Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled.

To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.

mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

Lees; dregs.

Liquid filth; mire.

To thrive or grow; to ripen.

To earn by labor.