runnel
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runnel
- /ˈɹʌnəl/
- /ˈɹʌn.l/
Rhymes with -ʌnəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English runel, rennel, rinel, from Old English rynel (“that which runs; runner; stream”), from Proto-Germanic *runilaz, equivalent to run + -el. Cognate with Scots rinel, rinnal (“stream; runnel”), Swedish rännel (“runner; runnel”).
noun runnels · rinel · rindle
- A small stream, a rivulet. Spring, is ye comen in, / Dappled larke singe, / Snow melteth, / Runnel pelteth, / Smelleth wind of newe buddinge.
- A small artificial channel for water to flow in. Still lower down the slope, on a staircase by the Eastern Bastion, there is an elaborate piece of hydraulic science for checking the flow of water. A stone runnel is made to descend the stairs in a series of parabolic curves which would subject the water to friction, and thus reduce its velocity and
verb runnels · runneling · runnelling · runneled · runnelled
- To create channels for directing the flow of liquid. Not all saltmarshes are suited to habitat modification, but where they are, runnelling provides long-term and cost-effective control with minor non-target impacts.
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noun small stream
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Talk about this word "runnel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/runnel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. runnel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/runnel "runnel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/runnel.Cite this
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