drinkle

Etymology

Came into English via Middle English drinklen, drinkelen, drenklen, meaning ‘to plunge, drown’, from Old English *drenclian, meaning ‘to drown’, a frequentative form of Old English drenċan, meaning ‘to give to drink, give drink to, drench, make drunk, ply with drink; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, plunge; sink’; equivalent to drink plus -le and to drench plus -le. Compare dronkle and drunkle.