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dartle

noun
/ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl/

Etymology

From dart + -le.

  1. derived from *dʰerh₃-✻ — “to leap, spring”
  2. derived from *darōþuz✻ — “dart, spear”
  3. derived from *darōþu✻ — “dart, spear”
  4. derived from dardus
  5. derived from dart
  6. inherited from dart
  7. suffixed as dartle — “dart + le”

Definitions

  1. A brief shining

    A brief shining; a flicker of light

  2. A flit

    A flit; a darting about movement

  3. To pierce, shoot, or shine through

    • my star that dartles the red and the blue
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. to dart about.

      • The brooks that sometimes run dry, or hide under the smooth stones; In the time of fullness leaping from ledge to ledge down to the big brook that never dries; Where the trout dartle and the pools are shadowy and cool[…]
      • The crimson banners of Samarkand dartled above the low breakers of drifted sand. Plumed helmets swam along the dunes like shark fins over billows.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA