hakle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hacle, hakille

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hacele, from Proto-West Germanic *hakul, *hakil, from Proto-Germanic *hakulaz; equivalent to hakken +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhakəl(ə)/, /ˈhaklə/

Noun

hakle

1. (rare) Feathers, plumage.
2. (rare) Clothing, dress.

Descendants

• English: hackle
• Scots: heckle

References

• “hakel(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.