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单词 runkle
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Definition of runkle in English:

runkle

(also runckle)
noun ˈrʌŋk(ə)l
Irish English, Scottish, Northern
  • A wrinkle; a crease.

verb ˈrʌŋk(ə)l
  • no object And with object. To wrinkle, rumple; (in later use also, of fabric, clothing, etc.) to ruck up.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from early Scandinavian, perhaps showing a blend with wrinkle. Compare later ruckle. Perhaps compare also Middle Dutch (rare) wronckelen to twist, to wind, and the related noun wronckel
late Middle English; earliest use found in The Prick of Conscience. Probably from runkle.

 
 

Definition of runkle in US English:

runkle

(also runckle)
nounˈrʌŋk(ə)l
Irish English, Scottish, Northern
  • A wrinkle; a crease.

verbˈrʌŋk(ə)l
  • no object And with object. To wrinkle, rumple; (in later use also, of fabric, clothing, etc.) to ruck up.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from early Scandinavian, perhaps showing a blend with wrinkle. Compare later ruckle. Perhaps compare also Middle Dutch (rare) wronckelen to twist, to wind, and the related noun wronckel<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in The Prick of Conscience. Probably from runkle.

 
 
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