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Meaning
Verb
●
In Northern England English:
To
earn
,
earn
by
labor
;
earn
money or
one's
living.
●
In Northern England English:
To
thrive
or
grow
; to ripen.
●
In People:
To make
addle
; to
grow
addle
; to muddle.
●
In People:
To cause
fertilised
eggs
to
lose
viability
, by
killing
the
developing
embryo
within through
shaking
,
piercing
,
freezing
or
oiling
, without
breaking
the shell.
Adj
●
Having
lost
the power of development, and become
rotten
; putrid.
●
Unfruitful or
confused
; muddled.
Noun
●
Liquid
filth
; mire.
●
A
foolish
or
dull-witted
fellow.
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Origin
addle
English
addlen
Middle English (1100-1500)
edlean
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
adel
Middle English (1100-1500)
adela
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Addle
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