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fankle — /fangˈkl/ (Scot) transitive verb To entangle noun A tangle, muddle ORIGIN: Connected with ↑fang • • • fankˈled adjective … Useful english dictionary
Fankle — originating from the Gaelic word fang for a sheepfold, to fankle someting is to tangle it as in the wool got fankled and stopped me from knitting. As a noun, it can also be a state of confusion Dinna get yourself into a fankle … Scottish slang
fankle — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary noun: Any complex tangle in string, or wool or cable. Example: Ah wis gonny take the wean fishin, but the nylon s in a pure fankle an ah canny be arsed tae take it aw oot … English dialects glossary
fankle — entangle as in Whit a fankle ye ve goat yersel intae … Scottish slang
fankle — area between foot and ankle … Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand
fankle — [ faŋk(ə)l] verb Scottish entangle. Origin ME: from Scots fank coil of rope + le4 … English new terms dictionary
George Mackay Brown — (17 October 1921 13 April 1996), was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character.Born in Stromness in the Orkney Islands, Mackay Brown is considered one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.… … Wikipedia
George Mackay Brown — OBE (* 17. Oktober 1921 in Stromness, Orkney; † 13. April 1996) war ein auf Orkney lebender schottischer Dichter und Schriftsteller. Er schrieb Gedichte, Dramen, Romane, Kurzgeschichten, Essays, Kindergeschichten, Hörspiele und Märchen. Ein Teil… … Deutsch Wikipedia
George Mackay Brown — né le 17 octobre 1921 mort le 13 avril 1996 est un poète, romancier et dramaturge écossais. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Œuvre 2.1 Poésie … Wikipédia en Français
fankled — fankˈled adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑fankle … Useful english dictionary
