Middle English Dictionary Entry

rō̆stelen v.
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  • c1425 Leg.Cross BC(2) (Pep 2125)34 : Vpon þat welle he saw stande a gret tre ful of bowes, bute þe tre was al rostled [F decorce; L cortice] and bar no leues .. for þe same cause þat þe stappes of his ffader and moder were rostled [F fletriz] and dryed.
  • Note: Additional quote, ?modify sense. Second instance in this quot. is presumably 'singed, scorched'; but if the first instance follows its source, it should mean something like 'devoid of bark, ?bare and dry.'