Meaning addle
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addle1712, from addle (n.) "urine, liquid filth," from Old English adela "mud, mire, liquid manure" (cognate with Old Swedish adel "urine," Middle Low German adel, Dutch aal & [..]
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addlev. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
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addle(v) become rotten(v) mix up or confuse
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addleTo earn. Afeard
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addle1. To earn by labour. 2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. "Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more." (Tusser) Origin: OE. Adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. Fr. Icel. Oolask to acquire property, akin to ooal property. Cf. Allodial. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as b [..]
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