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runnel

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌnəl/

The English word “runnel” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A small stream, a rivulet.
  2. A small artificial channel for water to flow in.

verb

  1. To create channels for directing the flow of liquid.

Etymology

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”).

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