wandleadj.
/ˈwɒnd(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈwɑnd(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈwɔnd(ə)l/ Scottish and northern.
Of a thing: Flexible, supple. Of a person: Lithe, agile, nimble.
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the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [adjective]
leathwakec1000
lithebyc1000
starka1275
stiffc1305
standing1340
bainc1440
waldinc1485
resolveda1500
supplea1500
lash1513
limber1582
sagging1599
laxed1623
unslakeda1625
laxated1652
springy1674
gangling1764
lithesome1768
swack1768
unslackened1770
lissoma1800
wandle1803
loose-limbed1823
loose1846
unslacked1848
saggy1853
loose-jointed1859
loose-hung1869
gangly1871
1803 Hogg Donald MacDonald vi The Stuart is sturdy and wannel.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 242 The bairn was sent awa' and bred up near the Highlands, and grew up to be a fine wanle fallow.
1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Wandle, supple, pliant—when spoken of a person, agile, nimble.
1899 Cumbld. Gloss. Wannel, lithe, agile, flexible.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
wandlev.
/ˈwɒnd(ə)l/ dialect.
intransitive. ‘To walk unsteadily or wearily; to move with a slow, trembling step’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.).
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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily
wiggle?c1225
walter1399
falterc1400
stammerc1400
dotterc1475
stavera1500
stumblea1500
reel1529
scamblec1571
halper1596
totter1602
folder1607
wamble1611
to make a Virginia fence1671
wandle1686
fribble1709
rock1718
stoit1719
stoiter1724
swagger1724
doddle1761
stotter1781
toit1786
doiter1793
stot1801
dodder1819
twaddle1823
teeter1844
shoggle1884
welter1884
warple1887
whemmel1895
1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 48 Her Stilts [note, Crutches] she was not able to handle, But e'en as weak as she cou'd wandle.
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wandle, wannel, to walk with weariness or painful effort. Aa can hardlies wannel hyem.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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