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English
Etymology 1
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”).
Verb
inkle (third-person singular simple present inkles, present participle inkling, simple past and past participle inkled)
- (transitive, rare) To hint at; disclose.
- (transitive, rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine.
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Etymology 2
Apparently from earlier *ingle, perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel.
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Noun
inkle (countable and uncountable, plural inkles)
- Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :COSTARD - '… What's the price of this inkle?'
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