ringle1
/ˈrɪŋɡl/Chiefly regional. Now rare
verb
[no object] To ring or jingle.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From ring + -le. Compare North Frisian ringle, ringli, rëngle to ring, reverberate, Dutch rinkelen to jingle, tinkle, rattle, Old Icelandic hringla to clatter, rattle, Old Swedish, Swedish ringla to ring, rattle, early modern Danish, Danish ringle to ring, rattle, jingle.
ringle2
/ˈrɪŋɡl/Now chiefly English regional (south-eastern )
verb
[with object] To put a ring in the nose of (a pig), especially to prevent rooting.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet. From ringle.