riffeln

1. (weak) to groove (provide with narrow, parallel channels)
2. (weak) to ripple (remove seeds from the stalks of flax by means of a comb)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɪfəln/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: riffeln

Inherited from Old High German: riffilōn

Cognate with Dutch: repel

Cognate with English: ripple

Cognate with German: Riefe

Cognate with Dutch: rijf

Cognate with Old Norse: hrīfa

In summary

From Middle High German riffeln, rifilen, from Old High German riffilōn (“to ripple, remove seeds from flax”), derived from riffila (“ripple”), from Proto-Germanic *ripilō, which is probably related to *rīpaną (“to harvest, reap”). Cognate with Dutch repel, English ripple.
The sense “to cut grooves into” is from unrelated German Low German rieveln, riffeln, frequentative of Middle Low German rīven (“to rake”). Compare German Riefe (“groove”), Dutch rijf (“rake”), (obsolete) rijffelen (“to scrape”), Old Norse hrīfa (“rake”). These words are all rather related to Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (“to rake, scratch”).

Concepts

checker

riffle

cannelure

Synonyms

auskehlen

Translations

battre

hérisser

remuer

acanalar

karıştırmak

çabuk çabuk çevirmek

aceleyle çevirmek

iskambil kağıtlarını karmak