† reulingadj.
English regional (northern). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of a person: rude, unruly.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective]
wildc1000
unthewedc1175
wanton?a1300
rabbisha1387
irregular1395
inordinate1398
unruly1400
misgoverned?a1425
misruled?a1425
misruly?a1425
unruleful1439
seditious1447
rulelessc1460
turbulous1527
undaunted1533
turbulent1538
unordinate1561
rowsey1565
misorderlya1568
disruly1570
rabbling1575
disorderous1579
irregulate1579
disorderly1585
break-dance1587
willyart?1590
unguided1600
inorderly1606
anarchial1609
irregulousa1616
unmasterlya1623
uncomposed1631
obstreperous1641
disriegled1657
ranting1658
rantipole1660
reuling1691
shandy1691
rumblegarie1722
randy1723
obstropolous1727
wanruly1773
polrumptious1787
ree-raw1800
rambunctious1830
roid1874
unordered1929
rogue1948
1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) at Reul ‘A reuling lad,’ a rigsby.
1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Reul, to reul, to be rude or unruly. A reuling lad, a rude lad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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