- tinclian
- wv/t2 to tickle
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
tinclian
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tickle — I. verb (tickled; tickling) Etymology: Middle English tikelen; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to excite or stir up agreeably ; please < music…does more than tickle o … New Collegiate Dictionary
tickle — (v.) early 14c. (intrans.) to be thrilled or tingling, of uncertain origin, possibly a frequentative form of TICK (Cf. tick) (2) in its older sense of to touch. The Old English form was tinclian. Some suggest a metathesis of kittle (M.E.… … Etymology dictionary
tickle — [tik′əl] vt. tickled, tickling [ME tikelen, akin to Ger dial. zickeln, OE tinclian, to tickle: for IE base see TICK2] 1. to please, gratify, delight, etc.: often used in the passive voice with slang intensifiers, as tickled pink, tickled silly,… … English World dictionary
