v. Sc. Also 7 waivle, weavle, 9 wavle. [Freq. of WAVE v.: see -EL.]

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  † 1.  intr. ‘To move backwards and forwards, to wave’ (Jam., 1808). Obs.

2

a. 1689.  W. Cleland, Poems (1697), 107. He making Hands, and Gown, and sleives wavel, Half Singing vents this Reavel Ravel.

3

  † b.  trans. To twist (the mouth). Obs.

4

1654.  Sir A. Johnston (Ld. Wariston), Diary (S.H.S.), II. 277. Folks observing in the kirk … my wagging my head and weavling my mouth in the singing.

5

  2.  To stagger.

6

[1638:  cf. ppl. a. below.]

7

1896.  J. J. H. Burgess, Lowra Biglan, 56 (E.D.D.). So up he waavles to da door.

8

  3.  ? To embroider with a wavy pattern.

9

a. 1844.  W. Miller, in A. Whitelaw, Scot. Song, 536. His coat’s o’ glowin’ ruddy brown, and wavilet wi’ gold.

10

  Hence Wavelled ppl. a. ? twisted; Wavelling ppl. a.

11

1638.  Sir A. Johnston (Ld. Wariston), Diary (S.H.S.), I. 383. Using al and only his auin means, without waivling steps to byrods and bypayths, they may find that sprit within telling them realy and sensibly This is not the way, walk not in it.

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1886.  J. J. H. Burgess, Shetland Sk., 30. He’s sic a wavlit ill-vyndid lookin’ objec’, nae manly wy wi him ava.

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