different between befuddled vs betwattled

English

Verb

befuddled

1. simple past tense and past participle of befuddle

Adjective

befuddled (comparative more befuddled, superlative most befuddled)

1. confused or perplexed
2. drunk

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• betwaddled

Etymology

Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- +? twattle (“to talk”) +? -ed.

Adjective

betwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled)

1. (archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.

Verb

betwattled

1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle

References

• A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English, John S. Farmer and W. E. Henly, 1905. Betwaddled. Retrieved from archive.org
• Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire, Williams and Jones, 1873. Betwaddled. Retrieved online.
• Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?^[2], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 253