"rackle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹæ.kəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rackle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more rackle [comparative], most rackle [superlative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from rack (“to drive; move; go forward rapidly”), alteration of Middle English reken (“to drive; move; tend”), from Old Norse reka, vreka (“to drive; drift; toss”) + -le (“tending or prone to”). Related to Icelandic reka, Swedish vräka, Danish vrage, English wrack. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|rack|t=to drive; move; go forward rapidly}} rack (“to drive; move; go forward rapidly”), {{inh|en|enm|reken|t=to drive; move; tend}} Middle English reken (“to drive; move; tend”), {{der|en|non|reka}} Old Norse reka, {{m|non|vreka|t=to drive; drift; toss}} vreka (“to drive; drift; toss”), {{suffix|en||le|t2=tending or prone to}} + -le (“tending or prone to”), {{cog|is|reka}} Icelandic reka, {{cog|sv|vräka}} Swedish vräka, {{cog|da|vrage}} Danish vrage, {{cog|en|wrack}} English wrack Head templates: {{en-adj}} rackle (comparative more rackle, superlative most rackle)
  1. Of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-adj-BI49QNIb
  2. Rough, crude
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-adj-QVJg8aoG
  3. Sturdy in old age Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-adj-6Wkt~~gk Disambiguation of Talking: 5 14 31 13 20 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 38 15 16 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 12 40 16 17 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 1 10 43 15 15 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæ.kəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rackle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rackles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door") (from a Germanic source), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rakyl||chain}} Middle English rakyl (“chain”), {{cog|ofs|rakels||chain}} Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), {{cog|fr|racle}} French racle, {{gloss|"the iron ring of a door"}} ("the iron ring of a door"), {{uder|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|enm|rakente}} Middle English rakente, {{cog|ang|racente||chain, fetter}} Old English racente (“chain, fetter”), {{l|en|rackan}} rackan Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rackle (countable and uncountable, plural rackles)
  1. (countable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A chain. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-noun-T43g81MC Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 35 33
  2. (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Noisy talk. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-noun-m-2Ep2~k Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 35 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rakkill [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹæ.kəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rackle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rackles [present, singular, third-person], rackling [participle, present], rackled [participle, past], rackled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door") (from a Germanic source), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rakyl||chain}} Middle English rakyl (“chain”), {{cog|ofs|rakels||chain}} Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), {{cog|fr|racle}} French racle, {{gloss|"the iron ring of a door"}} ("the iron ring of a door"), {{uder|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|enm|rakente}} Middle English rakente, {{cog|ang|racente||chain, fetter}} Old English racente (“chain, fetter”), {{l|en|rackan}} rackan Head templates: {{en-verb}} rackle (third-person singular simple present rackles, present participle rackling, simple past and past participle rackled)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To talk noisily; rattle on. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-rackle-en-verb-ey6ob47f Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 35 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rakkill [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "A chain."
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        "Noisy talk."
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}

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          "crude",
          "crude"
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      ]
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        "Sturdy in old age"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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