ancle

See also: anclé

English

Noun

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...

   • 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.

Anagrams

• Calne, Lance, clane, clean, lance

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ancle

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• ankel, ancyl, ankyll, ankill, anclee, anclowe, oncleou

Etymology

From Old English *ancol, *ancel, anclēo, anclēow, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈankəl/, /ˈankleː/

Noun

ancle (plural ancles)

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

Descendants

• English: ankle (dialectal ancley, anclef, ancliff; obsolete ancle)
• Scots: ankleth, anklet (fusion of Middle English ancle and lith); hankle

References

• “anclẹ̄ (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-25.

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Spanish

Verb

ancle

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of anclar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of anclar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of anclar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of anclar.