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Nickle vs Ickle - What's the difference?

nickle | ickle |

As nouns the difference between nickle and ickle

is that nickle is while ickle is (dialectal) an icicle.

As an adjective ickle is

(childish) little.

nickle

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • ickle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ikil, ykle, from (etyl) (Gheg okull).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) An icicle.
  • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (childish) little