Etymology

riddling

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Today it means: The posing or solving of a riddle. Full definition →

Middle English redel ← Old English rǣdels
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riddling · verb, noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromrǣdels
  2. Middle English · inherited fromredel
  3. English todayriddling

From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”). More at riddle.

riddling · verb, noun, adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromriddil
  2. English todayriddling

From Middle English riddil, ridelle (“sieve”). More at riddle.

riddling · verb3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromridlen
  2. English todayriddling

From Middle English ridlen. More at riddle.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishredel all →

riddle

Old Englishrǣdels all →

riddle

Middle Englishriddil all →

riddle

Middle Englishridlen all →

riddle

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