† ˈwriteling,vbl.n.Obs.rare. [Cf.OE.wrítian, to chirp, chatter, etc., and -le 3.] Trilling or warbling (of the nightingale). a1250Owl & Night. 48 West þu þat ich ne cunne singe, Þeȝ ich ne cunne of writelinge?Ibid. 914 Wi nultu þare preoste singe, An teche of thire writelinge?