gingle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Noun

gingle (plural gingles)

1. Obsolete form of jingle.
   • 1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Names of the Actors”, in The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, signature A iij, verso:

     Or for a need on foot can post himſelfe into credite with his Merchant, only with the Gingle of his spurre, and the Ierke of his Wand.

Verb

gingle (third-person singular simple present gingles, present participle gingling, simple past and past participle gingled)

1. Obsolete form of jingle.
   • 1632, Iames Shirley [i.e., James Shirley], Changes: Or, Love in a Maze. A Comedie, […], London: […] G. P. for William Cooke, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 3:

     I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.

   • 1863, Westland Marston, Donna Diana:

     He asked me then what children
     Were they who gingled thus upon the lute?

References

• “gingle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• leggin, leging, niggle