prinkle1
/ˈprɪŋkl/Scottish (north-east. )
noun
A young saithe or coalfish, Pollachius virens.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Buchan (1790–1854), folk-song collector, historian, and publisher. Origin unknown.
prinkle2
/ˈprɪŋkl/verb
1 [no object] To have or cause a pricking sensation, like the feeling of ‘pins and needles’; to prickle, tingle. Scottish.
2 [no object] To twinkle, sparkle. Chiefly Scottish and English regional.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Kelly (c1684–1751), writer. Probably a variant of prickle with infixed -n-; compare later pringle.