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ingle

Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɡəl/

The English word “ingle” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An open fireplace.
  2. A catamite; a male lover

verb

  1. To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

Etymology

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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