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brastle, v.|ˈbræs(ə)l|
[OE. brastlian, ME. brastlien; cf. MHG. barsteln, Sw. prassla. But the modern (Scotch) use may be a recent onomatopœia. Cf. brattle, brustle.]
†1. intr. To crackle, clatter; to roar (as flames).
c1000ælfric in Thorpe Hom. II. 508 (Bosw.) Ðæt treow brastliende sah to ðam halᵹan were. c1205Lay. 27463 Sceldes brastleden.
2. To rush with clattering noise, or with excited haste. Sc.
1826J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 234 Plouterin in the dubs, or brastlin up the braes. 1835Blackw. Mag. XXXVIII. 156 A small trout or two brastled away to the other side of the shallow. |