addle
English
/ˈæ.dəl/
verb
Definitions
- (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English addlen derived from Old English edlēan (reward, pay-back) derived from Old Norse ǫðlask (gain possession of property).
Origin
Old Norse
ǫðlask
Gloss
gain possession of property
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- addlebrained English
- addled English
- addlehead English
- addleheaded English
- addlement English
- addleness English
- addlepated English
- addlepatedness English
- addling English
- addlings English
- brained English
- drug-addled English
- head English
- headed English
- pated English
- Odel German
- edlēan Old English
- addledd Middle English
- addlen Middle English
- ǫðlask Old Norse
- öðlast Icelandic
- atel Middle High German