† ˈwriteling, vbl. n. Obs. rare.
[Cf. OE. wr{iacu}tian, to chirp, chatter, etc., and -le 3.]
Trilling or warbling (of the nightingale).
| a 1250 Owl & Night. 48 West þu þat ich ne cunne singe, Þeȝ ich ne cunne of writelinge? Ibid. 914 Wi nultu þare preoste singe, An teche of thire writelinge? |