ingle

American  

[ing-guhl] / ˈɪŋ gəl /

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

1. a fire burning in a hearth.

2. a fireplace; hearth.

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ingle British  

/ ˈɪŋɡəl /

noun

1. archaic a fire in a room or a fireplace

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Etymology

Origin of ingle

First recorded in 1500–10, ingle is from the Scots Gaelic word aingeal fire

Example Sentences

Paddy says, Fintan, what’s an ingle? and Fintan says it’s just a boy from olden times who sits in a corner, that’s all.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

There he sat in the ingle by the chimney corner, like a cat, and grubbed in the ashes and split fir tapers.

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by Asbj?rnsen, P. Chr.

Another recalled the fact that on Good Friday morning Kisseck struck the griddle that hung in the ingle and tumbled it into the fire.

From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir

Jabez, the tailor, who sat whimpering in the ingle, told her that the priest had that moment gone off to Ballamona, where the Dempster that was—hadn't she heard the newses?—was new down with the Sweat.

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir

You should see him set a sneer or ingle, he’d captivate any mortial thing.

From Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season by Fenn, George Manville

Related Words

• chimney
• furnace
• stove