brustle

verb2

1. •
   To crackle; to rustle.
2. •
   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? — 1684