inkle

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. To hint at; disclose.
2. To have a hint or inkling of; divine.

Noun

Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces

Sinónimos

jingle

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: inklen

Relativo a Old Frisian: jinc

Relativo a Old Norse: ekki

Relativo a noruegués: ekkje

In summary

From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), derived from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-West Germanic *inkō, from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).