spartle
intransitive verb
spar·tle
ˈspärtᵊl
-ed/-ing/-s
Scottish
: to kick about : sprawl
Word History
Etymology
Dutch spartelen, from Middle Dutch spartelen, spertelen, sportelen; akin to Middle Low German spartelen, sportelen, spertelen to sprawl, thrash about, Old High German sprazzalōn, Norwegian spratla to sprawl, thrash about, Old High German sprinzan to jump up