inkle
inkle · inkles · inkled · inkling
To hint at; discloseTo hint at; disclose.
/ˈɪŋkl̩/
» When I'm weaving narrow bands, I use a table top inkle loom.
Meaning
2 senses(rare, transitive)To hint at; disclose.
(rare, transitive)To have a hint or inkling of; divine.
Examples
1 sentencesWhen I'm weaving narrow bands, I use a table top inkle loom.
Origin
From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in anFrom 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”).
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Forms
inkles, inkling, inkled, inkledWord family
1 related wordsRelatedinkling
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle