▪ I. † strouble, a. Obs. rare—1.
In 5 strowbill.
[Cf. strouble v. and trouble a.]
Troublous.
| c 1470 Henry Wallace vii. 138 In strowbill wer thou sall conteyne full lang. |
▪ II. † strouble, v. Obs.
Also 4–5 stroble, -il(l, 4–6 struble, 5 stroubel, -ulle, strowble, (? strabil).
[Aphetic f. distrouble v. Cf. sturble v.]
1. trans. To disturb, trouble.
| c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xviii. (Mary Egypt) 948 Þa thochtis for to put me fra, my soroful corce þat stroblyt sa. 1382 Wyclif Micah vii. 3 Thei strubliden [1388 sturbliden] to gydre it [Vulg. conturbaverunt eam]. a 1400–50 Wars Alex. 856 And Philip falne [was] sare seke & all þe fest strubled [Dubl. stroblet]. c 1425 St. Mary of Oignies i. viii. in Anglia VIII. 140/32 She knewe þe sleightes and wiles of þe enmy, þat gladly wolde strabil hir. c 1470 Henry Wallace xi. 1072 The sayr bandys so strowblyt all his thocht. 1538 Extracts Aberd. Reg. (1844) I. 156 Als the saydis Robert and Johnn hed strublit..this guid towne, in stoping of dansing [etc.]. |
2. To make turbid or cloudy.
| c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xl. (Ninian) 571 A cloud vondir blak..stroublit þe ayre. a 1500 Ratis Raving ii. 207 Thocht a day strublyt be the are, Ane vthir efter cumys faire. |
Hence † stroubling vbl. n. Also † stroubler.
| a 1400 Hampole's Prose Tr. 22 With oute lettynge or strobillynge of worldely besynes. c 1460 Promp. Parv. (Winch.) 439/1 Stroblare, or troblare, perturbator. [The entry is in the alphabetical place of Storb-; cf. Way 477/2.] a 1500 Wisd. Sol. 652 in Ratis Raving (1870) 20 The strublyne of fulys crabis the visman. |