English word origin

Etymology of ingle

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.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

An open fireplace.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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Derivation mentioninglegmw-msc
Derivation mentionaingealgd
Derivation mentionaingelsga
Derivation mention*h₁óngʷl̥ine-pro
Cognate mentionaingealga

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A catamite; a male lover

verb

To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown.

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