betwattled

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.
   • 2007, Eloise McGraw, The Moorchild, page 39:

     But everybody—except Anwara, who was plainly betwattled—admitted the child was strange.

   • 2016 March 4, “Champions League does not need likes of Leicester, says US sports executive”, in Reddit‎^[1], r/Soccer:

     I'm betwattled about the twatty things this no name is saying.

Verb

betwattled

1. (archaic) simple past 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