different between rivel vs riven

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English rivelen, from Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”), from a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *ribj?n? (“to wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil”), equivalent to rive +? -el (frequentative suffix). Related to Old Norse rifja (“to rake (hay) into rows or furrows”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???v?l/

Verb

rivel (third-person singular simple present rivels, present participle rivelling, simple past and past participle rivelled)

1. (intransitive) To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
2. (transitive) 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

rivel (plural rivels)

1. (obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.

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Etymology 2

Probably from (Pennsylvania German, from) Palatine Rhine Franconian Riwwel, Ribbel, Riebel (compare Volga German Rievel, Ribel, Riebel).

Noun

rivel (plural rivels)

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

Anagrams

• Elvir, Liver, ervil, levir, liver, livre, viler

English

Etymology

From Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /???v?n/
• Rhymes: -?v?n
• Hyphenation: ri?ven

Verb

riven

1. past participle of rive

Usage notes

An alternative past participle of to rive is rived, which is preferred in American English.

Adjective

riven (not comparable)

1. Torn apart.
2. Broken into pieces; split asunder.

Anagrams

• Ervin, Inver-, Irven, Niver, Rivne, Viner, viner

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• riva

Noun

riven m or f

1. definite masculine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

riven m

1. definite singular of riv

Etymology 2

Participle

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)

1. past participle of riva and rive

Swedish

Verb

riven

1. past participle of riva.

Anagrams

• ivern, viner