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- noun A
beating with thefists . - verb Present participle of
nevel . - adverb obsolete On one's face;
face-down .
Etymologies
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From nevel ("to deliver a blow with the hand or fist, pummel"), equivalent to nevel + -ing.
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From Middle English neweling, neuelinge, niuelinge ("flat down", adv), equivalent to nuel + -ling. More at nuel.
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