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adela

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
adela, an; m.
Filth; cænum
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  • Ðæt hér yfle adelan stinceþ

    that here ill smells filth,

    • Exon, 110b; Th. 424, 1
    • ;
    • Rä. 41, 32
    • .
Etymology
[addle-pool a pool near a dunghill:
Scot, adill, addle, foul and putrid water
:
N. Ger. adel, m. cænum
:
Holst, addeln lotium pecudum
]
Derived forms
adeliht, adel-seáþ
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