brastle, v.
(ˈbræs(ə)l)
[OE. brastlian, ME. brastlien; cf. MHG. barsteln, Sw. prassla. But the modern (Scotch) use may be a recent onomatopœia. Cf. brattle, brustle.]
† 1. intr. To crackle, clatter; to roar (as flames).
| c 1000 ælfric in Thorpe Hom. II. 508 (Bosw.) Ðæt treow brastliende sah to ðam halᵹan were. c 1205 Lay. 27463 Sceldes brastleden. |
2. To rush with clattering noise, or with excited haste. Sc.
| 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 234 Plouterin in the dubs, or brastlin up the braes. 1835 Blackw. Mag. XXXVIII. 156 A small trout or two brastled away to the other side of the shallow. |