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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Kris Kringle #53280 01/19/2002 9:25 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 In looking up "thimble" I found a word "cringle" crin[gle 7kri%4g!l8 n. 5ME < ON kringla, circle, or MDu kringel, ring, both ult. < IE base *ger3: see CRADLE6 a small loop or ring of rope or metal on the edge of a sail, through which a line may be run for fastening the sail This reminded me of Santa Claus, aka Kris Kringle. What does the "Kringle" mean? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Kris Kringle wwh 01/19/2002 9:25 PM Re: Kris Kringle wwh 01/20/2002 2:46 PM Re: Kris Kringle Jackie 01/20/2002 5:12 PM Re: Kris Kringle wwh 01/20/2002 6:50 PM Re: Kris Kringle Wordwind 01/20/2002 9:09 PM Re: Gwilliam Faldage 01/21/2002 11:14 AM End of the line wofahulicodoc 01/21/2002 12:56 AM Re: End of the line wwh 01/21/2002 1:23 AM Re: End of the line doc_comfort 01/21/2002 7:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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