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)

1. (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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• diuel, Diuel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪvɪl/

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Noun

divel (plural divels)

1. (dialect or archaic) Alternative spelling of devil.

Anagrams

• Devil, devil, lived, vilde, viled