Obs. [A phonetic variant of BRANLE v., a. Fr. branler: cf. BRANDLE v.]
1. trans. To shake; to brandish, flourish (a sword, etc.); to wag (the head); to sway to and fro, cause to totter.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, XII. ii. 111. The schaft he schuike, and branglis lustely.
1653. Urquhart, Rabelais, III. xlv. Charmides shook and brangled his head.
a. 1684. Leighton, Serm., xxviii. 414. Will the pillars be brangled.
b. fig. To shake (in mind), cause to waver.
a. 1600. Throgmorton, in Sir. J. Melvil, Mem. (1683), 61. Retaining the hearts of those you have gained already, recovering of those who are brangled.
1634–46. Row, Hist. Kirk (1842), 426. The people were brangled and shaken with contrarie doctrines.
1730. T. Boston, Mem., vii. 208. In case it should misgive it would brangle me terribly.
c. To render uncertain.
1608. Merry Devil Edm., in Hazl., Dodsley, X. 228. The title [to some land] is so brangled with thy debts.
2. intr. To shake, totter.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, II. xi. [x.] 119. The tree branglis bosting to the fall.
1549. Compl. Scot., vii. 68. Ane croune of gold, hingand, & brangland, that it vas lyik to fal doune.
