"brustlen" meaning in Middle English

See brustlen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbrust(ə)lən/
Etymology: Unknown; likely a variant of brastlen (“to crackle, crash”) influenced by rustelen (“to rustle”). Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} brustlen, {{enm-verb|stem=brustl}} brustlen (third-person singular simple present brustleth, present participle brustlende, brustlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle brustled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|brustl}} Forms: brustleth [present, singular, third-person], brustlende [participle, present], brustlynge [participle, present], brustled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], brustlen [infinitive], to brustlen [infinitive], brustle [infinitive], brustle [first-person, present, singular], brustled [first-person, past, singular], brustlest [present, second-person, singular], brustledest [past, second-person, singular], brustleth [present, singular, third-person], brustled [past, singular, third-person], brustle [present, singular, subjunctive], brustled [past, singular, subjunctive], brustle [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], brustlen [plural, present], brustle [plural, present], brustleden [past, plural], brustlede [past, plural], brustleth [imperative, plural, present], brustle [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], brustlynge [participle, present], brustlende [participle, present], brustled [participle, past], ybrustled [participle, past]
  1. (rare) To crackle or rustle. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-brustlen-enm-verb-OokQkKEU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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