English Explanatory Dictionary

feddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fiddle (musical instrument).
  2. Misspelling of fettle.
verb
  1. To fiddle (play the fiddle).
adj
  1. Federal.
noun
  1. A wanton; A spoiled person.
verb
  1. To fuss over.
  2. To fiddle or fidget.

Pronunciation

En-au-feddle.ogg

Word forms

feddle feddles feddling feddled

Etymology

Eye dialect spelling descended from Middle English ffedle, fedele, fethil, fethele, variants of Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele (“fiddle, viol, violin”). More at English fiddle.

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