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Engle

En′gle

,
Noun.
[OE.
enghle
to coax or cajole. Cf.
Angle
a hook, one easily enticed, a gull,
Ingle
.]
A favorite; a paramour; an ingle.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

En′gle

,
Verb.
T.
To cajole or coax, as favorite.
[Obs.]
I ’ll presently go and
engle
some broker.
B. Jonson.

Definition 2024


Engle

Engle

See also: engle

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

Engle m pl

  1. Angles, the Angle tribe
  2. English, Englishmen (as they were during the currency of Old English)

Declension

engle

engle

See also: Engle

English

Noun

engle (plural engles)

  1. A favourite; a paramour; an ingle.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

Verb

engle (third-person singular simple present engles, present participle engling, simple past and past participle engled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cajole or coax.
    • Ben Jonson
      I'll presently go and engle some broker.


Danish

Noun

engle c

  1. plural indefinite of engel