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Webster 1913 Edition


Reigle

Rei′gle

(r?′g’l)
,
Noun.
[F.
règle
a rule, fr. L.
regula
. See
Rule
.]
A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything;
as, the
reigle
of a side post for a flood gate
.
Carew.

Rei′gle

,
Verb.
T.
To regulate; to govern.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Reigle

RE'IGLE

,
Noun.
A hollow cut or channel for guiding any thing; as the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.

Definition 2024


reigle

reigle

English

Verb

reigle (third-person singular simple present reigles, present participle reigling, simple past and past participle reigled)

  1. (obsolete) To regulate; to govern.

Noun

reigle (plural reigles)

  1. A hollow cut or channel for guiding anything.
    the reigle of a side post for a flood gate
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Middle French

Noun

reigle f (plural reigles)

  1. rule (general guideline)

Verb

reigle

  1. first-person singular present indicative of reigler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of reigler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of reigler
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of reigler
  5. second-person singular imperative of reigler

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