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Definition of reesle in English: reeslenoun ˈriːs(ə)l Scottish 1A loud clatter; a rattling blow.
verb ˈriːs(ə)l Scottish 1with object To beat with rattling blows. 2no object To make a soft or crisp rustling sound, to rustle. 3Of a person or animal: to move about noisily, to blunder or crash about. 4To make a loud clattering noise. 5no object Chiefly Shetland. To shiver or shudder, especially with fear or cold; to cause a shivering feeling. 6To shake (a thing) so as to make a rattling or rustling sound; to jolt. 7To shake, stir, agitate.
Origin Early 17th century. Probably from reesle (although this is first attested later)
early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Ruddiman (1674–1757), printer, classical scholar, and librarian. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from rese + -le. Definition of reesle in US English: reeslenounˈriːs(ə)l Scottish 1A loud clatter; a rattling blow.
verbˈriːs(ə)l Scottish 1with object To beat with rattling blows. 2no object To make a soft or crisp rustling sound, to rustle. 3Of a person or animal: to move about noisily, to blunder or crash about. 4To make a loud clattering noise. 5no object Chiefly Shetland. To shiver or shudder, especially with fear or cold; to cause a shivering feeling. 6To shake (a thing) so as to make a rattling or rustling sound; to jolt. 7To shake, stir, agitate.
Origin Early 17th century. Probably from reesle (although this is first attested later)<br>early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Ruddiman (1674–1757), printer, classical scholar, and librarian. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from rese + -le. |