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shrivel

v.
US //ˈʃɹɪvəɫ// UK //ʃɹˈɪvəl// shriv·el
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Origin

First recorded as shriveled (“shrivelled”), probably of North Germanic origin related to dialectal Swedish skryvla (“to wrinkle, shrivel”); perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic skrinkwaną (“to shrivel, shrink”) or skrimpaną (“to shrink”).

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