Definitions For Fangle

Etymology 1

From Middle English fangelen, pos=v, from fangel, , inclined to take, pos=a, from {{inh, en, ang, , *fangol, *fangel, inclined to take}}, from fōn, , to take, seize. Compare {{cog, ang, andfangol, , undertaker, contractor}}, {{cog, ang, underfangelnes, , undertaking, hospitality}}, {{cog, enm, fangen, , to take, seize, catch}}, {{cog, de, fangen, , to catch}}. More at fang, onfang.

Verb

fangl (obsolete, or, dialectal) To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create. (obsolete, or, dialectal) To trim showily; entangle; hang about. (obsolete, or, dialectal) To waste time; trifle.

Usage notes

Although obsolete in general English, the verb is still occasionally used in some regions, and is retained in the expression newfangled.

Derived terms

fangleness newfangle newfangled

Etymology 2

back-formation, back formation from newfangled, pos=a as if new + fangle, pos=n. See newfangle.

Noun

FANGLE (plural FANGLEs) (obsolete) A prop; a taking up; a new thing. Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy. A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. A conceit; whim.