brustle

/ˈbɹʌsəl/

Etymology

From Middle English brustlen, variant of brastlen, from Old English brastlian, from Proto-West Germanic *brastulōn, from Proto-Germanic *brastōną. Related to German prasseln (“to crackle”). See burst.

verb

To crackle; to rustle.
To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.“Cour. Oh, an Atheist, Sir; he believes neither God nor the Devil. Fath. 'Sbud, I'll brustle up to him. Are you an Atheist, Fellow? hoh?”