Where does “bristled” come from?
Bristled comes from Middle English bristled, the past tense of bristle, meaning to stand stiffly or raise in anger.
bristled (English): simple past tense and past participle of bristle;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of bristle;...
Ancestry of “bristled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bristled | — |
Words derived from “bristled”