eckle

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noun

An icicle.

OriginMiddle English ikil ← Old English ġicel ← Proto-West Germanic *jikil →
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Meanings

eckle1

nouneckle (plural eckles)

plural eckles · alternative eccle

  1. dialectalAn icicle.
  2. dialectalplural normallyThe crest of a cock.
  3. dialectalA woodpecker.

eckle2

verbeckle (third-person singular simple present eckles, present participle eckling, simple past and past participle eckled)

present singular third person eckles · participle present eckling · participle past eckled · past eckled · alternative eccle

  1. Northern EnglandintransitiveTo aim; intend; design.

Origin

eckle · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-“icefloe, icicle”
  2. Proto-Germanic*jekulaz“piece of ice”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*jikil
  4. Old Englishġicel“ice, icicle”
  5. Middle Englishikil
  6. Englisheckle

From a variation of ickle (“icicle”), from Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English ġicel (“ice, icicle”), from Proto-West Germanic *jikil, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“icefloe, icicle”). More at ickle.

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eckle · verb

Alteration of ettle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

eckle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eckle

MLA

“eckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eckle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eckle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eckle.

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