1 hristung
f. A quivering, spasmodic action :-- Ceolan hristung and hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan [or should hristlung (preceding word) be read?], L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18. Cockayne, who explains as above, compares with Icel. hrista to shake. See also hristenda. hristung