adle

Etymology

From Middle English adle, from Old English ādl (“disease, infirmity, sickness, pain, languishing sickness, consumption”), from Proto-Germanic *aidlō, *aidlaz (“burning, fever, disease”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn, shine”). Cognate with Middle Low German ādel (“ulcer, wound, sore”).

Noun

adle

1. (obsolete) Sickness; disease.

Anagrams

• Adel, Dale, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Leda, dale, deal, lade, lead

Verb

adle

1. First-person singular present of adeln.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of adeln.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of adeln.
4. Imperative singular of adeln.

Alternative forms

• adl, alde, odle

Etymology

From Old English ādl, from Proto-Germanic *aidlaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːdəl/, /ˈadəl/, /ˈɔːdəl/

Noun

adle

1. disease