rill

Meaning

Noun

1. A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
2. Alternative form of rille.

Verb

To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪl/

Etymology

From or akin to West Frisian ril (“rill; a narrow channel”), Dutch ril (“rill; gully; trench; watercourse”), German Low German Rille, Rill (“a small channel; brook; furrow”), German Rille (“a groove; furrow”).