rivel

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
2. To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.

Noun

A wrinkle; a rimple.

Noun

A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪvəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: rivelen

Geërf van Old English: rifelan

Verwante met Old Norse: rifja

In summary

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”).