| 释义 |
† wentle, v. Obs.
[ad. MDu. wentelen (also mod.Du.) = MLG. and LG. wentelen, G. dial. wenzelen.]
intr. To roll or tumble about. (Used only by Caxton.)
1481Caxton Reynard viii. (Arb.) 18 Whan he was so wery, he wentled and tombled nyghe half a myle... And whan he was seen so comyng fro ferre, Some doubted what it myght be that cam so wentelyng. c1489― Sonnes of Aymon xxii. 475 Al nyghte he coude not fall a slepe, but wentled in his bed without ony rest. |