"ingle" meaning in English

See ingle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪŋɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingle.wav Forms: ingles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl Etymology: From Middle Scots ingle, ingill, from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”), from Old Irish aingel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”). Cognate with Irish aingeal. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmw-msc|ingle}} Middle Scots ingle, {{bor|en|gd|aingeal||fire, light}} Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”), {{der|en|sga|aingel}} Old Irish aingel, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁óngʷl̥||coal}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”), {{cog|ga|aingeal}} Irish aingeal Head templates: {{en-noun}} ingle (plural ingles)
  1. (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Derived forms: inglenook
    Sense id: en-ingle-en-noun-Q46niIOB Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪŋɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingle.wav Forms: ingles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} ingle (plural ingles)
  1. A catamite; a male lover
    Sense id: en-ingle-en-noun-3mdpMNJ~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: engle
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪŋɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingle.wav Forms: ingles [present, singular, third-person], ingling [participle, present], ingled [participle, past], ingled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb}} ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)
  1. (obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ingle-en-verb-0zphIbn7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: engle
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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