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Definition addle

Etymology 1

From Middle English addlen, adlen, from Old English edl?an (“reward, pay-back”), edl?anian (“to reward, recompense”); or more likely, from Old Norse ?ðlask (“to gain possession of property”), from ?ðal (“owndom, property”).

Verb

addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)

1. (provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
2. (provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.

Etymology 2

From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excrement”), from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”). Akin to Scots adill, North Frisian ethel (“urine”), Saterland Frisian adel "dung", Middle Low German adele "mud, liquid manure" (Dutch aal "puddle"), Old Swedish adel "urine", Bavarian Adel (“liquid manure”).

Adjective

addle (comparative more addle, superlative most addle)

1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
2. (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

Noun

addle (plural addles)

1. (obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
2. (provincial) Lees; dregs.

Verb

addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)

1. To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
2. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

Noun

addle (plural addles)

1. A foolish or dull-witted fellow.

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