divel

English

Etymology 1

From Latin dīvellere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daɪˈvɛl/, /dɪˈvɛl/
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Verb

divel (third-person singular simple present divels, present participle divelling, simple past and past participle divelled)

(obsolete) To rend apart.
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
  [eyelids] may be eaſily divelled or parted aſunder

Alternative forms

diuel, Diuel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪvɪl/
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Noun

divel (plural divels)

(dialect or archaic) Alternative spelling of devil

Anagrams

Devil, devil, lived, vilde, viled

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