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rackle en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹæ.kəl/

Etymology

From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door" (from a Germanic source)), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan.

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal) A chain.
  2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable) Noisy talk.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rackles Number=Plur lexicographic
rakkill alternative lexicographic

rackle en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹæ.kəl/

Etymology

From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door" (from a Germanic source)), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan.

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) To talk noisily; rattle on.

Forms

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rackling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rackled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rackled Tense=Past lexicographic
rakkill alternative lexicographic
rackles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

rackle en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹæ.kəl/

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from rack (“to drive; move; go forward rapidly”), alteration of Middle English reken (“to drive; move; tend”), from Old Norse reka, vreka (“to drive; drift; toss”) + -le (“tending or prone to”). Related to Icelandic reka, Swedish vräka, Danish vrage, English wrack.

Meanings

  1. Of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless
  2. Rough, crude
  3. Sturdy in old age

Forms

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most rackle Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rackle Degree=Cmp lexicographic