Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BRAWL, v.i. [G. brüllen; D. brullen; Dan. vraaler and bröler; Sw. vrala, to roar or bellow; Fr. brailler; Arm. brailhat, to brawl or be noisy; L. prælior; W. broliaw, to boast, to brag; brawl, a shooting out, a boast.]

1. To quarrel noisily and indecently. – Watts.
2. To speak loud and indecently. – Shak.
3. To roar as water; to make a noise. – Shak.