strinkle

1 of 2

noun

obsolete

: sprinkler

especially : aspergillum

strinkle

2 of 2

verb

strin·​kle

ˈstriŋkəl

chiefly dialectal

: sprinkle

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English strenkil, strinkil, probably alteration (influenced by strewen to strew) of sprenkil, sprinkil: akin to Middle English sprenklen to sprinkle

Verb

Middle English strenklen, strinklen, probably alteration of sprenklen, sprinklen

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