vbl. sb. Obs. rare. [Cf. OE. wrítian, to chirp, chatter, etc., and -LE 3.] Trilling or warbling (of the nightingale).
a. 1250. Owl & Night., 48. West þu þat ich ne cunne singe, Þeȝ ich ne cunne of writelinge? Ibid., 914. Wi nultu þare preoste singe, An teche of thire writelinge?
