| 释义 |
wavel, v. Sc.|wevl|
Also 7 waivle, weavle, 9 wavle.
[Freq. of wave v.: see -el.]
†1. intr. ‘To move backwards and forwards, to wave’ (Jam. 1808). Obs.
a1689W. Cleland Poems (1697) 107 He making Hands, and Gown, and sleives wavel, Half Singing vents this Reavel Ravel.
†b. trans. To twist (the mouth). Obs.
1654Sir A. Johnston (Ld. Wariston) Diary (S.H.S.) II. 277 Folks observing in the kirk..my wagging my head and weavling my mouth in the singing.
2. To stagger.
[1638: cf. wavelling ppl. a. below.] 1896J. J. H. Burgess Lowra Biglan 56 (E.D.D.) So up he waavles to da door.
3. ? To embroider with a wavy pattern.
a1844W. Miller in A. Whitelaw Scot. Song 536 His coat's o' glowin' ruddy brown, and wavilet wi' gold.
Hence ˈwavelled ppl. a. ? twisted; ˈwavelling ppl. a.
1638Sir A. Johnston (Ld. Wariston) Diary (S.H.S.) I. 383 Using al and only his auin means, without waivling steps to byrods and bypayths, they may find that sprit within telling them realy and sensibly This is not the way, walk not in it. 1886J. J. H. Burgess Shetland Sk. 30 He's sic a wavlit ill⁓vyndid lookin' objec', nae manly wy wi him ava. |