rathel
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English rathelen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to raddle.
Verb
[edit]rathel (third-person singular simple present rathels, present participle ratheling, simple past and past participle ratheled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To fix; root.
- 1608, Withals Dictionarie, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- A hartheled wall, or ratheled with hasill rods, wands, or such other, […]