riddle

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɹɪdəl/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī (“counsel, conjecture”). Analyzable as rede (“advice”) + -le. Akin to Old English rǣdan (“to read, advise, interpret”). Cognate with Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel.

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