hantle
hantle noun: a considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
Noun
hantle (plural hantles)
- A considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- An Irish creature, Erbert Ellison was the name, ran the place for the trustees, he said, but if you might believe all the stories you heard he ran a hantle more silver into his own pouch than he ran into theirs.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 15
Synonyms of hantle
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Forms of hantle
| plural | hantles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hantel |
| alternative form | hauntle |
| alternative form | hontle |
| alternative form | hancle |
| alternative form | hankle |
| alternative form | hantill |
Origin of hantle
Of obscure origin. Perhaps from Middle English *antel, *antæl, from Old English *antæl, *andtæl, equivalent to and- + tale (“number”); or more likely of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish antal, Danish antal (“a number, multitude”), Dutch aantal (“a number, a great many”), and German Anzahl (“a number, quantity, multitude”). The addition of initial h is believed to be due to influence from Middle English handfull (“handful”).
Questions about hantle
- What does hantle mean?
- Hantle means a considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- What part of speech is hantle?
- Hantle is a noun.
- What is the plural of hantle?
- The plural of hantle is hantles.
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