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Dangle

2 stages from Scandinavian to English.

Today it means to hang loosely, swinging or moving freely
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Stage 1 of 2
dangla
Scandinavian · medieval
"to hang loosely"
to hang loosely, swinging back and forth
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Stage 2 of 2
dangle
English · 1600s
"to hang loosely, swinging"
settled as the English word for hanging loosely and swinging
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