engle

Examples

• All

• She placed another log on the engle to keep the cottage warm through the evening.

• The family gathered around the engle to warm themselves after a long day in the fields.

• The family gathered around the engle for warmth.

• In the cold winter, an engle is essential.

• The family gathered around the engle to warm themselves after a long day in the fields.

• Old tales were often shared beside the glowing engle on cold Scottish nights.

• She placed another log on the engle to keep the cottage warm through the evening.

Synonyms

F

fireplace

vsengle

190 1.0

An open space in a wall where you make a fire to heat a room or for decoration

is the dialect or older term rather than the standard modern name

H

hearth

vsengle

21 5.5

The floor area in front of a fireplace where you build a fire

is the whole fireplace region in dialect, not only the floor area

O

open fireplace

vsengle

1 3.0

A space in a wall where you make an open fire to heat or cook in a room

is the dialect home word, not focusing on recessed structure

I

ingle

vsengle

• Archaic

9.9

A fireplace in an old house where people burn wood to warm the room

is a regional dialect form used in northern speech rather than general usage

How Warm

radiator

15 2.7

stove

95 1.0

engle

• Archaic

9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology