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Rine vs Wrine - What's the difference?

rine | wrine |

As nouns the difference between rine and wrine

is that rine is a watercourse or ditch while wrine is deep wrinkle.

As a verb rine

is to touch.

rine

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rinen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(rin)
  • To touch.
  • To concern; affect.
  • To pertain to; fall to.
  • To tend to a certain effect or outcome.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rune, from (etyl) . See (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A watercourse or ditch.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • wrine

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wry

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) deep wrinkle

    • Anagrams

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