rivel

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

rivels

V_ing/Gerund

riveling

V_ed/pp

rivellingriveled

1.
(intransitive)To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
2.
(transitive)To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.
they crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, rivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies […]

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

rivels

1.
(obsolete)A wrinkle; a rimple.
2.
(US)A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

Nguồn gốc từ

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 + -le. Related to rifja.