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wrestle (v.)
Old English
*wræstlian
, frequentative of
wræstan
"to wrest" (see
wrest
). Compare North Frisian
wrassele
, Middle Low German
worstelen
. Figurative sense is recorded from early 13c. Related:
Wrestled
;
wrestling
.