English Explanatory Dictionary

fankle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tangle or entangle.
noun
  1. A tangled condition.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæŋkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fankle.wav

Word forms

fankle fankles fankling fankled

Etymology

From Scots fankle, (compare English fangle), equivalent to fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Doublet of fangle.

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