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Examples
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Mony a warsle he has had for that puir lassie — I am thinking he petitions mair for her than for yoursell, hinny; for what can he plead for you but just to wish you the blessing ye deserve?
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But we 'll warsle out through them, and scorn to despair;
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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[Footnote 4: The Scotch _warsle_ would be perfect.]
Rampolli George MacDonald 1864
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--- Mony a warsle he has had for that puir lassie --- I am thinking he petitions mair for her than for yoursell, hinny; for what can he plead for you but just to wish you the blessing ye deserve?
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It was a heart-healing meeting of many of the godly, which he holds weekly in the season; and we had such a warsle of the spirit among us that the like cannot be told.
The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809
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-- Mony a warsle he has had for that puir lassie -- I am thinking he petitions mair for her than for yoursell, hinny; for what can he plead for you but just to wish you the blessing ye deserve?
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Or are we to bide wi 'them, an warsle aboot holy words till we tyne a' stamach for holy things? "
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
bilby commented on the word warsle
Scots - wrestle.
Some gapin', glowrin' countra laird
May warsle for your favour;
May claw his lug, and straik his beard,
And hoast up some palaver:
My bonie maid, before ye wed
Sic clumsy-witted hammers,
Seek Heaven for help, and barefit skelp
Awa wi' Willie Chalmers.
- Robert Burns, 'Willie Chalmers'.
January 28, 2009
reesetee commented on the word warsle
So...not related to arsle.
January 28, 2009