taiglev.
/ˈteɪɡ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈteɪɡ(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈteɡ(ə)l/ Scottish.?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 194 He..forgot all things which might teagle him in the way.?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 194 Forget things past that would teagle us.1684 Peden in Life & Prophecies (1868) 56 Tell all the Lords people to try by mourning and prayer to teagle Him.1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley ii. 23 Others cunningly stretched out their legs to taigle the wrathful dominie.1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags 64 Ye hae taigled us overly long already.
1. transitive. To entangle, impede, or hinder in course or action; to keep back, retard, detain, delay.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > hinder or delay
bestayc1330
tarry1340
delaya1393
to put aback1450
to pull backa1470
retard1490
tarde1524
retary1526
to throw back1562
forslow1570
backward1594
detain1600
to set back1600
slug1605
retardate1613
tardya1616
taigle?1635
backen1649
remore1652
remorate1657
to cast back1671
to hold up1887
to knock back1945
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxxix. 16 (MS. N.) Na man may wit hou many vices ar þat men ar tagild with. [So MS. S.; MSS. U. & L. tangild; Laud 321 tangyld, Magd. Coll. 52 & Laud 418 tangild, Bodl. 953 tanglyd, Tanner 1 tangled, Univ. Coll. lvi tangeled; Bodl. 467 snaryd.]]
2. To ‘catch’ or entangle in talk; to embarrass.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > of difficulty: beset (a person) [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) in difficulty
mire?c1400
to make (a place, situation, etc.) too hot for1582
difficult1641
to wind (oneself) a (bonny) pirn1660
swamp1818
to be rough on1860
taigle1865
soup1895
hot1920
to hot up1927
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > be annoyed or vexed by [verb (transitive)] > annoy or vex
gremec893
dretchc900
awhenec1000
teenOE
fretc1290
annoyc1300
atrayc1320
encumberc1330
diseasec1340
grindc1350
distemperc1386
offenda1387
arra1400
avexa1400
derea1400
miscomforta1400
angerc1400
engrievec1400
vex1418
molesta1425
entrouble?1435
destroublea1450
poina1450
rubc1450
to wring (a person) on the mailsc1450
disprofit1483
agrea1492
trouble1515
grig1553
mis-set?1553
nip?1553
grate1555
gripe1559
spitec1563
fike?1572
gall1573
corsie1574
corrosive1581
touch1581
disaccommodate1586
macerate1588
perplex1590
thorn1592
exulcerate1593
plague1595
incommode1598
affret1600
brier1601
to gall or tread on (one's) kibes1603
discommodate1606
incommodate1611
to grate on or upon1631
disincommodate1635
shog1636
ulcerate1647
incommodiate1650
to put (a person) out of his (her, etc.) way1653
discommodiate1654
discommode1657
ruffle1659
regrate1661
disoblige1668
torment1718
pesta1729
chagrin1734
pingle1740
bothera1745
potter1747
wherrit1762
to tweak the nose of1784
to play up1803
tout1808
rasp1810
outrage1818
worrit1818
werrit1825
buggerlug1850
taigle1865
get1867
to give a person the pip1881
to get across ——1888
nark1888
eat1893
to twist the tail1895
dudgeon1906
to tweak the tail of1909
sore1929
to put up1930
wouldn't it rip you!1941
sheg1943
to dick around1944
cheese1946
to pee off1946
to honk off1970
to fuck off1973
to tweak (a person's or thing's) tail1977
to tweak (a person's or thing's) nose1983
to wind up1984
to dick about1996
to-teen-
1865 in Beeton's Bk. Anecd. 24 Two graceless young fellows who had determined, as they said, to taigle their minister.
3. intransitive. To linger, tarry, delay; to dally, loiter.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)]
geleOE
studegieOE
abideOE
to do in or a (= on) fristc1175
dwellc1175
demurc1230
targec1250
dretcha1325
tarrya1375
sojourn1377
defer1382
letc1385
hinderc1386
blina1400
delay?a1400
honea1400
litea1400
overbidea1400
prolongc1425
supersede1433
hoverc1440
tarrowc1480
sunyie1488
stay?a1500
sleep1519
slack1530
protract1540
linger1548
procrastinate1548
slackc1560
slug1565
jauk1568
temporize1579
detract1584
longering1587
sit1591
prorogue1593
to time it out1613
to lie out1640
crastinate1656
taigle17..
to hang fire1782
to hold off1790
to hang it on1819
prevaricate1854
to lie over1856
to tread water1942
to drag one's feet1946
the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity
trifle?a1400
loiterc1400
tiffc1440
tifflec1440
to pick a salad1520
to play the wanton1529
fiddle1530
dauntc1540
piddle1545
dally?1548
pittlea1568
pingle1574
puddle1591
to thrum caps1594
maginate1623
meecha1625
pudder1624
dabble1631
fanfreluche1653
dawdlea1656
taigle17..
niff-naff1728
tiddle1747
peddle1755
gammer1788
quiddle1789
muddle1791
browse1803
niddle1808
poke1811
fal-lal1818
potter1824
footer1825
putter1827
shaffle1828
to fool about1838
mike1838
piffle1847
mess1853
to muck about1856
tinker1856
bohemianize1857
to fool around1860
frivol1866
june1869
muss1876
to muddle about (also around)1877
slummock1877
dicker1888
moodle1893
to fart about1899
to fart about (or around)1899
plouter1899
futz1907
monkey1916
to arse around1919
to play around1929
to fuck around1931
tool1932
frig1933
boondoggle1935
to muck around1935
to screw around1935
to bugger about1937
to bugger around1939
to piss about1943
to dick around1948
to jerk around1953
fart-arse1954
to fanny around1969
slop1973
dork1982
to twat around (or about)1992
to dick about1996
17.. Laird o Ochiltree Wawis ix, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1890) IV. vii. ccxvii. 196/1 Kind maister, ye've taiglit lang.
1823 J. Galt Ringan Gilhaize III. xviii. 171 Robin Brown taiglet more than two hours for me.
1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xi. 87 ‘Make haste’, they said, ‘we haena time to taigle wi' ye’.
4. intransitive. To walk slowly or heavily, to drag oneself, to trudge.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > laboriously or aimlessly
haik?a1500
harl?a1513
trudge1547
palt1560
ploda1566
traipse1593
trash1607
truck1631
tramp1643
vamp1654
trudgea1657
daggle1681
trape1706
trampoose1794
hike1809
slog1872
taigle1886
pudge1891
sludge1908
schlep1937
schlump1957
1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xviii. 173 Ay, man, ye shall taigle many a weary foot, or we get clear!
1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona vii. 74 A man that comes taigling after a Macgregor's daughter.
1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xix. 223 Her two sisters had to taigle home by theirselves.
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