[ˈadl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse
(e.g: being in love must have addled your brain)

- (of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick
(e.g: the extremely hot and dry weather had caused the eggs to addle)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in addle): from Old English adela ‘liquid filth’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle’

[ˈadl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an egg) rotten


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in addle): from Old English adela ‘liquid filth’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle’