See also: anclé

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ancle (plural ancles)

  1. Obsolete spelling of ankle
    • 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 14:
      ...as 'tis the principal opponent of that great joint the ancle...
    • 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Sense and Sensibility [], volume I, London: [] C[harles] Roworth, [], and published by T[homas] Egerton, [], →OCLC, page 100:
      Her imagination was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the pain of a sprained ancle was disregarded.
    • 1818, William Cowherd, Facts authentic, in science and religion:
      A silver hoop, or ring, which the Indian women fasten round their naked ancles, because they use neither shoes nor stockings.

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ancle

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of anclar

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Etymology edit

From Old English *ancol, *ancel, from Proto-West Germanic *ankul, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz. Some forms are from anclēo, anclēow, which is from the same Proto-Germanic word suffixed with an unknown element.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈankəl/, /ˈankleː/

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ancle (plural ancles)

  1. The ankle or the anklebone.
  2. Any joint (analogous to the ankle).

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ancle

  1. inflection of anclar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative