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Divel vs Rivel - What's the difference?

divel | rivel |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between divel and rivel

is that divel is (obsolete) to rend apart while rivel is (obsolete) a wrinkle; a rimple.

As verbs the difference between divel and rivel

is that divel is (obsolete) to rend apart while rivel is to shrivel, wrinkle (up).

As a noun rivel is

(obsolete) a wrinkle; a rimple.

divel

English

Verb

(divell)
  • (obsolete) To rend apart.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)
    (Webster 1913)

    rivel

    English

    Verb

    (rivell)
  • To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
  • To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.
  • *, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.279:
    • 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 […].

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.
    • (Holland)
  • (US) A kind of dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup.

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