单词 | wandle |
释义 | wandleadj. Scottish and northern. Of a thing: Flexible, supple. Of a person: Lithe, agile, nimble. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [adjective] leathwakec1000 lithebyc1000 starka1275 stiffc1305 standing1340 bainc1440 waldinc1485 resolveda1500 supplea1500 lash1513 limber1582 sagging1599 laxed1623 unslakeda1625 laxated1652 springy1674 gangling1764 lithesome1768 swack1768 unslackened1770 lissoma1800 wandle1803 loose-limbed1823 loose1846 unslacked1848 saggy1853 loose-jointed1859 loose-hung1869 gangly1871 1803 Hogg Donald MacDonald vi The Stuart is sturdy and wannel. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 242 The bairn was sent awa' and bred up near the Highlands, and grew up to be a fine wanle fallow. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Wandle, supple, pliant—when spoken of a person, agile, nimble. 1899 Cumbld. Gloss. Wannel, lithe, agile, flexible. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wandlev. dialect. intransitive. ‘To walk unsteadily or wearily; to move with a slow, trembling step’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily wiggle?c1225 walter1399 falterc1400 stammerc1400 dotterc1475 stavera1500 stumblea1500 reel1529 scamblec1571 halper1596 totter1602 folder1607 wamble1611 to make a Virginia fence1671 wandle1686 fribble1709 rock1718 stoit1719 stoiter1724 swagger1724 doddle1761 stotter1781 toit1786 doiter1793 stot1801 dodder1819 twaddle1823 teeter1844 shoggle1884 welter1884 warple1887 whemmel1895 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 48 Her Stilts [note, Crutches] she was not able to handle, But e'en as weak as she cou'd wandle. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wandle, wannel, to walk with weariness or painful effort. Aa can hardlies wannel hyem. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1803v.1686 |
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