brustle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Brus"tle intransitive verb

Etymology

OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian, fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See Burst, v. i.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Brustled present participle & verbal noun Brustling

Definitions

1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. Obs. Gower.
2. To make a show of fireceness or defiance; to bristle. Obs. Otway.

Brus"tle noun

Definitions

1. A bristle. Obs. or Prov. Chaucer.