Dartle

//ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brief shining; a flicker of light
  2. 2
    A flit; a darting about movement
Verb
  1. 1
    To pierce, shoot, or shine through

    "my star that dartles the red and the blue"

  2. 2
    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[…]"

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"my star that dartles the red and the blue"

Etymology

From dart + -le.

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