warsle

warsle
/wahr"seuhl/, v.i., v.t., warsled, warsling, n. Chiefly Scot.
wrestle.
Also, warstle.
[1300-50; ME; OE *waerstlian, metathetic var. (cf. waerstlic of wrestling) of wraestlian to WRESTLE]

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