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ingle.

An open fireplace.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪŋɡəl/
  1. An open fireplace.

    Northern-England · Scotland · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈɪŋɡəl/
  1. A catamite; a male lover

Where this word comes from

Unknown.

verb/ˈɪŋɡəl/
  1. To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

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