tangle
English
/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to become mixed together or intertwined
- (intransitive) to enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
- (transitive) to mix together or intertwine
- (transitive) to catch and hold; to ensnare.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tanglen.
Origin
Middle English
tanglen
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitangle English
- betangle English
- detangle English
- detangler English
- disentangle English
- entangle English
- entanglement English
- entangler English
- entanglest English
- entanglon English
- foot English
- hydroentangle English
- intertangle English
- legs English
- pretangle English
- talk English
- tanglefoot English
- tanglefooted English
- tanglegram English
- tanglelegs English
- tangleproof English
- tangler English
- tanglesome English
- tangletalk English
- tangly English
- unentangle English
- untangle English
- untangler English
- entanglen Middle English
- tagilen Middle English
- tanglen Middle English
- þǫngull Old Norse