Thingle
/ˈθɪŋɡəl/noun
A Scots and dialectal form meaning to tingle, prick, or cause a sharp prickling sensation.
Did you know?Thingle is recorded as a Scots or dialectal variant related to tingle, whose earliest senses described sharp bodily sensations such as pricking, smarting, or tingling.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*stinganą
“To prick, pierce, or sting; a proposed ancestral connection for the wider group of prickling words.”
Old English
Old English
stingan
“To prick or pierce; the source of English sting.”
Middle English
Middle English
tingen
“To prick, sting, or produce a sharp sensation; related forms developed into tingle.”
15th–17th Century
Scots
thingle
“A dialectal form associated with tingling, pricking, or smarting sensations.”
Modern English
English
thingle
“An uncommon Scots or regional word meaning to tingle or prick.”