sprattlen.
Scottish.
A struggle or scramble.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > striving or struggling > an act of
strugglingc1386
effort1490
bargain1615
struggle1692
pilget1777
warsle1792
sprattle1824
wrestle1893
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > under difficulties
strugglingc1386
struggle1692
hardscrabble1784
sprattle1824
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xii. 273 We will suppose that any friend like yourself were in the deepest hole in the Nith, and making a sprattle for your life.
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† sprattlev.1
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive and transitive. To scatter, disperse.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter or be dispersed [verb (intransitive)]
scatterc1430
shedc1485
sprattlea1500
spirtle1725
squander1823
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)]
to-shedc888
skairc1175
skaila1400
disparklec1449
scatter?c1450
spartlec1475
sprattlea1500
distribute?c1510
disperge1530
shudderc1540
crumble1547
pour1574
sperse1580
disject1581
spatter1582
distract1589
sparflec1600
esparse1625
fan1639
disperse1654
sparge1786
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > send away or dismiss > send away in various directions
skair?a1400
unhardlec1400
sprattlea1500
dispersea1535
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 233 Eyen that bene whit y-freklet, or I-sprotid,..or reede y-spratelid throgh the eyen, bene moste to blame amonge al otheris.
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 137 Kynge Richarde out of Irlande into Walis arryuet, ther anoone spratlit al his ryche retenue.
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sprattlev.2
Scottish. rare.
intransitive. To scramble, to struggle.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > strive or struggle
hiec888
to stand inc1175
wrag?c1225
wrestle?c1225
stretcha1375
strivec1384
pressc1390
hitc1400
wring1470
fend15..
battle1502
contend?1518
reluct1526
flichter1528
touse1542
struggle1597
to lay in1599
strain?1606
stickle1613
fork1681
sprattle1786
buffet1824
fight1859
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make strenuous efforts > in face of difficulties
wring1470
warslea1500
contend?1518
agonize1570
wrestle1591
struggle1597
throe1615
pull1676
sprattle1786
1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 193 There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle.
1787 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 303 Silly sheep, wha..thro' the drift, deep-lairing, sprattle.
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