Etymology

runlet

run·let
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Today it means: A small brook or stream. Full definition →

Middle English roundelet ← Old French rondelet
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runlet · noun1

From run + -let. Compare runnel.

runlet · noun2

  1. Old French · derived fromrondelet“roundlet”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromroundelet
  3. English todayrunlet

From Middle English roundelet, from Old French rondelet (“roundlet”). More at roundlet.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishroundelet all →

roundlet

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