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(run′əl)

noun

a small stream; rivulet
a small channel or watercourse

Origin: ME rinel, runel < OE rynel < base of rinnan, to run

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noun

A rivulet; a brook.
A narrow channel or course, as for water.

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Origin: Middle English rynel

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , from rinnan, to run; see rei- in Indo-European roots

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