Addle (verb)
ad-l
to make or become confused
First recorded before 1000. From Old English adela, meaning “filth, mud.”
Example sentences
“She’s read too many books and it’s addled her brains.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
