See also: adlē and ädle

German

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adle

  1. inflection of adeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From the oblique forms of Old English ādl, from Proto-West Germanic *aidlu, from Proto-Germanic *aidlō.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdəl/, /ˈadəl/, /ˈɔːdəl/, /-lə/

Noun

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adle

  1. disease
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  • English: adle
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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adle

  1. inflection of adel:
    1. weak singular
    2. strong/weak plural

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German adeln.

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adle (imperative adl or adle, present tense adler, passive adles, simple past and past participle adla or adlet, present participle adlende)

  1. to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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adle (present tense adlar, past tense adla, past participle adla, passive infinitive adlast, present participle adlande, imperative adle/adl)

  1. E-infinitive form of adla

Etymology 2

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From of alle with pre-occlusion; compare adde. From Old Norse allir m or late Old Norse alli n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ad.lə/, [²ɐ̞d.lə], (Rogaland) [²a̝d.lə]

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adle

  1. (dialectal) plural of all
    • 1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 42:
      Ere de no adle mætte
      Are you all full[?]

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Scots

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Noun

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adle

  1. Alternative form of addle

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