brustle
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English brustlien and brastlien, related to German prasseln (“to crackle”). See burst.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbrustle (third-person singular simple present brustles, present participle brustling, simple past and past participle brustled)
- To crackle; to rustle.
- To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
- 1684, Thomas Otway, The Atheist: Or, The Second Part of the Soldiers Fortune:
- Cour. Oh, an Atheist, Sir; he believes neither God nor the Devil.
Fath. 'Sbud, I'll brustle up to him. Are you an Atheist, Fellow? hoh?
References
edit“brustle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.