A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Restling, vbl. n. [Var. of wrestling or wrastling.] The action of twisting about or wriggling. —a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 458.
Thair wes restling and reling, but rest that raught
