English Explanatory Dictionary

rivel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
  2. To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.
noun
  1. A wrinkle; a rimple.
noun
  1. A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪvəl/

Word forms

rivel rivels riveling rivelling riveled rivelled

Etymology

From Middle English rivelen, from Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”), from a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *ribjōną (“to wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil”), equivalent to rive + -el (frequentative suffix). Related to Old Norse rifja (“to rake (hay) into rows or furrows”).

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