Obs. exc. dial. In 5, 8 langel, 7 langol. [f. prec. sb.] trans. To fasten with a thong; to confine (the legs of an animal) with a thong, rope, or the like. Hence Langled ppl. a.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 286/2. Langelyd, or teyyn to-gedyr, colligatus. Ibid. Langelyn or byynd to-geder, colligo (P. compedio).
1647. Trapp, Comm. Rom. vii. 24. This carcase of sin to which I am tied and lungold [sic]. Ibid. (1650), Comm. Gen. iv. 12. He was langold to it, and must abide by it.
1755. Forbes, Ajax’ Sp., 25. This … your sma banes wou’d langel sair. Ibid., Key, Langel, entangle.
1790. Grose, Prov. Gloss. (ed. 2), Langled, having the legs coupled together at a small distance, North.
1880. Antrim & Down Gloss., Langle, to tie the hind foot and the fore foot of an animal together, to prevent it straying far.
