rewle

English

Noun

rewle (plural rewles)

1. Obsolete spelling of rule.

Verb

rewle (third-person singular simple present rewles, present participle rewling, simple past and past participle rewled)

1. Obsolete spelling of rule.
   • 1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse‎^[1]:

     For as moche as the Noble persone canne not rewle ne gouerne with oute y'e seruyce and werke of the peple/ than hit behoueth to deuyse the oeuurages and the offices of the werkemen/ Than I shall begynne fyrst at the fyrst pawne/ that is in the playe of the chesse/

Anagrams

• Werle, lewer

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

rewle

1. Alternative form of reule

Etymology 2

Noun

rewle

1. Alternative form of revel