warsle

or war·stle

[ wahr-suhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, war·sled, war·sling,

1. wrestle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warsle¹

1300–50; Middle English; Old English *wǣrstlian, metathetic variant (compare wǣrstlīc of wrestling) of wrǣstlian to wrestle

Example Sentences

Man, curate, can ye no contrive to warsle up the brae a bit?

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