Ankle \An"kle\ ([a^][ng]"k'l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ["o]kkla, ["o]kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.]

The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)