Trindle
/ˈtrɪn.dəl/noun
A small wheel, roller, or wheel-like object, especially in regional or dialectal English.
Did you know?Trindle is a dialectal form related to Middle English trendle, whose older sense involved rolling, turning, or a circular object.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*trandilą
“A wheel, disk, or circular object; reconstructed ancestor associated with rolling or turning.”
Old English
Old English
trendel
“A ring, disk, circle, or wheel-like object.”
Middle English
Middle English
trendle
“A wheel, roller, or something that rolls or turns.”
16th Century
English
trindle
“A regional variant referring to a small wheel or roller.”
Modern English
English
trindle
“A chiefly dialectal word for a small wheel, roller, or wheel-like object.”