English
hurkle
Hurkle comes from Scots hurkle ‘to sit huddled in a crouched position either…’.
- Scotsc. 1450–presenthurkle‘to sit huddled in a crouched position either for warmth or secrecy’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Scotsc. 1450–presenthurkle‘to sit huddled in a crouched position either for warmth or secrecy’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Scots hurkle
Today it means
verb To draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scots hurkle / hurkle