RUNKLE ADJ. wrinkled ...1440 obs. rare NOUN 1. a wrinkle; a rumple; a crease ...a1400 now chiefly Sc. & Irish usage 2. a bunch, snarl, or entanglement ...1930 Sc. 3. a wrinkled, shrivelled or gnarled person ...1934 Sc. VERB 1. to wrinkle; to rumple; to crumple; to crush ...a1425 2. to gnarl, to twist, to distort, to curl ...1722 Sc. ETYMOLOGY of uncertain origin; possibly from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional rukla (wrinkle, ridge), perhaps showing a blend with wrinkle (n.); FIRST DOCUMENTED USE a1400 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Bi his eres skailand sumdele, In hefd he had a clift be-forn, Als nazarens has that thar er born. His for-hed [fair]. wemless to sight, Wit-vten ani runkel slight, His vice sumdel wit rede was blend..." From: Cursor Mundi: A Northumbrian poem of the 14th century
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