Tot"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Tottered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tottering.] [Probably for older tolter; cf. AS.
tealtrian to totter, vacillate. Cf.Tilt to incline,
Toddle, Tottle, Totty.] 1. To
shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger;
as, an old man totters with age. "As a bowing wall shall ye
be, and as a tottering fence." Ps. lxii. 3.
2. To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.
Troy nods from high, and totters to her
fall.
Dryden.
Tot"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Tottered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tottering.] [Probably for older tolter; cf. AS.
tealtrian to totter, vacillate. Cf.Tilt to incline,
Toddle, Tottle, Totty.] 1. To
shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger;
as, an old man totters with age. "As a bowing wall shall ye
be, and as a tottering fence." Ps. lxii. 3.
2. To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.
Troy nods from high, and totters to her
fall.
Dryden.