/shriv"euhl/ , v.t., v.i., shriveled, shriveling or ( esp. Brit. ) shrivelled, shrivelling .
1. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
2. to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
[ 1595-1605; akin to Sw skroflig uneven, rough (perh. orig. wrinkled, shrunken), dial. Sw skryvla to wrinkle, OE sceorfan to roughen; see SCURF ]
Syn. 1. shrink. See wither .