etymology: From Scots fankle, (compare English fangle), equivalent to fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Doublet of fangle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|fankle}} Scots fankle, {{cog|en|fangle}} English fangle, {{af|en|fank|-le|pos2=frequentative suffix|t1=coil, noose, vang}} fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix), {{doublet|en|fangle}} Doublet of fangle Head templates: {{en-noun}} fankle (plural fankles)
  1. A tangled condition.
    Sense id: en-fankle-en-noun-6Ym6KqLW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20

Verb

IPA: /ˈfæŋkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fankle.wav Forms: fankles [present, singular, third-person], fankling [participle, present], fankled [participle, past], fankled [past]
Rhymes: -æŋkəl Etymology: From Scots fankle, (compare English fangle), equivalent to fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Doublet of fangle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|fankle}} Scots fankle, {{cog|en|fangle}} English fangle, {{af|en|fank|-le|pos2=frequentative suffix|t1=coil, noose, vang}} fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix), {{doublet|en|fangle}} Doublet of fangle Head templates: {{en-verb}} fankle (third-person singular simple present fankles, present participle fankling, simple past and past participle fankled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To tangle or entangle. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-fankle-en-verb-8Cb1q4BO

Inflected forms

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