trickle

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1. Middle English · derived fromstriklen“to trickle”
2. Middle English · inherited fromtriklen
3. English todaytrickle

From Middle English triklen, likely a rebracketing (e.g. teres strikled > teerys trikled (“tears trickled”)) of Middle English striklen (“to trickle”), equivalent to strike + -le. For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, umpire.