no objectTo look downcast; to grimace, or wrinkle one's nose; to snivel.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. Origin uncertain; perhaps the reflex of an unattested Old English verbal derivative of hnifol brow, forehead (of unknown origin).
Definition of nivel in US English:
nivel
verbˈnɪvl
British Regional rare
no objectTo look downcast; to grimace, or wrinkle one's nose; to snivel.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. Origin uncertain; perhaps the reflex of an unattested Old English verbal derivative of hnifol brow, forehead (of unknown origin).