addle
To make or become addledTo make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
» I'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.
Meaning
4 sensesTo make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
to addle someone's brain
become rotten
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
(Northern England)To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
(Northern England)To thrive or grow; to ripen.
Examples
2 sentencesI'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.
The fumes of the wine were mounting steadily to addle his indifferent brains.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excFrom Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excrement”), from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”).
Inherited from Middle English addlen, adlen, probably from Old Norse ǫðlask (“to gain possession of property”), from ōðal (“owndom, property”).
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Forms
addles, addling, addled, addledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle