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German
Pronunciation
Verb
adle
- inflection of adeln:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the oblique forms of Old English ādl, from Proto-West Germanic *aidlu, from Proto-Germanic *aidlō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdəl/, /ˈadəl/, /ˈɔːdəl/, /-lə/
Noun
adle
- disease
Descendants
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Etymology 2
Adjective
adle
- inflection of adel:
- weak singular
- strong/weak plural
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German adeln.
Verb
adle (imperative adl or adle, present tense adler, passive adles, simple past and past participle adla or adlet, present participle adlende)
- to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble
References
- “adle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “adle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
adle (present tense adlar, past tense adla, past participle adla, passive infinitive adlast, present participle adlande, imperative adle/adl)
- E-infinitive form of adla
Etymology 2
From of alle with pre-occlusion; compare adde. From Old Norse allir m or late Old Norse alli n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ad.lə/, , (Rogaland)
Pronoun
adle
- (dialectal) Alternative form of alle
1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 42:Ere de no adle mætte?- Are you all full (eaten enough) now?
References
- “adle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
ādle
- inflection of ādl:
- nominative plural
- accusative singular/plural
- genitive/dative singular
Scots
Noun
adle
- Alternative form of addle
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